Joe Habben

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Joe Habben
(he/him)
b.1996 / Brighton, United Kingdom
joehabben@hotmail.co.uk
Driven by a focus on community, culture and politics; Joe Habben’s practice focuses on the reciprocal relationship between natural and urban environments with recent projects addressing pressing global themes, including human intervention, public space, globalisation, and the climate crisis.

Internationally recognized for his impactful work, Joe has been featured in PhMuseum, VICE, La Repubblica, and The Guardian.  His series In Moleca won the acclaimed Earth Photo: A Climate of Change award in 2021. He’s showcased in notable galleries, including Fondazione Querini Stampaglia, The Royal Geographical Society, and Street Level Photoworks, and been published in the British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Britain in 2020 and Portrait of Humanity in 2021.

With a diverse portfolio that includes collaborations with NGOs, charities, as well as music and fashion industries, Joe’s work resonates across both commercial and nonprofit sectors with selected clients including KesselsKramer, United Nations FCC, Bloomberg, and the Scottish FA.

Joe is the founder of Catalyst Studios, a non-profit creative hub that supports Glasgow's creative community and fosters local talent.

He participated in the prestigious Fabrica Research Centre residency in Treviso, Italy, as part of the Co-Ecologies semester in 2023. Subsequently, he was selected as a senior resident, where he facilitated Carlos Casas’ Kinship program in 2024 and collaborated as an i nternal photographer, working with artists like Txema Salvans, Laia Abril and Lorenzo Vitturi.

Currently, Joe is working on La Laguna Resiste, a project that documents and amplifies the efforts of communities resisting social and natural erosion in the Venetian Lagoon.

Selected Clients

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KesselsKramer
Bloomberg
United Nations FCC
Google 
The Scottish FA 
Pagani Eyewear 
Justified Studio
Footasylum 
Glasgow City Council
Shado Mag
Fashion Revolution 
Force of Nature
Red Bull
Exhibitions

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Kinship, Fabrica Research Centre
Blooming in Embers, Fabrica Research Centre
Biblioteque, Fondazione Querini Stampaglia
Perishable, Trongate 103
CreateCOP26
Off Grid
Graduate Drive Thru, Glasgow NCP 
Shado.mag, GAS
Earth Photo, Forestry England
Untitled Works, Solo Exhibition, GUSTO
Futureproof, Street Level Photoworks 
Graduate Showcase, GSA Degree Show
Show Up, The Design Weanes, Tradeston Villorba, Italy
Villorba, Italy
Venice, Italy
Glasgow, Scotland
Virtual
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Forestry England Sites
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Virtual
Glasgow, Scotland (2024)
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(2023)
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Press

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La Republica
Il Gazzettino
Atribune
Corriere
Arte TV 
PhMuseum 
Institut Français d’Ecosse
Port Magazine
Creative Review 
VICE 
The Guardian 
BBC News 
Intern Mag 
National Geographic 
Pupil Sphere
South West Collective 
Glasgow Live
The Argus 
Adapt & Act Magazine
PhotoGrad Zine
ShutterHub
CNN  (2024)
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(2020)
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Awards & Residencies

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Senior Artist in Residence, Fabrica Research Centre, Kinship Semester
Artist in Residence, Fabrica Research Centre, Co-Ecologies Semester
Winner, Sustainability First Award
Shortlist, British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Humanity (Vol.3)
Winner, Earth Photo: A Climate of Change Award 
Shortlist, British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Britain (Vol.3)
Shortlist, EIZO Colour Student Award
(2024)
(2023)
(2021)
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(2020)
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Publications

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ALL / Within Magazine, Heritage Issue
British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Humanity
British Journal of Photography: Portrait of Britain 
Random Access, Mae Mckenzie
Contested, self-published
You Are Here, self-published (2022)
(2021)
(2020)
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(2019)
(2018)
Talks & Lectures

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Fabrica Future Sessions, Fabrica30 Festival
Blooming in Embers, Fabrica Research Centre
Earth Photo
Glasgow School of ArtVillorba, Italy
Villorba, Italy
Virtual
Virtual(2024)
(2023)
(2021)
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Education

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First Class, Bachelor of Arts with Honours 
(BA Hons) Communication Design, 
Glasgow School of Art
International Exchange, 
Ontario College of Art and Design
Art Foundation Diploma, Brighton City College Glasgow, Scotland


Toronto, Canada

Brighton, UK
(2016-20)


(2018)

(2016)
Professional Experience

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PHOTOGRAPHY Internal Photographer, Fabrica Research Centre
Studio Manager & Founder, Catalyst Studios 
Photography Assistant, Various Projects
Photojournalist, Glasgow City Council, Centre for Civic Innovation
Editorial Assistant, NOTES Journal
Ambassador, Overseas Immersion Programme, 
Glasgow School of Art Villorba, Italy
Glasgow, Scotland
Scotland, UK
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
(2024)
(2021-24)
(2020-24)
(2021)
(2020-21)
(2016-19) 

FILM & TV Video Trainee, ‘Outlander’, Sony Pictures
Video & Camera Trainee, ‘The Debutante’, Apple TV 
Location Scout, Google
Technical Engineer, Better Green LTD, COP26 Scotland, UK
Scotland, UK
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
(2022)
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(2021)
SET BUILDINGSet Builder & Carpenter, Freelance
Set Builder, Balenciaga SS23 ‘The Mud Show’, Paris Fashion Week
Carpentry/Handyman, MTP
Carpenter, Commonwealth Games, BirminghamVarious Locations
Paris, France
Scotland, UK
Birmingham, UK(2022-23)
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