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05/04/2014 GMT

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What Do Artists Do All Day?

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Profile of photographer Tom Wood at work in Mayo in the west of Ireland.

Profile of photographer Tom Wood as he visits Mayo in the west of Ireland, documenting his encounters whilst photographing the landscape and the people for a new book.

Profile of acclaimed photographer Tom Wood. Tom has taken photographs almost every day for the past 40 years, mainly around the streets, workplaces and nightspots of Merseyside. Hugely respected in the photography world, his work is a unique record of British working class life and in recent years he has gained increasing recognition. In summer 2013 Tom visited Mayo in the west of Ireland, where he was born, and the film documents his encounters whilst photographing the landscape and the people for a new book. Supported by the Arts Council of Wales, an exhibition of Tom's work is currently on at the Mostyn Gallery, North Wales until April 6th.

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