IMAGES taken by local social documentary photographers are among those to be shown on Bradford's big screen from next week.

The latest exhibition is part of the ongoing Not Just Hockney project which aims to showcase the work of local artists.

Six more artists are being featured on the City Park screen in a daily presentation.

Throughout July and August the theme is local people, which is why the work of social documentary photographers have been selected.

Silsden arts enthusiast Colin Neville is behind the exhibition, having set up a website to highlight the work of local artists.

He said: “Bradford’s a great place for social-documentary photography and the photographs on the Big Screen presentation show a range of local people in ways we can easily relate to. There’s ‘a mean old scene’ image, certainly, but the presentation also presents the positive spirit and social identity of the district, too.

"A number of photographs illustrate three important social influences locally – faith, football, and music. Other images present or symbolise local people in everyday situations - including keeping their good humour in old age, dealing with illness with courage, and enjoying their leisure time in their own Bradford-style independent way.

"All six featured photographers have a real affinity with and affection for the district - and this shows in their work."

The Not Just Hockney website itself is essentially a guide to professional artists, who were born, work, or have made their home, in the Bradford district, including David Hockney.

For the next big screen presentation, he has selected a further six artists whose work is to be displayed on the site from Monday.

Work includes an elderly man pictured with his arms outstretched, gig goers, crowds of Bradford City fans and a man singing karaoke.

The six artists for July and August are:

Nudrat Afza is a social documentary photographer who, for over 30 years, has photographed local people from all cultural backgrounds.

Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and is now in private and public collections, including Cartwright Hall in Bradford.

The photographs shown on the Big Screen are from Nudrat’s recent project, ‘Kehillah’ (Hebrew for Congregation), documenting people of Jewish faith in the city at their local synagogue.

Ian Beesley is a Bradford-born documentary photographer with a distinguished international reputation for his work.

His photographs have been widely exhibited, held in national collections in Britain and overseas, and featured in more than 20 books.

His photographs, shown on the Big Screen, were taken when he was Bradford Football Club’s artist-in-residence from 2000 to 2002.

Shy Burhan is a professional photographer, based in Shipley, and has lived in the Bradford district for most of her life.

She has gained praise over recent years for her social-documentary photography in the district and elsewhere.

The photographs on the Big Screen are from Shy’s ‘Forty’ project, symbolising the lives of local people, including herself, who recently celebrated their 40th birthday.

John Cade is a street photographer and film-maker, born and raised in the Holme Wood area of Bradford.

Many of his photographs, as shown in the examples on the Big Screen, record the life, characters, and architecture of the city.

John’s photographs have featured in a Bradford Photographic Society exhibition at Shipley library and publicly displayed in commercial premises in Bradford.

Phil Jackson is a Bradford born and based photographer specialising in local social-documentary projects.

His work has been featured in local newspaper and magazine articles and exhibited at the Saltaire Arts Trail. Phil’s photographs on the Big Screen feature one local man, Paul Rowe, and are taken from a series titled 'Paul Loves Karaoke', illustrating Paul’s life, and in particular, his love of singing in public.

Justin Leeming is a Menston-based graphic designer, photographer and figurative artist with many years experience of working in the graphic design and print industries, as well as freelance painting.

His work has been exhibited regionally, including at Cartwright Hall and at the Saltaire and Ilkley Arts Trails.

Justin’s photographs on the Big Screen are from his ‘Band Serie’ illustrating the lively music scene in the region.

David Wilson, director of Bradford UNESCO City of Film, which runs the big screen, said: "This new photographic exhibition captures people of Bradford from all walks of life, often in every day situations from enjoying their leisure time to coping with illness so it's a really diverse and powerful collection of images that I have no doubt will fascinate anyone walking through City Park.

"As always it's a delight to be working in partnership with Not Just Hockney."

The Not Just Hockney exhibition runs every day at 12.30pm on the big screen in City Park. The latest images will run throughout July and August.