Picture perfect for television presenter at arts exhibition

A TV broadcaster who took portraits of residents from a Cardiff care home has had her work included in an exhibition at The Gate Arts Centre.

Rebecca John, who lives in Pontcanna, is a presenter and reporter for BBC Wales Today and is also a keen photographer. Last year, Rebecca completed a course at the Ffotogallery, a national development agency for photography and lens-based media in Wales, at Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff.

She has had four pictures from her portfolio entitled ‘New Home’ selected by the Cardiff Art Gallery, alongside other students’ work from the past 18 months to feature at The Gate Arts Centre. The chosen portraits taken include two of Doris Danks and one of Iwan Thomas, and 102-year-old Daniel Rosewell, who all live at T? Llandaff, a private nursing, residential and respite care home in Conway Road, Pontcanna.

Rebecca got to know the first permanent residents when she visited the home, who later on were delighted to get involved in her photography project. The TV presenter was then asked to officially open T? Llandaff, which offers nursing and residential care from the age of 18, with BBC meteorologist Derek Brockway last summer.

Rebecca said: “I’m really surprised and thrilled to have some of my photos chosen from T? Llandaff care home for this exhibition. I’m so grateful to T? Llandaff and the residents for the superb access they gave me last year.”

T? Llandaff care home manager Janice Evans is now preparing to arrange a visit to The Gate Arts Centre for the residents with Rebecca to view the pictures for themselves which runs until the end of January. She said: “Congratulations to Rebecca. We were delighted that Rebecca’s marvelous photos of residents from T? Llandaff have been chosen for this special exhibition. “Rebecca is very popular with our residents and they really enjoyed working with her and playing a part in this photography project. Her success shows what a great photographer she is.”

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