About…
Joshua Reilly is a Birmingham based social documentary photographer and educator. His work explores people, places, connections, exploration, and mental health, using a self-reflective approach to create meaningful and personal projects rooted in his lived experience. He is most passionate about storytelling within his imagery, and his multiple self-published phonebooks reflect this. He has been exhibited across the West Midlands, as well as in London and most recently in Glasgow. His work, including both personal projects and commissions, has been published in both online articles and physical collections, and he has notably has work featured on Billboards across Birmingham. In 2026, he graduated from Birmingham City University with a First Class Degree in Photography. He has worked for clients such as Transport for West Midlands, GRAIN Projects, Adobe, and the Pratt Institute of Fashion in New York. He also teaches photography to 16–19-year-old students in the West Midlands, teaching across multiple levels and leading his own course whilst enrolled on a Diploma in Teaching course at Worcester University
Exhibitions, Awards, Publications.
2025 - Featured in ‘The Book As’ Event at Coventry University
2025 - 1 of 50 winners for the Birmingham Open 25 Group Exhibition
2025 - 1 of 6 winners of the Grain x BCU Alumni Exhibition in Parkside Gallery during The State Of Photography Symposium
2026 - Expert Shortlisted in the Young Amateur Photographer of the Year Award in the Open Category
2026 - Two images published in Source Photography Magazine
2026 - Exhibiting Artist in the Prism X Photo Network Exhibition in Birmingham
2026 - Interviewed In Amateur Photographer Magazine
2026 - Aroura - Birmingham City University Degree Show Exhibition
2026 - Exhibited “You Are Here” at Free Range in London, and featured in the advertising material.
2026 - Article in the BBC
2026 - Exhibiting in The “Emergence” Collection at the Glasgow Gallery of Photography
Press and Media Links:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2r687vxxyo
https://www.glasgowgalleryofphotography.com/the-emergence-project-2026
Contact:
Email: Joshreillyphoto@gmail.com
Instagram: @joshreillyphoto
