Swansea photographer displays her work at Celtic Festival in France

An annual pageant bringing the Celtic nations collectively on French shores for every week to rejoice conventional music, track and dance is beneath approach.

Brittany will host artists from Galicia to Scotland, as individuals collect for the world’s largest Celtic gathering.

Among the Welsh bands, artists and male voice choirs travelling over, there’s a multi-award profitable photographer, who showcases Welsh life, tradition and landscapes in her footage.

Joann Randles, from Swansea, has a background in movie and TV however when Covid hit she determined to transpose her abilities to take extra creative photographs. Four years on she is representing Wales on the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in Brittany.

The pageant attracts over 950,000 individuals from everywhere in the world annually and highlights the heritage, music, meals and sport from the Celtic nations.

Joann will exhibit her work on the EuroCeltic Arts Exhibition and mentioned she was “thrilled” when requested to attend.

“I absolutely love getting Wales on the map and I’m on a mission to continually push that. I just think we’ve got such a vibrant nation and such a rich culture

“It’s not usually you get requested to exhibit such a big assortment of labor to a big viewers.”

The Swansea based photographer draws her inspiration from classical artists such as Rembrandt and Leonardo Da Vinci.

Her photographs document Welsh folk dance, traditions and communities.

The festival takes place from 1 to 10 August, with each nation having its own pavilion.

As effectively as formal concert events, the pageant will embody busking, conventional music classes, shows, crafts and workshops, and meals and folks classes themed to focus on the Celtic nations.