Thomas Ralph

BIBBY BOYS IS NOW OPEN. A new exhibition of photographs documenting the experiences of men aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge, and the community on Portland that rallied around them. It is a collaborative photo series by @theomcinnes & @thomasralphy Come and see the show at Photofusion, Brixton. Free entry 17 March – 4 April 10:00–18:00, Tuesday - Saturday Thank you to @photofusionuk , @chooselove , @photographyfoundation , @counterpointsarts , @buildhollywood , @pgfgdorset , @wearefacility , @may.glbl , @puck_studio , @chan.photographic , @cloudandhorse @ledbydonkeys @careyssecretgarden & @bsidefestival for all the support in bringing this to life.

A new exhibition by photographer @theomcinnes and director @thomasralphy documents the lives of men who lived on the Bibby Stockholm barge. Running between March 17 and April 4 at @photofusionuk in London, Bibby Boys was made over the course of a year, with the pair meeting residents who had fled from war, persecution and other forms of displacement. They were allowed to leave the barge during the day, and McInnes and Ralph met and photographed them around the area – in cafés, on beaches and outside of their floating cabins. Residents on the barge reported dire conditions, with cramped cabins where they slept on narrow bunk beds, rotting food, bedbugs and flooding, while traces of potentially deadly bacteria legionella was found in the water supply. With the choice being to board the barge or be made homeless, critics often described the Bibby Stockholm as a “floating prison”. After the current Labour government was elected, it chose not to renew the contract, which expired in January 2025, and the barge was returned to its owner Bibby Marine. Working in close partnership with the residents they photographed, McInnes and Ralph aimed to shed lights on their stories, and explore the depths of their experiences. Read in full at the 🔗 in bio. ✍️ @thomasralphy 📸 @theomcinnes , @thomasralphy

Bibby Boys comes to @photofusionuk this March! After two years of documenting, printing and planning, we couldn’t be more excited to finally share this project with you. Please join us for the private view / opening night on Thursday 19th March. RSVP link in bio. 📍 Photofusion, Brixton, SW9 7QR 🗓 16 March – 04 April 2026 With special thanks to @pgfgdorset @counterpointsarts @photofusionuk @photographyfoundation @buildhollywood @lush @hempstead_may @wearefacility @chan.photographic & @kintzing_ for their continued support.

Come and see Bibby Boys at Photofusion in Brixton. We’ve been so overwhelmed by the response to the show, and by the distance people have travelled to see it. Thank you to everyone who’s come by. We’ll be there on Saturday morning before heading to the Together Alliance march against the far right, standing with Stand Up To Racism, Choose Love and many of the people in the work. Come and say hi. Free entry 17 March – 4 April 10:00–18:00, Tuesday–Saturday

Keeping pace with Kelsea Ballerini, @thomasralphy follows the daily rhythm behind the performance in this work for Celsius Director – Thomas Ralph @thomasralphy MD/Executive Producer – Avtar Kay @avtar_k Head of Production – Todd Ruhnau @truhnau Line Producer – Malcolm Wax @well_red_ Production Supervisor – Andrea Bernick @kcinreba Director of Photography – Nick Bupp @ncbupp 1st Assistant Director – Tim Kloete Key Grip – Michael Gipson Gaffer – Justin Hughes Production Designer – Travis Jones Beverage Stylist – Sasha Rodriguez Perez Wardrobe Stylist – Sidney Young & Mariel Haenn Hair / Makeup Stylist – Saylor Breece Hair Stylist – Brittany Leslie Makeup – Kelsey Deenihan Location Manager – Kristin Barlowe Photographer – Joseph Hale TALENT – Kelsea Ballerini @kelseaballerini AGENCY - Anomaly @anomaly Creative Director – Kelsey Fritz @felseykritz Creative Director – Haley Buchner Senior Producer – Mateus DeFaria @mateus_defaria Senior Producer – Lisa Delonay EDITORIAL – @cartel.tv Editor – Eddie Ringer @thedeadringer Senior Producer – Kong Yang VFX & COLOR – Electric Theater Collective @electric_theatre_collective 2D Lead – Will Robinson Creative Director – @stefffffffffo Design – @electric_studios_tv Colorist – @jasoncolourist Executive Producers – Chris Connolly, @north.over Producers – @kmiccio , @ramz__17 SOUND DESIGN – @wavestudios_

We are delighted to be hosting a brilliant event as part of the upcoming "Bibby Boys" exhibition at the Photofusion Gallery in partnership with The Photography Foundation. Artists Thomas Ralph and Theo McInnes with former Bibby Stockholm resident Rojyar Khezri will take us through the stories behind the exhibition as well as exploring collaboration as photographic practice. Friday 20th March 19:00 - 20:00 Photofusion Unit 2 2 Beehive Place Brixton SW9 7QR Book your tickets via the link in bio!

Art reminds us of our shared humanity. We are so proud to be supporting the upcoming photo exhibition ‘Bibby Boys’ at @photofusionuk this March. We believe in the power of storytelling to shift hearts and spark action and this beautiful collection of photographs, ‘Bibby Boys’ does exactly that. @theomcinnes and @thomasralphy spent over a year documenting the experiences of the men aboard the Bibby Stockholm barge and the community that rallied around them. Through deeply human portraits, the exhibition celebrates the beauty and power of solidarity in action. We’re incredibly excited to stand behind this project, and we can’t wait for you to see it. Learn more at bibbyboys.com Free Exhibition 📍 Photofusion, Brixton, SW9 7QR 🗓 16 March – 04 April 2026 @pgfgdorset @counterpointsarts @photofusionuk @photographyfoundation @buildhollywood

Come and join us at the Bibby Boys exhibition and private view on Thursday 19th March from 6PM at Photofusion in Brixton. RSVP link in bio !

@thomasralphy captures Travis Hunter’s rhythm of work and recovery in this new work for Celsius. PRODUCTION CO — IMPOSTER Director – Thomas Ralph @thomasralphy MD/Executive Producer – Avtar Kay @avtar_k Head of Production – Todd Ruhnau @truhnau Line Producer – Malcolm Wax @well_red_ Production Supervisor – Andrea Bernick @kcinreba Director of Photography – Nick Bupp @ncbupp 1st Assistant Director – Tim Kloete Key Grip – Michael Gipson Gaffer – Justin Hughes Production Designer – Travis Jones Beverage Stylist – Sasha Rodriguez Perez Wardrobe Stylist – Sidney Young & Mariel Haenn Hair / Makeup Stylist – Saylor Breece Hair Stylist – Brittany Leslie Makeup – Kelsey Deenihan Location Manager – Kristin Barlowe Photographer – Joseph Hale TALENT – Travis Hunter db3_tip AGENCY - Anomaly @anomaly Creative Director – Kelsey Fritz @felseykritz Creative Director – Haley Buchner Senior Producer – Mateus DeFaria @mateus_defaria Senior Producer – Lisa Delonay EDITORIAL – @cartel.tv Editor – Eddie Ringer @thedeadringer Senior Producer – Kong Yang VFX & COLOR – Electric Theater Collective @electric_theatre_collective 2D Lead – Will Robinson Creative Director – @stefffffffffo Design – @electric_studios_tv Colorist – @jasoncolourist Executive Producers – Chris Connolly, @north.over Producers – @kmiccio , @ramz__17 SOUND DESIGN – @wavestudios_

Final day here exhibiting a selection of the Bibby Boys project down at the @bsidefringe on Portland. Thank you to everyone who came down to see and discuss the work, to @bsidefestival for providing us with support and such a lovely space to exhibit the images and as ever to @pgfgdorset and the Bibby Boys themselves. Looking forward to sharing details in the coming weeks of the full Bibby Boys show that’ll take place in London towards the end of the year. Cover Image: Ali at Horse Therapy wearing his brother’s ring. More Bibby Boys updates very soon. Stay tuned!

We’re up and running in Fortuneswell on Portland! Come by, say hi, and check out a selection of the Bibby Boys project as part of the B-SIDE Fringe @bsidefestival @bsidefringe

Davide (right), from Colombia, was a teenager when he arrived on the Bibby Stockholm. Pictured here with his boyfriend Reece at a summer BBQ in Portland. That day, we gathered to thank the Bibby Stockholm residents who had spent the week volunteering, digging out a pond in a local back garden. Meanwhile, just a few miles down the road on Weymouth seafront (and in towns across the country) anti-immigration protests were violently unfolding. Yet again we’ve been saddened to see protests flare-up outside hotels housing vulnerable people seeking asylum. It made us think back to this memorable day, almost exactly a year ago. Images from the series Bibby Boys by Theo McInnes and Thomas Ralph