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Student Work Uncovered – Stuart McQuade

February 4, 2012
By Mark Lomas

OCA tutor and assessor Jesse Alexander discusses the work of photography student Stuart McQuade for the course Digital Photographic Practice.
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Student Work Uncovered – Penny Watson

January 31, 2012
By Mark Lomas

OCA Assessors Maggy Milner and Clive White discuss the book 'Not Our Time' by Social Documentary student Penny Watson.
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‘I take pictures I am compelled to take…’

August 23, 2011
By Mark Lomas

Some videos which appear in WeAreOCA benefit from explanatory text. I don't think these two interviews which Jose and I filmed with photographer Briony Campbell need any further explanation. To see more of The Dad Project see Briony Campbe
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JH Engström on becoming a photographer

April 14, 2011
By Mark Lomas

In the first of the videos we have taken from the National Media Museum's 'In Conversation' JH Engström talks about his early career. Interestingly, he doesn't start with the 'how' of becoming a professional photographer, but the 'why'. The 'And
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Photography competitions

January 18, 2011
By Mark Lomas

Jon Levy draws the distinction between two very different types of competition in this video. The mentions of particular awards come thick and fast so here are some links: World Press Photo Inge Morath Award Amnesty Media Awards One W
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Jon Levy on Intent, Art and the Vernacular

January 12, 2011
By Mark Lomas

Back in December I went with Jose Navarro to film an interview with Jon Levy founder and director of Foto8. Foto8 publish the highly recommended biannual magazine of documentary photography 8 and its associated website and run the Host Gallery in
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Jose talks about Rob Brisco’s learning log

December 13, 2010
By Mark Lomas
Jose talks about Rob Brisco’s learning log

Rob Brisco whose street scene is featured above, has just completed People and Place. In our latest tutor interview, Jose Navarro talks about learning logs. The key message is, think of it as a tool. It should work for you. If it works for you -
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The same but different

December 8, 2010
By Mark Lomas

OCA tutor and assessor David Winning talks about student Anne Flowers work for her printmaking course. David touches on developing ideas using sketchbooks, the essence of printmaking and illustrates points using examples of Anne's Chine-collé
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“…although the fish is dead, it looks alive.”

December 2, 2010
By Mark Lomas

Continuing our series of tutors and assessors talking about student work. Here Jim Unsworth talks about Margaret Maclean's work for the Drawing 1 Course
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Washing Basket

November 24, 2010
By Mark Lomas
Washing Basket

In this slide show OCA tutor and assessor Linda Khatir talks about a painting by Anne Linehan, which she produced as part of her work on her level one painting course. we think the audio on the slide show is worth listening to twice. The first ti
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