Marc Provins
Liverpool School of Art and Design
Faculty of Arts Professional and Social Studies
Email: M.J.Provins@ljmu.ac.uk
Telephone: 0151 904 1225
Project work & blog
ORCID
Marc Provins is a Manchester-based photographer and Senior Lecturer in Fashion at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). With over two decades of experience in education, he has taught on multimedia, photography, and fashion courses.
Provins holds a BA (Hons) in Design (Photography) from Staffordshire University and an MA in Creative Technology from the University of Salford. His master's project, a video installation exhibited in Manchester, explored the traces individuals leave in both physical and virtual realms and examined how environments influence internal experiences.
At LJMU, he serves as the Year Tutor for Level 4 students on the Fashion Communication pathway, also working with final year students. During this time he has collaborated on live student project briefs with a broad range of partners, including BEPO, Liverpool One, John Lewis, Plexus Cotton Ltd., The Walker Art Gallery, and The Singh Twins. Before his tenure at LJMU, Provins was the Photography Programme Leader at Trafford College in Manchester and has held external examiner positions on BA (Hons) Photography programmes at the University of Central Lancashire and the University of Bolton.
As an active photographer, Provins has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally. Recent notable exhibitions include "Excess Baggage" (2024) and "Open World" (2019) both in Arles, France. His work explores themes of identity, environment, and the interplay between physical and virtual spaces. An ongoing project titled "Found" uses photography and moving image to explore and document the urban and suburban spaces he routinely inhabits.
Provins is a member of FACE (Fashion Academics Creating Equality) and Redeye, the Photography Network. He has also engaged in external collaborations with National Museums Liverpool and contributed to the 1823 Podcast discussing influential photography.
Degrees
1999, University of Salford, United Kingdom, MA Creative Technology
1992, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, BA Hons Design (Photography)
Academic appointments
External Examiner, Photography, University of Bolton, 2022 - present
External Examiner, Photography, University of Central Lancashire, 2021 - present
External Examiner, Photography, University Campus Oldham, 2021 - present
Fashion Senior Lecturer, Fashion, Liverpool John Moores University, 2017 - present
Highlighted publications
Provins M. 2023. Queer Journeys Through Suburbia. UK 979-8-21-112800-2 Author Url
Provins M, Stephens M, McGinley M. Open World Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. #808080 part of Look/17 – Liverpool International Photography Festival (Fringe) Author Url Publisher Url
Books (authored)
Provins M. 2023. Queer Journeys Through Suburbia. UK 979-8-21-112800-2 Author Url
McAssey J, Benson S, Buckley C. 2021. Fashion Styling :1-170 DOI Publisher Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
McAssey J, Provins M. 2017. 'Money Diaries' for Season Zine. Pennant F. http://www.season-zine.com/, Publisher Url
Internet publication
Provins MJ. 2013. A Barcelona Guide in Photographs Author Url Publisher Url
Provins MJ. 2013. Blackpool – The Sun hasn’t set on the British Seaside Town Author Url Publisher Url
Artefact
Provins MJ. 2013. Format Photography Festival - Factory - A Family Of Collaboration Author Url Publisher Url
Journal article
Provins MJ. 2011. Eyemazing Editions: Casey Carlin Eyemazing, :136-141 Author Url Publisher Url
Exhibition
Mark A. Transition : An Exhibition of Contemporary Photography Curated by Mark Adams Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. Étalage III Curated by Elizabeth Ball Author Url Publisher Url
Provins MJ. Of The Afternoon - London Exhibition Author Url Publisher Url
Provins MJ. Spreads curated by Roast Beef. Arles, France. Author Url Publisher Url
Provins MJ. Searching; Book project for LOOK/13 exhibited across four libraries in Liverpool. Author Url Publisher Url
Provins MJ. Twice Removed exhibition and publication, A Family Of collaboration. Madlab & Cornerhouse, Manchester Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M, Liddell A. Gentle Delirium Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. Manchester Open Exhibition 2020 Publisher Url
Provins M, McAssey J. A Place for Everything and Everything in its Place - LIGHTNIGHT 2020 AT HOME Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. Manchester Biennial Open Exhibition 2022 Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M, Ryder C. Light Night 2020: 'aplaceforeverythingand' Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Provins M, Ryder C. Light Night 2021: PLAY Author Url Publisher Url Public Url
Provins M, Stephens M, McGinley M. Open World Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. #808080 part of Look/17 – Liverpool International Photography Festival (Fringe) Author Url Publisher Url
Provins M. Excess Baggage
Membership of professional bodies:
FACE (Fashion Academics Creating Equality) Associates, FACE (Fashion Academics Creating Equality) Associates, https://www.weareface.uk/. 2021
Redeye the Photography Network, Redeye the Photography Network, https://www.redeye.org.uk/.
External collaboration:
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/cyanotype-prints-beginners, National Museums Liverpool, Walker Art Gallery. 2020
https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/advanced-cyanotype-prints, National Museums Liverpool, The Walker Art Gallery. 2020
http://lightnightliverpool.co.uk/, National Museums Liverpool & LJMU, Walker Art Gallery & Lightnight. 2018
Other Professional Activity:
A series of video workshops recorded for the Walker Art Gallery (National Museums Liverpool) as part of the Linda McCartney Retrospective running 2020/2021. 2020
Other invited event:
1823 Podcast - Episode 4: Earthrise – the most important photograph ever taken?, LJMU, 1823 Podcast is a place where you can hear interesting conversations about a wide range of issues, debated by some of the interesting people at, or connected to, Liverpool John Moores University. The photograph of ‘Earthrise’, taken from Apollo 8, is one of the most iconic images of the last century. It has been credited with changing our perception of our own planet and our attitude towards the environment. Exactly 50 years since it was taken, we explore the significance of the photograph, its impact on the environmental movement and discuss other influential photographs.. 2018
Talk Tuesday, Walker Art Gallery, Title of event: Talk Tuesday, Location: Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, Description: Public engagement talk as part of the Walker art gallery series. Talk topic Fashion Geographies: how fashion shapes, and is shaped by, its geographic location.. 2018
Industrial connections:
Moo.com, Moo.com used 4 of my pieces in their North America campaign, https://www.moo.com/us/. 2018
Award:
Winner of Best Arts & Culture Blog – Blog North Awards, Blog North Awards, https://www.blognorthawards.com/. 2014
Media Coverage:
An online feature about the photography work of Marc Provins from October 2015 (opens in a new tab)
An article about the photography work of Marc Provins from August 2013 (opens in a new tab)
A feature about the photography work of Marc Provins from December 2013 (opens in a new tab)
Review of Spreads exhibition, Arles, France. July 2013 (opens in a new tab)