In collaboration with Penarth Pier Pavilion, Penarth Jazz Club and Penarth Jazz Festival, bringing together inspirational women from across the globe, the photography exhibition: Women in Jazz Photography: Her Frame. Her Sound is coming to Penarth!
WJM: Her Frame. Her Sound photography exhibition: Oct 1st to 30th
Free entry and open all day.
Penarth Jazz Festival: October 12th 18th
Links to further information and festival tickets
Debs Hancock, founder and chair of the newly formed Penarth Jazz Club, has curated part of this year's Penarth Jazz Festival which is in its second year and explains ‘Penarth Jazz Club and Penarth Jazz Festival is delighted to host the Women in Jazz Media photographic exhibition Her Frame. Her Sound, a powerful and inspiring exhibition of women performers taken by women photographers from around the world and I’m thrilled that we’re able to bring it to Penarth as part of this year’s festival.’
Set against the stunning backdrop of Penarth Pier, the Penarth Jazz Festival returns October 12th to 18th with an outstanding programme of live music, special events and unforgettable performances celebrating the very best of jazz.
An incredible line up including acclaimed singer and jazz legend, Ian Shaw, the Ross Hicks Trio (performing as Los Diablos Ritmicos), Capital City Jazz Orchestra and the Keith Little Trio featuring Jane Williams. Debs Hancock will be paying tribute to the legendary ‘Ladies of Jazz’ on Oct 17th , while Ms. Maggie & The Cat's Pyjamas will ‘transport audiences to the glamour of a 1920s speakeasy with their vintage swing’.
This festival offers even more to discover beyond musical performances with Jazz cinema session on Bill Evans, Miles Davis and Bird, dance classes, a Jazz LP Sleeve Art - History Talk and also includes the Women in Jazz Media photography exhibition Her Frame, Her Sound.
A unique opportunity to celebrate women working in jazz both behind and in front of the camera. Inspirational moments in jazz captured by some of the incredible female photographers leading the way in jazz photography. Exhibiting legends such as Geri Allen, Abbey Lincoln, Alice Coltrane, Nina Simone to contemporary artists including Lakecia Benjamin, Nubya Garcia and Brandee Younger, there has never been an exhibition like this. Legendary and award-winning photographers from South Africa, New York, Poland and the United Kingdom, this breathtaking exhibition features the work of Monika S Jakubowksa, Vuyo Giba, Tatiana Gorilovsky, Enid Farber and Kasia Ociepa.
Women in Jazz Media are an award winning not for profit organisation who promote, support and celebrate women who work in Jazz, through a range of exciting initiatives.
Their entirely female led online magazines have seen readership grow to almost 50,000 over the past four years and photography has always been at the fore front of their work. They facilitated the inclusion of the first female photographers in the National Jazz Archive in 2022.
Fiona Ross, founder of Women in Jazz Media explains ‘it is time for women on the walls! Where would we be without photography? Photography captures incredible moments and gift us with those memories. Artists need photos, venues need photos, publications need photos and audiences cherish photos. And yet, photographers are rarely credited and often photos are used without permission. This is a significant issue for all photographers irrelevant of gender. Walk into most jazz clubs across the world and you will likely see some incredible photography which helps to encapsulate the feel and vibe of the club. But who took the photos? Are they credited? And if you are lucky enough to see women on the walls, they are rarely instrumentalists. It is time to change the narrative.’
The exhibition launched in April 2025 at London’s award winning Karamel Club and was open for three months. Nestled in the heart of the Creative Quarter, the club have supported a thriving community of musicians, producers, artists and creative businesses. Winning Time Out awards and Trip Advisor choice awards the space has become renowned for Live music, Jazz World music, Spoken Word and Indian Classical music, showcasing the best in emerging talent - with the occasional legend thrown in the mix. The next stop in September, was the Black Mountain Jazz Festival in the stunning market town Abergavenny, Wales. 2026 sees the exhibition opening across the UK including the Manchester Jazz Festival ( May 2026) and Highworth Jazz Festival ( June 2026) and Penarth Jazz Club (October 2026).
The Photographers
Enid Farber resides in New York City and has been photographing mostly jazz musicians since 1979 but her work includes artists from a variety of genres, including Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Ray Charles, Bob Marley, Charlie Watts, Diana Ross, Bono and Celia Cruz who have all appeared before her lens. In the 20th anniversary issue Jazziz, said, "If we were to identify a JAZZIZ visual historian, her name would no doubt be Enid Farber. For longer than a decade, her photography has taken readers on an odyssey, to experience the most adventurous music and to meet the most interesting personalities, from both the new and traditional worlds of jazz."
Vuyo Giba is a South African -based photographer, writer, and creative professional dedicated to preserving South African jazz heritage. Her work spans jazz, abstract, and lifestyle photography, capturing evocative narratives through imagery. With experience in film production, research, and project coordination, she collaborates with artists and communities to document and celebrate cultural stories.
Tatiana Gorilovsky is a London-based photographer specializing in music photography, particularly jazz. She has captured the dynamic spirit of the genre for renowned venues such as Ronnie Scott’s, Pizza Express, 606 and others, as well as festivals including the EFG London Jazz Festival and Love Supreme Festival. Tatiana loves experimenting with long exposure and multiple exposure to capture the sounds, rhythm and energy of Jazz. Her images are held in the National Jazz Archive and have been featured in prominent publications such as Jazzwise Magazine, The Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, Billboard, UK Jazz News, The Independent, Time Out London and others.
Kasia Ociepa is a Wales-based photographer specializing in jazz, events, weddings, and portrait photography, with a deep love for fine art photography. Originally from Poland, she moved to the UK in 2006 and transitioned from garden design to professional photography during lockdown. As the resident photographer for Black Mountain Jazz Club, she has documented the club’s vibrant jazz scene, with her images used by musicians for album covers, press materials, and social media. Kasia sees photography as storytelling, capturing the energy and emotion of live music, and she is always happy to collaborate with musicians and event organizers.
The award-winning photographer Monika S Jakubowska is renowned across the world. As the in-house photographer for prestigious London venues, Ronnie Scott’s and Kings Place, she has captured award winning images of legends and is the photographer of choice by many artists. Her portfolio is vast and includes Jeff Goldblum, Genesis, Macy Gray, John Legend, Jazz royalty Dee Dee Bridgewater, George Clinton and Courtney Pine to name a few. Darius Brubeck included Monika’s photographer in his foreword to the brilliant book Sight Readings: Photographers and American Jazz, which was nominated for book of the year by the jazz Journalist Association. She is the go to photographer for esteemed publications including The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Financial Times, Jazzwise and Women in Jazz Media and she is one of two first female photographers to be included in the National Jazz Archive in the UK where her work is on permanent display.
For further information contact Women in Jazz Media
