Sue Vaughton Photography

13/06/2026

Thank you Frances for inviting me to exhibit alongside you and be your partner in art! It’s been great fun and a real pleasure 😘 sharing the space, the conversations, and the experience. I’ve loved meeting everyone who has visited and hearing the stories, memories and connections our work has sparked.

Thank you for your friendship, generosity and for making this such an enjoyable few days. ❤️



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Paignton Picture House

12/06/2026

What draws you to a photograph or to an art piece?

Is it simply the image or artwork itself, or does knowing something about the artist and the story behind it deepen your connection?

When visiting a gallery, one’s encountering the finished piece without knowing anything about the months and years of thought, research, experimentation, observation or life experience that brought it into being. Sometimes that doesn’t matter at all but@more often than not, it changes everything.

Over the this last week at The Projection Room in , I’ve had some wonderful conversations with visitors. People have shared memories, family stories, personal experiences and their own interpretations of the work. Art doesn’t stop when it’s hung on a wall. It continues through the conversations it sparks and the connections it creates.

If you’ve been meaning to visit, there are now just 2½ days left.

I’m exhibiting my photographic work alongside my friend and talented illustrative artist Frances Mason as part of English Riviera Open Studios. Together we’re sharing The Projection Room, Venue 8, with work that comes from very different starting points but is united by a love of storytelling, observation and making.

We’d love to welcome you —

10/06/2026

Listen from 6am tomorrow morning, and over the next few days, to catch highlights from Frances Mason’s interview with a Greatest Hits Radio reporter.

You can listen live here:

Greatest Hits Radio on Rayo⁠

A lovely opportunity to hear more about the exhibition, the artists involved, and this year’s English Riviera Open Studios. Greatest Hits Radio broadcasts online through Rayo and across the UK. (Rayo⁠)

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01/06/2026

In the box, along with many other things, were letters ....

"P.S. It is so cold I can hardly hold my pen."

My great uncle Clifford was a Royal Engineer sent from Cairo to Greece in the spring of 1941. He signed every letter the same way. Keep Smiling. The telegram and letter from the War Office came eventually. He was never found.

This is new work in progress, showing as part of English Riviera Open Studios at The Projection Room in Paignton, where I'm sharing space with my lovely, talented friend Frances Mason

Private Preview this Friday 5 June, 5 to 7pm. You'll be very welcome anytime, but join us at the preview, and there'll be glasses and nibbles too.

No. 8 in the English Riviera Open Studios map guide. We'd love to see you there.

The Projection Room, 11 Torbay Road, Paignton TQ4 6AA

31/05/2026

Day 2 of the English Riviera Airshow 2026, and what a great day! The Red Arrows, vintage aircraft, aerobatics and the epic roar of the Typhoon closing the day over the bay.

30/05/2026

Amazing opening night of the 10th English Riviera Airshow. A warm evening and lovely skies over the Bay. The Red Arrows were first, seven aircraft this year rather than nine, flying a reduced formation while the RAF manages the ageing Hawk T1 engines through to retirement in 2030. Every bit as breathtaking, though. Then the Hurricane and Spitfire, and the Firebirds finished with fire and sparks as darkness fell.

17/05/2026

In the box were letters, many other things, and this.

P.S. It is so cold I can hardly hold my pen.

My great uncle Clifford was a Royal Engineer sent from Cairo to Greece in the spring of 1941. He signed every letter the same way. Keep Smiling. The telegram and letter from the War Office came eventually. He was never found.

Two completely different versions of the same war.

I’m so proud to be showing this new work in progress as part of English Riviera Open Studios at The Projection Room in Paignton, sharing space with my lovely, talented friend, Frances Mason

Private Preview: Friday 5 June, 5 to 7 pm. You’ll be very welcome anytime, but if you can join us at the preview, there’ll be glasses and nibbles too (and maybe DJ T. too).

Open 6 — 14 June at Paignton Picture House Projection Room, 11 Torbay Road, Paignton TQ4 6AA. #

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02/05/2026

Athens—19th Feb 26
On a short 5-day trip to Greece, walking back to the hotel before heading inland for ‘Keep Smiling’ — #1941

28/04/2026

🩵 I’m part of On Top of the World Looking Over the Edge, showing at .e8 throughout May 2026, alongside a very inspiring group of photographic artists.

From 's workshop community, she has curated the exhibition with photographs chosen from an array from all of our past & present projects. Every one of us brings a distinct way of seeing and making, and that feels great to be part of 🩶

The exhibition runs from 2nd to 30th May, with the exciting opening preview on Saturday night, 2nd May, 6pm until late🥂

Location & opening times:

They Come, They Sit, They Go
Finch Café, 12 Sidworth Street
London Fields, London E8 3SD

Mon–Thurs 9am–4pm
Fri & Sat 10am–9pm

Do drop by if you’re passing, and please share with friends 🩵



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13/04/2026