Alia

Hi, I’m Dan Bowhay, a photographer, artist, and all-around creative person. My passion for photographing events comes from my background in the arts. I have created and brought to fruition many a creative project, so I understand the passion involved in bringing events and performances to life. I thrive on being able to bring out the energy, excitement, and emotions through my photographs. I’ve photographed events and performances in Hampshire, Dorset, and beyond, and covered genres including dance, pageantry, and arts and cultural events. I’ve also photographed actors and worked photographing on many film sets.

I am an Arts educator and have been working at a local Secondary School – Bridgemary School for nearly two decades. In that time we have attained Artsmark Gold status for consecutive applications and this year attained Trinity Champion Centre for 25-26 due to our work around embedding ArtsAward into our STEAM projects.

I am a freelance heritage professional, dedicated to supporting museums to connect with communities and tell stories that matter. I am experienced in (i) oral history interviewing and museum audio production (ii) interpretation and exhibition development, (iii) co-curation and co-production; (iv) project management; (v) training & facilitation (vi) securing grant funding; (vii) audience development; and (viii) charity sector leadership. I am based in Hampshire and work throughout the south of England and the Midlands. I am passionate about the power of museums to promote wellbeing and place-shaping. I have an affinity to the Solent region and especially enjoy helping a wide variety of people to flourish through community-led participation.