Lydia Goldblatt is a British photographic artist. Her work has been widely exhibited, including the National Portrait Gallery, Somerset House London, the National Museum Gdansk and the GoEun Museum of Photography. Her first book, Still Here, is held in the collection of the V&A Museum National Art Library. Her second book, Fugue, has been published by GOST Books in 2024.
On receiving the IPE award Lydia Goldblatt said:
"It is a huge honour to have my work selected for the RPS IPE 166. I am deeply humbled and very grateful to receive the IPE Award, and so excited to exhibit Fugue in the company of wonderful photographers. I am profoundly moved to know that this project, which began so quietly and privately, has resonated with the esteemed jury, and that it will have the opportunity to be seen by others who might also connect to its themes. To have my work recognised and seen within the rich context and history of the RPS is a very great privilege."
The selection panel awarded Lydia Goldblatt's series Fugue a series about love and grief, mothering and losing a mother, intimacy and distance. Centring on the domestic space and made over the course of four years, it is neither apologetic nor idealised.