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Photography is in a good place / Photography Matters

Sharon — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:04:18 +0000

I just sent out a newsletter. Terrifying experience. Almost as scary as feeding the ducks with my kids. It is terrifying because it really matters to me. (Not the ducks, then I just fear for my life.) In this video…

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Blog of the week: Lucy Bridges

Gareth — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:58:04 +0000

It has been a few weeks since we have had a ‘blog of the week’. We have been busy preparing for assessment and planning for the next academic year which starts in September. Students who are blogging their learning logs…

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Presentation – Anne Giddings

Mark Lomas — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 13:28:36 +0000

OCA tutor and assessor Keith Roberts looks at the work of photography student Anne Giddings. Keith particularly focuses on the presentation of the work for assessment.

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Farewell to Jose…

Gareth — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 13:13:19 +0000

Jose Navarro was an innovative and committed Curriculum Leader for Photography. He was the main motivating force behind developing the programme of study visits which started in photography and expanded out to other subject areas. He was the author of…

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Genesis Study Visit

Gareth — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:37:38 +0000

Sebastião Salgado’s work has many admirers but is not without its detractors. His eight year project Genesis is currently on display at the Natural History Museum and to enable students to make their own mind up we have organised a…

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Sean O’Hagan on writing about Photography

Jesse — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:26:50 +0000

In the process of working on the new Photography Level 3 professional practice module, I contacted the Guardian and Observer’s correspondent on photography, Sean O’Hagan, to ask him about how came to make a living out of writing about photography…

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Siegfried Ip

Mark Lomas — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:18 +0000

Here's photography tutor and assessor Les Monaghan talking about Siegfrield's innovative approach

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What makes a great portrait?

Sharon — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:20:02 +0000

I had been asking myself this question when this image arrived in my inbox like a lightning bolt out of the blue.

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The Motorway Service Station…

Gareth — Thu, 16 May 2013 13:47:35 +0000

Photography tutor, Andrew Conroy, has created the piece above entitled ‘The Drive’ in which poet Simon Armitage reads his own poem ‘Gymnasium’ with music by Ian Baxter. The poem is from a collection called ‘The Motorway Service Station as Destination…

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Peter Mansell

Mark Lomas — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:15:42 +0000

Jesse Alexander and Sharon Boothroyd talk about Peter Mansell’s work for Photography 2:Landscape. In the video they refer to the work of John Davies. The video is best watched full screen to fully appreciate Peter’s work.

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