Here’s Miranda on the importance of editing in producing bodies of documentary work. And here are two quite different bodies of work. The first, entitled Camden by French photographer Jean Christian Bourcart has no obvious structure. The second, entitled Copia by American photographer Brian Ulrich has a clear structure. The issue he is examining...
Simon Barber, one of our photography tutors at the OCA, has a special commitment to collaborative photography, and for me personally provides a fascinating contrast to the more self-absorbed method of photography that I grew up with. Indeed, Simon’s photographic career began after a very sharp change of direction from a science education —...
Saturday saw one of the largest groups of students assembled for a study day yet outside the V&A for the their blockbuster Postmodernism: Style and Subversion show. And show it definitely was. Anyone expecting a white cube and a hushed procession was immediately confronted by the darkness and zig-zag routing through spaces interrupted with...
In this latest video, Miranda turns her attention to the thorny question of documentary photography, photojournalism and reportage something Jon Levy talked to Jose about earlier this year, so it is interesting to contrast their ideas. In the video Miranda refers to Latitude Zero a body of work by Monique Stouder, which I certainly...
Do you ever yearn to get away from it all, to walk by the sea or sit on a mountain-top, to lose yourself in nature? Or to live the simple life, free from the rampant materialism of the modern world? Do you ever fear that science and technology may go too far? If thoughts...
We are delighted to announce that OCA now has an annual subscription to the invaluable Oxford Art Online. This subscription isn’t just for a picture library but a virtual art reference library and gateway to search the huge content of Grove Art Online and other Oxford art reference resources including The Oxford Companion to...
The next OCA photography study visit is on Thursday 17 November, where Jose Navarro and I will be visiting the 2011 Hereford Photography Festival. There is an awful lot to see and talk about, so we will be starting at 10.30 and will aim to finish before 4pm. Places are free and likely to...
WeAreOCA’s recent post Introducing Miranda reminded me of a photograph that the web editor of Hotshoe magazine took earlier this year. The photograph shows the place where Miranda Gavin’s grandparents were married and are now buried. Miranda’s photograph also shows her newly married grandparents walking out of the church the day of their wedding....
Miranda Gavin is deputy editor of Hotshoe Magazine and the editor of their HotshoeBlog. Jose and Mark went to interview her during the summer and she was very generous with her time. The result is we have a treasure chest of arresting and salient video for our photography students. As we want the points...
It was a pleasure to meet Chris Hodgson at the graduation ceremony last month. Chris had started on her degree studies nearly a decade ago, but clearly didn’t see achieving a degree as an end point. As she described what she was currently working on it became clear that we had to invite in...
Ben Robinson, OCA Photography student, has agreed that we can show this short (soundless) video that shows how he builds up his knowledge and adds to his learning log. Its a really good insight into working methods, so worth a minute or two of your time. It’s a good example of looking at other...
It is 6 months since a group of dedicated OCA students volunteered to take part in a publishing initiative with The Big Issue in the North (BITN). We thought it was time we shared the experience on We Are OCA and showed you the images that the editor has chosen so far. The Big...
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