Instagram Takeover: Gemma Padley

Guest editor, freelance journalist and editor, Gemma Padley took over our Instagram Takeover, September, 2015,

Gemma Padley took over our Instagram account for a week in September 2015, documenting the behind the scenes of her trip to Unseen Photo Fair in Amsterdam.

She joins a list of guest editors such as Jason Larkin, Simon Roberts, Aaron Schuman and Rodrigo Orrantia.

Gemma Padley is a freelance journalist and editor who specialises in writing about photography. She currently works on a freelance basis for BJP as the magazine’s Projects Editor and is also a contributing writer.

In addition, Gemma has written for The Telegraph, Foam, Huck, Photomonitor, Nowness, LensCulture, and 1000 Words Magazine, among others. She also recently contributed to Self Publish, Be Happy’s forthcoming book, to be published in 2015 by Aperture.

In her spare time Gemma runs the blog Too Many TasteMakers, where she focuses on showcasing and promoting new photography talent.

Great installation by @wanderingbears at #Unseen2015, tucked away inside a corner of the #westergasfabriek fair site. Luke Norman and Nik Adam from the collective worked with Charlie Engman to produce new work specially for Unseen. This is @gemmapadley for @photoworks_uk. #photography #instagramtakeover

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 19, 2015 at 4:44am PDT

Hanging up my #unseen2015 press pass and handing back the @photoworks_uk controls after my week-long #instagramtakeover. Thanks for having me #photoworks_uk and a big thank you to everyone for the support. This is @gemmapadley signing off. Bye! #photography
A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 20, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT

Morning, this is @gemmapadley posting for @photoworks_uk. If you happen to be in London this weekend, check out We Want More @thephotographersgallery, an exhibition about music and photography curated by @bjp1854’s Diane Smyth. Last chance to see work by the likes of Gareth McConnell, Ewen Spencer, Ryan McGinley, Jason Evans and many more as the show closes tomorrow. #photography #instagramtakeover

A photo posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 18, 2015 at 11:48pm PDT

Hey this is @gemmapadley posting for @photoworks_uk from #Unseen2015. Here’s a glimpse inside the #unseenbookmarket (before the crowds earlier today). So much great work – just wish I had a big fat wallet so I could go mad and spend! #instagramtakeover #photography

A video posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 18, 2015 at 12:07pm PDT

Strong work at #unseen2015 from @webberrepresents: Daniel Shea, Thomas Albdorf, Gregory Halpern, and Mark Peckmezian. #photography #instagramtakeover by @gemmapadley for @photoworks_uk

A video posted by Photoworks (@photoworks_uk) on Sep 20, 2015 at 10:45am PDT

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For more of Gemma’s work, visit her website here.