So far on LCC’s MA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography… I think my practice has strengthened. My understanding of the elements which make up ‘story telling’ has vastly improved. I now realise that up until the first assignments earlier this year I was only applying my own set of criteria to what I was shooting….
This week our mapjd09 group has decided on its theme for the group project. Rethink. After countless posts and comments discussing what our theme might be Rethink entered as a late comer and I for one am very pleased that it did. Up until this point in the process I felt unusually quiet about offering…
On Monday this week I attended a portfolio review day at Rivington Place and saw 2 reviewers for about 30 minutes each. First session was with Senayt Samuel and the second session was with Indra Khanna (Curators/archivists of Autograph ABP. We discussed exposure, getting work seen and published etc. As a follow up to the…
Evaluating my Morocco Photo Essay An underlying focus in my work is to attempt to give those without a voice a chance to speak and be heard. I am committed to collaborating at some level with my subjects whilst simultaneously building and maintaining a respectuful relationship with them.This project was all about exploring issues surrounding…
Morocco Photo Essay Looking at the above image by Peress and looking through many of images as I have been over the past few weeks, I cannot say how, but he seems to have influenced some of my concepts about framing & composition I have adopted in my most recent Morocco Photo Essay. I am…
Insh’Allah, Moroccan Stories (Insh’Allah means God willing. It is said by all Moroccans repeatedly in conversations. Particularly used when making arrangements to so something in the future. It is a gesture towards the power of Allah overseeing individuals’ daily lives.) Subject and methodology/approach I went to Morocco having tentatively set up some shoots with a…
I didn’t receive the RPS bursary (Hasselblad plans on hold again!) but after hassling twice very politely for some feedback they told me that my submission was among one of the strong candidates with a well presented and coherent body of work. So not all bad then and definately useful feedback going forward for next…
My work has been selected as part of a group show on the subject of Territory. I have produced a slideshow DVD of my book silent voice so will be interested to hear/see the feedback from exhibiting it in this format. Personally I think it compliments the book much better than exhibition prints do and…
Insha’Allah I went to Morocco having set up some shoots with a group of young Muslim Moroccan men (in their mid 20’s). I wasn’t exactly sure which locations I was going to shoot in but had plans to photograph in their houses and possibly their work places or where they hung out/spent time. My initial…
I haven’t been on here for a few weeks and it feels like a lot has happened. Not only have I been shooting assignments for the MA but I have also been away, shooting a bit of other stuff and then last weekend I was at a conference about War Imagery at the Imperial War…