Ross McLeod is a social documentary photographer from Stirling, Scotland currently studying and based in London. His work explores themes of social class, familial reconnection, and heritage, with current projects focusing on a reconnection of his distanced brotherhood, and his split childhood between Scotland and England.
Education
2024-2027 BA Photography (Hons), Kingston University, London
2023-2024 Foundation Diploma in Art and Design – Loughborough University
Publications
2026 Peckham24 with KSA Photography, London
2025 Photobook Café: Joy
2025 Offprint London at Tate Modern with KSA
2025 A Town for Tomorrow - shortlisted for Folium Award as part of Beyond Margins: Publication as Exhibition
Group exhibitions
2026 KAOS Open Waters Exhibition, Stanley Picker Gallery, London
2026 EAP8, Exhibition as Publication, Stanley Picker Gallery, London
2026 Royal Photographic Society IPE167 - shortlisted photographer
2026 HAPAX & KSA: Gathering, Hapax Living Room, London, UK
2026 Wondrous Whimsy, The Swan, London, UK
2025 ‘Creative Impact’ at Fusebox Kingston, London, UK
2025 Publication as Exhibition, Stanley Picker Gallery, London, UK
2025 RBSA Photography Prize 2025, Birmingham, UK
2024 Studio KT1 – Past, Present, and Future, London, UK
2024 Loughborough University Degree Show 2024, Loughborough University, UK
Awards
2025 Shortlisted for Folium Award as part of Beyond Margins, Publication as Exhibition 2025
2025 Highly commended body of work – RBSA Photography Prize 2025
2023 HE Palfrey Prize for Fine Art – King Edward VI College
Facilitation
2026 National Saturday Club for Art and Design at Kingston University - Assistant Tutor
2025 National Saturday Club for Art and Design at Kingston University - Ambassador
Contact/social:
rrosmcleod@gmail.com for emails/enquiries
@rrosmcleod on Instagram