Born in 1967 in Liverpool, is a British photographer whose work since the 1980s has focused on working-class life in the Liverpool area. Before studying photography, he worked as a carpenter, a background that informed his long-term engagement with everyday environments and communities.

He studied at West Surrey College of Art and Design, where he was taught by Martin Parr and Paul Graham. His photographic practice is characterized by slow, sustained observation, often returning repeatedly to the same locations and becoming a familiar presence to the people he photographs. This approach underpins bodies of work developed over many years rather than short-term projects.

The photobook plays a central role in his practice. The Close Season was published by Dewi Lewis more than a decade after he first met the publisher, while No Pain Whatsoever brings together photographs made over a period of more than twenty years. His later book Flock continues this commitment to close observation without overt statement, focusing on everyday working lives.

Alongside his photographic work, he has been active in education. He led the BA (Hons) Documentary Photography course at the University of Wales, Newport from 1998 to 2013 and later became a lecturer on the MFA Photography course at the University of Ulster.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Grant