James Hunkin (b. 1958)
James Hunkin (b. 1958)
RA Collection: People and Organisations
Born in Manchester, James Hunkin studied philosophy at Southampton University before starting to work as a photographer in 1990. In 1993 he began project at the Royal National Theatre which culminated in an exhibition and a book of portraits Changing Faces: A Decade at the Royal National Theatre. A further portrait project involved leading members of religious communities in Britain. The photographs were exhibited in schools and libraries and published in 1997 as Faces of Faith. In 1995 James Hunkin was commissioned by the Royal Academy to photograph Academicians, although the project chiefly ran from 1995 - 2001, some further portraits of new Members have been produced. With one or two early exceptions when a Nikon 35mm camera was used, almost all the portraits were taken on the same Hasselblad medium format camera with a negative size 6cm square. A standard 80mm lens was used with the Hasselblad. Early portraits used a 25 ASA Agfa film, now discontinued and subsequently a 100 ASA Agfapan film. From 1995-2001, printing paper was either Forte Polywarmtone or Kodak Ektalure. No extra toning was used. James Hunkin prefers to use available light so no extra lighting was used, most of the portraits were taken in the artist’s studios. He has worked for The Guardian, The Saturday Independent and various design groups. His work can also be seen at the National Portrait Gallery.
Profile
Born: 1958 in Manchester
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Works by James Hunkin in the RA Collection
95 results
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James Hunkin
James Butler R.A., June 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Chris Orr R.A., March 2001
Agfa apx 100 film
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James Hunkin
Chris Orr R.A. R.A., March 2001
Agfa apx 100 film
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James Hunkin
Olwyn Bowey R.A., August 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Bill Woodrow R.A., July 2003
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
David Mach R.A., July 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Maurice Cockrill R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Richard Deacon R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
David Mach R.A., July 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Joe Tilson RA, 2002
Resin print
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James Hunkin
John Maine R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Joe Tilson R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Mick Moon R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Lord Foster of Thames Bank, R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
John Wragg R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Ian Ritchie R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Terry Frost (1915-2003), February 2002
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Donald Hamilton Fraser R.A., 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Flavia Irwin R.A., May 1999
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James Hunkin
Gillian Wearing R.A., August 2009
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James Hunkin
Michael Landy R.A., August 2009
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James Hunkin
Philip Sutton R.A., June 2001
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Philip Sutton R.A., June 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Ken Howard R.A., June 1999
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Phillip King P.R.A., 2003
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Leonard Rosoman R.A., February 2002
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James Hunkin
William Bowyer R.A., May 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
William Bowyer R.A., May 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Sonia Lawson R.A., August 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Sonia Lawson R.A., August 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Geoffrey Clarke R.A., June 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Bryan Kneale R.A., May 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Frederick Cuming R.A., June 1999
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Sir Michael Hopkins R.A., April 2001
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Paul Koralek R.A., May 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Edward Cullinan R.A., 12/12/1997
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Ian Ritchie R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Piers Gough R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Piers Gough R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Spencer de Grey R.A., February 2009
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Maurice Cockrill R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Ben Levene R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Eva Jiricna R.A., June 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Frank Bowling R.A., 2005
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Elizabeth Blackadder R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Will Alsop R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Michael Manser R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Patrick Caulfield R.A. 1936-2005, 21/09/1995
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Peter Freeth R.A., 15/09/1995
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Peter Freeth R.A., 15/09/1995
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Leonard McComb RA, 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw P.R.A., the Reynolds Room, Burlington House, 2005., May 2005
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James Hunkin
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PRA., 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Allen Jones R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Fiona Rae, RA, 2003
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Allen Jones R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Professor Gary Hume R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Eileen Cooper R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Gus Cummins R.A., 1999
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Richard MacCormac CBE, PPRIBA, RA, 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Donald Hamilton Fraser R.A., 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Professor Norman Ackroyd R.A., 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Albert Irvin R.A., 1999
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Tom Phillips, C.B.E., R.A., 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, CBE, PRA., 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Kyffin Williams R.A., 1918 - 2006, 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Leonard McComb R.A., 1998
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
John Bellany R.A., May 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Anthony Green R.A., August 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Tony Bevan R.A., May 2007
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Tracey Emin R.A., June 2007
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Colin St. John Wilson RA, 1922-2007., August 2000
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Eric Parry R.A., February 2007
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Sir Kyffin Williams, R.A. 1918-2006, May 2001
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Sandra Blow R.A. 1925 - 2006., February 2002
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Stephen Farthing R.A., April 1999
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Leonard Manasseh R.A., March 1998
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Robert Clatworthy R.A., July 2001
Silver gelatin print
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James Hunkin
Richard Wilson R.A., September 2006
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Basil Beattie R.A., September 2006
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Chris Wilkinson R.A., September 2006
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Humphrey Ocean R.A., 2004
Silver gelatin print, forte polywarmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Antony Gormley OBE, R.A., 2003
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Stephen Chambers R.A., 2006
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James Hunkin
Josef Herman R.A. 1911-2000, 1995
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James Hunkin
Lord Rogers of Riverside, R.A., 2001
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James Hunkin
Flavia Irwin R.A., May 1999
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James Hunkin
Flavia Irwin R.A., May 1999
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James Hunkin
Gus Cummins R.A., June 1999
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Stephen Chambers R.A., 2006
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James Hunkin
Professor Gary Hume R.A., 2002
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Frank Bowling R.A., 2005
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Eva Jiricna R.A., June 2001
Silver gelatin print, forte warmtone fb paper
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James Hunkin
Allen Jones R.A., 2001
Silver gelatin print, kodak ektalure paper
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James Hunkin
Geoffrey Clarke R.A., June 2000
Silver gelatin print