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A new photography exhibition showcasing the cream of the Welsh celebrity crop will open at the in Cardiff Bay in September.

hails from Llanidloes in Powys, and has snapped some of the showbiz world's most famous stars, including Al Pacino, Kevin Spacey and Sir Roger Moore.

Matthew Rhys by Cambridge Jones

For the new exhibition, Talking Pictures, Jones asked each of his sitters during their photo shoots about who had most inspired them. Their answers accompany each of the portraits in the exhibition as a personal soundtrack giving the audience a unique insight into their lives.

Listen to this clip, courtesy of Cambridge Jones and Judith Kampfner, featuring Welsh actor Matthew Rhys speaking about his inspiration to go into the acting profession. Please note, this audio clip is of a reduced sound quality.

The Talking Pictures collection includes images of former Monty Python star Terry Jones, actors Damian Lewis (and his Welsh wife Helen McCrory), Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Siân Phillips, Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Sheen, and author Jan Morris.

Figures from the Welsh music scene include singers Shirley Bassey, Bonnie Tyler, David Gray and Cerys Matthews; bands Stereophonics, Lostprophets and Feeder, and opera stars Bryn Terfel, Robert Lloyd and Katherine Jenkins.

Ioan Gruffudd by Cambridge Jones

Listen to this clip, courtesy of Cambridge Jones and Judith Kampfner, featuring Ioan Gruffudd - in which he speaks on acting from an early age. Please note, this audio clip is of a reduced sound quality.

Photographer Jones commented: "I want my photos to be more than 2D... a viewer reconnects with a famous person when they not only look at an image but also hear them speak about something they are passionate about."

Talking Pictures will run at the Wales Millennium Centre from 7 September to 25 October 2010. The exhibition has been developed in association with the and will also feature later in London, New York and Los Angeles.

Browse a photo gallery of a selection of images from the Talking Pictures exhibition.

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