Blackpool Corrie star Anya Dewin attends Manchester exhibition by renowned Fylde coast photographer

Blackpool actress Anya Dewin, who plays Lucy Parkinson in Coronation Street, was among the guests attending a photographic exhibition preview in Manchester on Thursday evening (22 October).

The former AKS Lytham pupil joined invited guests at New York New York in Manchester's Gay Village for a retrospective of more than 35 years of soap-star photography by award-winning Blackpool celebrity and lifestyle photographer Dave Nelson.

The informal gathering also welcomed a designer who works on Coronation Street, alongside friends and guests invited to view a selection of Nelson's extensive photographic archive.

The exhibition brings together portraits and candid moments of some of British television's most familiar soap stars, photographed over three decades for national newspapers, magazines and entertainment publications.

For Nelson, the evening marked another milestone in a remarkable photographic career spanning 46 years. His career began at just 16 years old, photographing live concerts at Blackpool's Winter Gardens for the Evening Gazette.

Since those early days, his work has taken him around the world, photographing international music stars, major entertainment awards and some of the biggest names in British television.

The Manchester preview offered an opportunity to look back through decades of television history, with photographs capturing both familiar faces and memorable moments away from the television cameras.

Exhibition information

This is an independent photographic exhibition by Dave Nelson. It is not organised, sponsored or endorsed by ITV, ITV Studios, Coronation Street or any other television broadcaster or production company. Programme names are used solely to identify the programmes associated with those pictured. The photographs are displayed for exhibition purposes and are not offered for sale.