chloe@chloeackers.co.uk

Chloe Ackers is a London based documentary and portrait photographer. After graduating with a First Class BA (Hons) Photography degree from The University for the Creative Arts, Chloe's work continues to focus on music photography and youth culture. Fascinated by the groups of people that surround music movements and the power that music has to create unity between people. 

Co-Founder of Waste of Sound, Creative Collective

Occasional soul DJ (find upcoming events here)

Clients include

Fred Perry, Underground England, Deptford Northern Soul Club, DHP (Oslo, The Garage), Disco Freaks, PM Warson, Big AC Records, One House Artists, Street Studios

Group Exhibitions / Featured In

Grown up in Britain - Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Coventry. July 2022 - January 2023

Fred Perry: A British Icon - The Design Museum, London. June 2022

Simpler Saturdays - Museum of Youth Culture, Shaftesbury Avenue, London. December 2021 - January 2022

London Moves, curated by Debbie Sears - Museum of Youth Culture, Carnaby St, London. October 2021

A Way of Life, curated by Debbie Sears - Museum of Youth Culture, Carnaby St, London. April - July 2021

Fred Perry x The Museum of Youth Culture - Fred Perry Liverpool store, July 2020

Photo Farnham Showcase Publication Launch - The Photographers Gallery, London. 25th June, 2018

Farnham Graduation Show (Photography) - University for the Creative Arts, Farnham. 7th - 16th June, 2018 

London Calling, The Photocopy Club - V3, London. 11th Jan - 1st Feb, 2018

Found in Farnham, Group Exhibition - Farnham Museum. 16th November, 2016 

Published 

Dazed Digital, Northern Soul in the Cost of Living Crisis. April 2023 (online)

Museum of Youth Culture, Northern Soul Nights. March 2023 (online)

Sister Magazine, The Self Issue. September 2022

YUCK Magazine (DNSC Feature), Volume Five. August 2021

Deptford Northern Soul Club Zine no.3. December 2020

Casual Magazine, Issue 1. July 2020

Time Out London (Print), Disco Freaks feature. February 2020

Deptford Northern Soul Club Zine no.2, Limited edition of 500. 2019

Cool Brother Zine, Volume Two, Issue Four, THE BAD STUFF. March 2019 

Deptford Northern Soul Club 2yrs Zine 2018 , Limited edition of 50 newsprint zine. November 2018

Salt n Pepper #1, Open Call magazine - 148 pages, A5. August 2018 

Photo Farnham Showcase 18, UCA Graduation Publication, created by 44 artists. June 2018

Northern Now, Self Published, edition of 5. 68 pages, 246x189mm. May 2018 

Awards 

NME Photo Awards - Shortlisted, 2014