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Joan Alexander
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In the ancient correspondence between photography and philosophy, the photograph relayed by the trope of light, becomes a figure of knowledge as well as of nature, a solar language of cognition that gives the mind and the senses access to the invisible. Eduardo Cadava, Heliotropism, Words of Light My work engages with margins of inscription and projection, the liminal space of positive and negative. I am interested in the latent image. A visual in waiting, from between times, like the line between shadow and light; the line, like a map is always a metaphor for something less tangible. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alison Bettles
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The home remains a deeply symbolic space. It acts as a shelter from outside forces as well as a space of the mind, one that inhabits an imagined as well as actual existence. As we encounter the manifestations of that space it affects our behaviour and our understanding of both our environment and ourselves. According to Gaston Bachelard, if that space is in some ways less than ideal the nature of the house will create a life that is warped or changed by its environment. A small or oppressive physical living space can make us feel tormented and stifled. Thus we are deeply influenced by our environment and we take on characteristics of the home and space we occupy. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Luke Hamblin
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The inherent alienation and pretence of the urban experience is explored through the series Act using an armature similar to the Italian Neo-Realists . The photographs are created via a discourse between artist and subject; and using locations from the subject's life to re-enact narratives that have been derived from the subject's relationship to the pictorial and to their environment. Thematically it engages with quotidian aspects of the lived experience within the urban context - places and experiences that can be related to by the viewer. However, Hamblin then portrays the subjects through the process of alienation and in the form of the tableau with the intention of transcending the narrative of the photographic content. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louise Maher
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

As I moved from place to place with my family as a child I became adept at making the most of my surroundings. I continue to find excitement in the unpredictable appearance of a type of 'familiar' that we can recognise even in a newly adopted landscape. Make and Do has developed out of these ideas and experiences. Each photograph consists of an assortment of found elements; once it has been taken the photograph becomes an autonomous space, containing a scene that emphasises chance relationships between seemingly unrelated entities. I am drawn towards traces of improvisation, the presence of craft and the handmade. The individual portraits, landscapes and objects that make up this series reflect these aspects of the world. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paul Munson
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

My young daughter joyfully put into practice her newly adopted awareness of the signs of spring. The elements that she found did not show spring so much as suggest it. But there was also a sense that almost anything that Ipseh referred to could be a sign of the season in which she found it. These photographs are signs of spring because first and foremost they were taken during spring and their qualities have less to do with that time and more to do with the colours, tonality, lines and shapes that the print's surface has in common with that time and place. This is oblique story telling of what it was like to move through Korea that spring. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lesley Parkinson
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This body of work is an exploration of the concepts of collecting, protecting and ownership. Based in the domestic environment it examines our relationship with our possessions. By covering the objects in different ways, tissue bags, fabric or isolating them in a bell jar, they take on an importance and significance of their own, they become fragile, precious and mysterious. The work questions the act of collecting and the value placed on objects either for material or sentimental reasons. The work oscillates between the ideas of the surrealists and the utilitarian functional work of the early photographers. The objects remain fixed motionless in their own time and space embalmed by paper, cloth or glass. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alison Stolwood
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am interested in the distinctions between natural and artificial and with highlighting, through camera technologies, notions of time, change and a perception of things in the world. I construct and isolate with the lens, building up a work in montage or multiple frames. My work highlights relationships between habitat and inhabitants and considers how much we control the spaces around us changing and developing the landscape in a process of social and technological succession. By studying through visual mechanisms a surrounding of infinite complexity, I use the lens as an aid to observation as well as a tool for manipulation, power and control. My work is a study of life, succession and entropy through a constructed and technological landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christopher Torry
University of Brighton - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I make images that deal with the failure of memory and the limits of the physical record. In renegotiating generic forms such as the family photograph and working with interviews and text around images, I hope to prompt an engagement with the complexities of what it means to record, to remember, and to forget. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Estefania Araujo Bianchi
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Living East is a series of portraits that explores the connection between the human being and the space they live in. These images look into the relation between people and space; especially the way people adapt to new environments when changing countries, cities or neighbourhoods. These portraits show people that live around East London. Each person is presenting himself in front of the camera and letting the viewer see places that are part of their everyday life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Magali Avezou
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

How the other dwells in our imagination? With faceless portraits, this project explores how we interpret someone else's world. Through traces of the subject's private sphere, it conveys impressions and sensations that build a sensitive portrait and invite the viewer to create his/ her own story about the character. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hannah Barton
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Drawing us into a magical world where disbelief is suspended, Attic Angel explores the hinterland between reality and imagination and the strength and vulnerability of the human form. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David Calverley-Morris
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

David Calverley-Morris is an artist and photographer who currently lives and works in London. His work explores the sometimes paradoxical relationship between the real and the represented, evoking the uncanny potential that emerges from the tension between actual subjects and locations and his photographic interventions. Sites and subjects are both temporarily and permanently altered in the act of recording. This play between the actual and the represented invokes a perceptual state of flux. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Siyu Chen
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

One person, two cities, forty-eight hours. Obscured by Clouds is a photographic project shot in both China and England. I used one day weather metaphors to present the emotional information from her past experience. Behind "Obscured by Clouds" is an untold story. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alexander Davies
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Serotonin is an introspective which investigates the realms of alternative photographical portraiture. The conveyance of varying emotional states through time, movement, colour and light attempt to make an invisible inner life visible through the medium of photography. This has resulted in enigmatic images that tread the line between abstract and pictorial. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Annette Bluhm Hovgaard
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Annette Bluhm Hovgaard is a Danish architect and photographer. She constructs narratives that evoke psychological conditions, altering the stage of perception and consciousness. Her photographic work is deeply personal and is centred on the transformation of fashion photography into fine art, normally using the digital image as a medium. Her series 'subconscious' is a visualisation of her dreams interpreted according to Carl G. Jung's theories. The images show surreal and disturbing fragments of her deepest thoughts and emotions. Multiplication of the reflected images evokes the multi layered dream state. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christine Donnier Valentin
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Spaces/traces focuses on the last year of Central Saint Martins in Charing Cross Road before the college moves to King's Cross. Depicting the overlooked architectural spaces and details, these photographs reveal the time elapsed. The traces of past and present students are given witness by the marks they leave on the building itself. The ordinary becomes sign of melancholia, capturing the memory of the place leading towards the anticipation of loss. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tina Engström
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This series of portraits of different species of fish seeks to challenge the commonly held perception that a fish has no face. Removed from their usual context - their hidden underwater world or as protein on our plates - their individuality is revealed. The viewer is invited to meet the gaze of a sentient being, normally separated from us by surface and silence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ekim Erkurt
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'Collective without celebration, solitude without isolation' - Marc Augé The Urbanites project is an ongoing series on social groups shaped by capitalist culture in a post-colonial world. It plays with conventions of ethnographic photography to profile urban tribes in their natural habitats. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Caroline Fraser
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Caroline Fraser is a landscape photographer whose work currently focuses on both the ordered suburban environment, and the chaos that she finds in wild places further afield. Her work is a means to explore the fragility and transience of life, in which she seeks beauty in the everyday and the ordinary. She gained her ARPS with abstracts of sand patterns from the beaches of Harris, Outer Hebrides. For her studies at Central St Martin's she explored man's desire for order over nature's tendency towards chaos, in her local suburban environment, amongst the tightly clipped hedges and pollarded trees that she finds around her home. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Robin Gardiner
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Shape shifting, elusive presences, traces of movement and light combine to create images that are never quite what they seem. I have been exploring these ideas in a number of buildings with which I have a personal connection. The images shown here are taken from two series. In Peripheral Vision I worked in a disused office block and in Shadow Dancing I explored the soon-to-be-abandoned old premises of Central Saint Martins. In both locations I was interested in exploring the liminal space between what is seen and what is sensed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ilona Herner
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The series is a metaphorical vision of our exposure and vulnerability towards pollution and chemical poisoning. The contamination of our environment is incessant and it has clear consequences on our physical composition. The images are a reflection about illness, mutilation and mutation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Davide Iemmola
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The power wielded by the photographer, exerted through the construction of the image and the direction of subjects, remains usually hidden to the gaze of the viewer. The photographic image is consequently a deceptive structure, that we consume in our every day life, often associated to articles and stories from around the world, and that we struggle to distinguish from an actual "Window on the Real". . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Georgina Mascolo
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Georgina Mascolo uses photography as medium through which to convey conceptual ideas - she tries to find ways of working that make people question their faith and trust in photographic images, and is interested in the idea of the photograph as a document or artifact. Many of Georgina's ideas centre on themes of transformation, memory and belief. Albert Einstein said, "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science"- it is this meeting of science, art and mystery that is endlessly intriguing to her as an artist. Her recent work explores the dark side of domestic objects by drawing on the traditions of still life and the imagery of forensic science. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jesús Madriñán
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Good Night London is a series of documentary portraits taken in several London night clubs. My series develops exploring how artificial environments work as a key element in teenager´s identity construction. Studio conventional photography is then taken out of context, the calm and inspiration of a studio is here substituted by the hostile and noisy nightclub as a background, in which the characters will be casted at the very end of the night. Just like the many other elements of a night out, being exposed to the camera will offer portraiture and portrayed another twist of the game, in which to invent a way to project theirselves according to whatever narrative they may want to contract. Good Night London freezes real scenes, turning the noisy and the wild into an atmosphere of calm and serenity. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jo Phipps
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The series 'Grace Be Said At The Supermarket' questions what it means to be an individual despite the wearing of a branded uniform and explores the highly personal negotiation between identity and representation. Through a careful balance of documentation and construction the collaborative portraits highlight the sometimes polysemic nature of photography . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Martin Robinson
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The photographic cycle - matter is absorbed at the point of capture and then re-instated as an object in space. An exploration of this notion has led to the development of constructed images, through manipulation of light and its characteristics as seen by the camera. The experimentation of the light absorption phase results in the construction of images and conversely selected detail and figures are edited out. The achievement of this requires the artist to become both active performer and editor in addition to photographer. Throughout the time line of the image a marriage between its in-put and out-put state is merged; a sculptural link that ties together its content and physicality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rebecca Sanders
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Rebecca's interest in cities is long-standing. She is fascinated by streets and spaces, the people that occupy them and their reasons for doing so. Her curiosity and interest have seen her wandering the streets of those parts of the city which have meaning to her, searching for how these morsels of street life exert their energy on the inhabitants. Inspired by Baudelaire's concept of the flâneur, Rebecca's journeys record chance encounters. Often looking down from the top deck of a bus to the street below, she searches not for grand spectacles but is instead interested in the everyday. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Isabel Sierra y Gómez de León
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Leviathan continues my work over the relations between communications and power, initiated by my series The Candidate. Leviathan is based on the homonymous essay by Thomas Hobbes (1651) in which four different analogies for the State are suggested - each self portrait interprets this different stages altering the humanity of each leader accordingly. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma Turpin
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This selection of images forms part of the ongoing series 'This Semblance Of', which looks at women in intimate, vanity spaces, such as bathrooms, dressing rooms and bedrooms. The images were constructed through collaboration with each model. Props relating to each girl directly and indirectly (romance novels, cake, piles of clothes, teacups) were chosen, locations were found and a fantasy world was created. All the women are grown-up but still finding their feet. The photographs look at this transition, playing with what's real and what's fiction... . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tessa Williams
Central Saint Martins - Postgraduate Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

A lived instant belongs to an irrecoverable past, as does the photographic image. Through landscapes and roses, inner thoughts are projected through a series of images that are once intimate and distant, evoking the aesthetic power of photography as a tool to create and conjure emotions, an inner landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Brigitt Angst
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Fashion is a cultural practice with strong significance for women. I have employed fashion style photography as a vehicle to explore issues of gender identity, femininity, womanhood and difference in the context of Turner Syndrome (TS). Short stature and infertility are key features of this little known and rarely talked about genetic condition. It affects 1 in 2500 females in diverse and complex ways. Whilst emulating fashion photography, this work interrogates issues such as physical appearance, difference, fertility, motherhood, sexuality or self esteem, which are pivotal to the context of TS, but also common feminine experiences. Models and photographer have closely collaborated, drawing on the shared experience of living with TS. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lyndon Baker
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

For many, retirement is a welcome phase in their lives. For others it may seem a daunting and challenging step into the unknown. It was when commuting - during that time between home and university that a particular set of worries dominated. Withdrawing from the work place, entering the world of retirement and seeking another meaningful place in the world became a particular pre-occupying set of tensions. These images attempt to reflect that interface of conflicting concerns and a growing realization that they could be resolved. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mandy Barker
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Soup is a description given to plastic debris suspended in the sea, with particular reference to the mass accumulation that exists in an area of The North Pacific Ocean known as the Garbage Patch. The series aims to engage with and stimulate an emotional response in the viewer, by combining a contradiction between initial aesthetic attraction and an awareness of the disturbing statistics of dispersed plastics having no boundaries, which result ultimately, in the death of sea creatures. All the plastics photographed have been salvaged from beaches around the world and represent a global collection of debris that has existed for varying amounts of time in the world's oceans. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alun Crockford
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am interested in exploring the relationship between objects, identity and memory. In the series 'These Things I am', referencing the Spanish bodegones painters Francisco de Zurbaran and Juan Sanchez Cotan, I created a series of still life narrative portraits, the subjects of which have been invited to describe themselves using three objects that have a personal resonance. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mark Gaterell
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This work reflects my search for the beauty I believe is hidden within the remnants of the UK's post-war enthusiasm for Modernism. Coventry's inner ring road, which was a central element of its post-war redevelopment, was conceived in the shadow of some of the most influential pre-war proponents of the Modern Movement. Of particular interest to me has been the possibility of capturing the inherent beauty of its visual legacy, offered through the vistas of its structural elements and the accompanying infrastructure. It is this enduring Modern artefact, one that exhibits the key tenets of the design theories that shaped the resulting urban environment, which is represented in the images in this portfolio. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lynne Greenstreet
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Avian Signatures is an investigation into the Transformation of sound (from birdsong) into a visual form using photography. Through simple home experimentation with 'found' objects this project has involved designing apparatus for transmitting sound through the air and capturing it on a surface membrane as air resonances. The earliest form of photography i.e. photograms have been used to capture individual patterns from different species of bird found in a local habitat. This work is born of a wish to experience the intricacies of nature at close hand as witness to rarely seen events in the natural world. Images shown: canada goose, kestral, nightingale, robin and teal. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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John Seaman
De Montfort University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The former Dunlop works at St. Mary's Mill in Leicester is a sprawling but isolated group of old factories straddling the River Biam, which had its origins in an ancient water mill. Many riverside areas are derelict and awaiting demolition, but St. Mary's Mill is still a busy workplace, largely retaining its original form and atmosphere, and seems a world apart when entered past a row of ordinary semi-detached houses. In this busy working place, modern industry and transport co-exist with decaying buildings, peeling paint, and fading colours. People's influence is everywhere, leaving many loose ends and poignant, unanswered questions - who did this, when, and why? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Keith Ash
University College Falmouth - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

As I recall my past and travel towards a greater appreciation of photography, this collection of images traces that physical, metaphysical and metaphorical journey. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David Garner
University College Falmouth - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Tea overflows with themes of Britishness. Class, ritual, empire, all the components of our national character that make us who we are today. Immediately there is a sense of the past tense, of history when Britain was a powerful Empire, an industrial powerhouse, a society that upheld an hereditary class structure. How times change. My working life began with Thatcher announcing the end of society.I await the definition of Big Society.If I was truly working class I would still live in the red brick terraces of the industrial Midlands. If I was truly middle-class I could sneer at the masses holidaying at fading seaside resorts. I wish I knew my place. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rebecca Nash
University College Falmouth - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'Beneath the treetop canopy - a most sumptuous forest cocoon - life's ravaging storm recedes to mere whispers, and is dispersed in the play of the leaves.' This project recalls experiential memories from the earliest years of my life, especially of the transporting bedtime stories my father used to tell about a woodcutter in a forest. In reflecting on the immeasurable gift of my bedtime woodland haven, and the love with which it was created and so faithfully delivered all those years ago, I create a climate for personal dialogue previously suppressed to gain presence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ross Rawlings
University College Falmouth - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Just Between Us began in July 2010, when Charlotte and I entered into an intimate relationship. Over the next nine months, I photographed the changing relationship. Sometimes using the viewfinder, sometimes a cable release, sometimes a timer, I 'took' moments of exuberance, tenderness and companionship, as well as others of loneliness, vulnerability or remorse, moments in which something of us became visible. It seemed as if the camera entered into the relationship itself, occupying another 'position' that was not mine and not hers, but that was under a kind shared, negotiated control. I hope that in some way I have challenged assumptions we usually make about the way the camera looks, marks things 'past,' distances us from the world, and separates subject from object. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gemma Wyer
University College Falmouth - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'Impermanence, Loneliness and Social Exclusion' is a series of images that searches for patterns and meaning where none would normally be sought. I explore that which is often overlooked in order to produce images that commented on what society often remains blind to; be that intentionally or subconsciously. The series features images of street art, primarily around London's Brick Lane, a 'classless' form of art with the aim of bringing it to the art world to make those who witness it in a new setting contemplate the multi-classed layered world in which they live. The images I captured explore the concepts of social exclusion, consumerism, religion, the breakdown in society, loneliness and mans' negative impact on the environment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Graham Cooper
University of Lincoln - MA in Digital Imaging and Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

My work is an experiment into processes through which forces within the natural world can be captured and utilised to create impressionistic form. Drawing on the practices of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, the work explores notions of repetition, light, colour and balance, combined with a fascination of the artificial nature of the natural world, through control, planning and feedback loops. Using techniques of video capture and nondestructive digital manipulation, the images were created with respect to the natural elements captured in the original source. The results pose a question of reality, time and beauty. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mike Downing
University of Lincoln - MA in Digital Imaging and Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Shot on location in a sprawling house clearance and reclamation shop, this piece forms an analogue database of the 'failed heirloom'; Objects deemed unworthy of inheritance, divorced of their collections and the weighted meaning of their original ownership. Intended for exhibit in a large scale interactive magnetic display, the audience is invited to create their own typological grid of nine images as a reflection of the archival methods of the museum space and archaeological sites as well as questioning our own future material and digital legacies. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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John Hudson
University of Lincoln - MA in Digital Imaging and Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

These set of images engage with the relationship between the representation of real spaces and places and there virtual equivalent as seen through web spaces like Photosynth. Such software amplifies photographic possibilities and produces a kind of hyper-photography. The imagery here focuses on architecture in an attempt to expand a building into a virtual construct and experiment with the tension between virtual and real architecture. The photographic elements drawn together by Photosynth construct and reshape architecture in a way that does not consider the established or stable identity of a building. The resulting imagery, shaped by Photosynth algorithms, is a kind of cubist, hyper architecture that looks similar to the work of the postmodern architect Frank Gehry. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mark Terry
University of Lincoln - MA in Digital Imaging and Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This work is an exploration of a river. Not a river of any great note but the River Ancholme, running for 20 miles, straight as an arrow, through open, unremarkable countryside from the hamlet of Bishopbridge in Lincolnshire to the South bank of the Humber. A man-made channel cut in the 17th century as a functional if not aesthetic improvement on the original river, - a narrow, meandering flow, prone to flooding. The river was also a transportation route of significance, moving goods through the heart of Lincolnshire and beyond. The technological intervention of man in the cause of flood control ensures an immunity to the vagaries of British weather, providing an ideal base for many leisure activities. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michelle Walsh
University of Lincoln - MA in Digital Imaging and Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Using both stills and video this work required participants to conduct exercises encouraging embodiment and awareness, then slowly turn and hold their gaze towards the camera for up to thirteen minutes. Alone in silence with no observer but the camera and themselves, stripped of their usual markers of identity and present in the moment; can anything be seen beneath when the usual mask falls away? This work explores the implications of the 'death of the subject' and the deconstruction of the notion of an enduring, essential self on contemporary portraiture practice. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Grant Archer
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Gibraltar is located on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula and at 6.5km² is the smallest overseas territory to fall under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. This project aims to create a portrait of Gibraltar that goes beyond the preconceptions usually held about the territory. It follows the artist's personal experiences of the territory and attempts to look at more than just the geopolitical situation usually associated with the location. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Claire Clutterbuck
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Having recently returned 'home' to England after a long period abroad I find myself no longer a 'native' but somewhat of an outsider. The outsider's wider perspective brings into clearer focus the 'hidden in plain view' established rituals, codes and networks of power that weave our cloth of national identity and give an individual a sense of belonging. 'Competitive Start' is centred on the English 'need' for competition and comparison. Exploring the difficult line between instilling ambition, self-confidence and 'how to play the game' and planting the seed of future feelings of inadequacy and insecurity - as self worth is set up to be dependent on what others achieve. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kristianne Drake
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The most understated and important elements in the work are the pegs themselves on the washing line, which continue to be a constant holding it together both literally and metaphysically. My relationship with the pegs is not rational. It is not about colour, size, shape or any obvious connection - what is certain is the physical sickness and mental stress that occurs if I try to hang the clothes and disobey the 'rules' of the pegs. The repetitious nature of the work is central to the process as it mirrors the compulsive repetitious nature of my relationship with the peg. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jenna Garrett
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am interested in using photography as a means of revealing something without a description; an attempt to express an unknown. In The Kitchen Prodigals Series, by physically transforming the way in which people were photographed I hoped to remove inhibitions and discover potentially unexpected characteristics. My current MA project involves the exploration of the transition from childhood to adulthood, using an empty house as a metaphor for a world in which we can no longer function normally; a place in which we can no longer relate. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maria Gruzdeva
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The Borders of Russia is a documentary photographic study of the Russian border - the longest national border in the world. I have been travelling along the perimeter of Russia and closely examining The Border Guard Service of Russia - the complex military community tasked with patrol and defence of the Russian border. This community interacts with landscapes and different ethnical groups living in borderline territories. I am interested in studying this mutual influence thought the means of photography. The project is in essence documentary, but has taken an approach of an anthropological ethnographical journey with a fine-art perspective. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jacopo Maino
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Football is often represented as a golden paradise. Football players sign for billionaire contracts and the richest teams battle to offer them a place in their squads. But other realities exist: outskirts teams playing a rough football made of tore up shirts, sweat and worn out shoes. You will not see them on tabloids: they sweat and suffer, working hard to pay their fees and their uniforms. They do not play for money: they play for the game's sake, for competitiveness, for friendship. This is football, the real one: but nobody really talks about it. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marcio Mascarenhas
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The sense of itself manifested through the ego most of the times permeates the lack of the Other. I is an Other raises questions about the moment when you feel the Other as part of the self, how the I and the Other are part of the process of being. The tangled bodies demonstrate how one is never just one, it is always part of some one. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Claudia Mozzillo
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This project is called 'Mermaids'. It includes images of Mediterranean women, born and grew up in the seaside town. They are women who have walked along my life. They are relatives and friends, sometimes strangers other best friends, teachers of life or persons to be protected. 'Now the sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence... Someone might have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never' F.Kafka. I found this quote really inspirational from a short story by Kafka that talks about the myth of how Odysseus escapes the sirens as a metaphor to explore the idea of love at a distance. The outcome of this work is to explore how I exorcize the distance, visually and emotionally. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Vilma Pimenoff
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am interested in perception, what happens between seeing and understanding what we see. In this series of photographs the red items (made of rubber, cloth and plastic) somehow resemble organic living matter, perhaps what one could imagine inner body parts to look like. What is interesting is the materiality and tactility of things. The surface pattern together with the form (outline and three dimensionality) of the object create a specific combination that we can understand as style. In a certain combination, seemingly arbitrary and abstract qualities of matter create a certain illusion, make us recognize the object and place it amongst other known objects in our consciousness. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hela Shamash
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

We can learn as much about ourselves from the nature of our zoological gardens as we can about the animals contained within them. They reveal a fragmented, dichotomous relationship with the natural world, inherent speciesism and a reverence for the exotic. In this project I attempt to visually explore and challenge the essence of what we see, and what we don't see, when we visit the zoo. Many of the images are abstract, drawing attention to details that might challenge the memory of a number of visitors to the zoo. They are intended to remind viewers of the limited way in which we see, even at a site where we go especially to look. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rasmus Vasli
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

How much is your choice of spouse affected by your immediate family? This project looks at the new family relationship that is 'forced' on a person after two people get married. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jessica Zerbel
London College of Communication - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

As an artist I am interested in how the environments we occupy influence us, how photography has defined those places and shaped our perceptions of our surroundings, one another and ourselves. With these ideas in mind Ties That Bind looks at the familial history and women's rolls in constructing it. Women have used the family album since its inception to literally and figuratively keep the unit together. At it's very core an album reinforces bonds of blood, property/land, familial responsibilities as well as connecting the there-and-then to the here-and-now. Through this series I am doing just that, reinforcing our connections. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sam Henderson
University of Sunderland - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— MA/MFA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Objects provide our narrative, the nostalgia they provide assists in cementing our identity, place and history. The work presented questions the position these presentations hold and how we choose to share them as there is a dynamic in the 'public and private', even in the domestic household environment. The idea of collection is a 'public' facade and acts as representation to give a sense of place, a childhood memory, a considered presentation to share with others. The exploration of the 'private' is a personal and emotional symbolic revelation of grief and loss. Together the images confront and expose the social and psychological barriers erected in the domestic environment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Muhammad Imran
University of Sunderland - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The presented work is trying to explore the beauty or essence of the subject and the hidden qualities inside it. By combining aesthetics native to the artists Pakistan origin with digital processing, his work, developed from a Fine Art background of contemporary art and photography practice, engages with the retinal and the digital. The cinematic effects of an alternative reality and unusual beauty are achieved through innovative use of image superimposition and sandwich techniques. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emanuela Marenz
University of Sunderland - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'What's real?' is a photographic study about life in urban spaces and the interaction amongst encounters. This project is understood as a sort of visual diary where the photographer sketches her own perceptions of confusion, isolation and inattention that she experiences amongst people, in the urban scene. The photographic experimentation is directed towards glass panes and reflections that can be shaped on them. The use of glass surfaces symbolizes an 'open barrier' between the mind and the external world, while reflections turn into a chance to show cast the photographer's viewpoint. What she captures in the images are hidden details or moments, which represent her surreal sight of urban life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kavin Supupramai
University of Sunderland - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The concept was inspired by my experience first coming to the UK from Thailand. Homesickness frequently occurs when humans leave their specific home environments for unfamiliar places; the common ways to get rid of the phobia are attempts to adjust the surrounding atmosphere, introduce traditional objects to remember home and increase comfort levels. Examples are decorating room with family pictures, preparing traditional food, etc. The set of photographs is representative of the interior 'identity spaces' in various schemes, differing according to the subject's background and nationality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ekke Vasli
University of Sunderland - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'A Man Reading a Book' is a photographic exploration into the vague definition of 'genre', its problems and inevitably. Any person operating a camera limits his personal freedom to the photographic universe's unconscious and unwritten, yet omnipresent, rules. In this ongoing and endless project, a non-specific man is reading a blank book in an unknown number of known and obscure visual genres and styles. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maria Begasse
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

MY HEART IS AN EMPTY BUCKET is a verse from the poem 'Tabacaria' by the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa, which inspired me to make a series of photographs and to create a poetic text based on popular sayings about the heart. This body of work is a visual and verbal response to the poem where I explore my own relationship with my heart. Working in the darkroom, I used a technique that allowed me to add my handwriting to the photographic print, creating a fusion between image and text. The series is about being aware of the intimate. What I carry inside my heart and how I deal with what is stored inside defines how I relate to others. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sofia Borges
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Photography is privileged in its ability to represent our relation to time. The experience of waiting is revealed during the photographic process. Photography seems to corrupt the flux of time and the act of shooting is made dependent on the cameras with which the artist is working. My research looks on behalf of the subject, bounding the images as a function of the machine that shoots them. All my photographic works tend to reveal the camera itself. I am not trying to shoot something predefined; my process is to seek good subjects for each respective camera that I use. In this sense my work engages the viewer with a direct and tangible connection to time-based experiences where waiting becomes visible. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma Brennan
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'Tír na Móna' or 'Land made of Bog' is a photographic exploration of life in the self-contained Irish speaking regions in Ireland - Gaeltacht regions. The piece refers to rural Ireland and notions of Irish ethnicity with a particular interest in language and community. The fact that these peripheral areas are defined primarily on the spoken language and in a sense throughout these regions the language is preserved and seems to be suspended in the terrain is a major focal point. Significant emphasis is placed upon the boglands within these districts as masses of bogland occupy a vast proportion of Gaeltacht regions and equally as the bog is synonymous for its powers of preservation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michèle Clément-Delbos
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Golborne Road, London W10 is situated at the northern end of Portobello Road and has a diverse and eclectic mix of shops. On Fridays and Saturdays, the street transforms itself into a vibrant, colourful and ever-changing market scene. I have been familiar with the Golborne Road for more than 25 years. This documentary project started to evolve when a number of shops closed or rapidly reinvented themselves under new ownership. Political and social changes, such as chain-store takeovers and the planned 'gentrification' of the area, are already seeing the permanent dispersal and subsequent probable extinction of this long established and close-knit community. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ian Farrant
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The series 'Veterans' highlights past and present wars. Through the use of text and interviews from my primary sources, I have been able to give a first account of what the war and its conflicts were like for those individuals who were personally involved and their experiences of it. The portraits in this series examine the identities of each of the veterans. This project is very timely as world conflicts are invariably receiving media coverage. I also aim to highlight the wars and conflicts that don't receive the media attention they perhaps deserve. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew Kennedy
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This project stems from the obsession of a new relationship and the intimate gaze which two lovers share. As a photographer, this obsession took over all my work for a while and had to be exorcised. However, in doing so I found an interesting problem: in a world filled with portraits of women - in adverts, magazine covers and on TV, for example, how does one make a portrait of a woman while still creating work with artistic integrity? The project aims to express the intimacy of a loving relationship as seen through the eyes of one party. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Amin Kojoori
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

These images are part of the series 'Damash' in which I aimed to reflect the natural, dream-like beauty of a special region in Iran, called 'Damash'. Due to its distinct natural properties, 'Damash' is only one of two regions in the world where a unique type of lily, Lilium ledebourii, can grow. These images were taken over a two-year period, between 2008 and 2009. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kasia Kosaka
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The series Family Album could be termed a modern documentary where children from old photographs, now grown up, and adults from different cultural backgrounds visit the existing spaces of one another's homes. In the work, I have revisited my partner's childhood home in Japan and constructed stories of a fictional past, questioning the cultural impact on both our identities. By using diptychs of culturally contrasting interior spaces I wanted to develop deep levels of the narrative, allowing the viewers to 'peel off' different layers of possible interpretation, whilst addressing common cultural expectations and stereotypes. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Karin Manunapichu
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

What is the meaning of "home"? I have often thought about this since I came to England. Can I call London, the city that I live right now, my home, if I already have a home in Bangkok, Thailand? Sometimes 'home' doesn't mean the place you were born at all but it can be the place where you live, where you can take a rest and feel safe. Sometimes, when I start to look on London as my home, I notice that it looks like my "real home" Bangkok more than I think. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Santa Piterniece
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In my work I explore issues of memory, dreams and time, identity and loss, presence and absence, and the relationship between the intimate and the public. In my project 'Personville' I repeatedly mine my family's own photographic history, transforming images from my childhood by projecting them into settings of my home environment today. These childhood images that I project, along with the few memories I recollect - have functioned as a productive means of self-knowledge and of self-representation - as an elaborate autobiographical project. Photographs both define and remind us of our past, as well as promoting realities that have never existed; these themes are also explored in the works of my other projects. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Antonio Rizzello
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This project has developed over the last six months. By visiting Billingsgate market many times, I have got to know a group of fishmongers and learned a little about their lives. I have spent entire days at the market watching them at work, mostly through the night. Returning there most nights, I have experienced the contrast between the silence of the night outside and the restless activity inside the market. These men generally start their shifts just after midnight (when most of us are sleeping) and work right through the until 10 o'clock in the morning. I wanted to show the fishmongers' world, their way of life, their labours and their emotions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Solmaz Tahvilzadeh
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Kadoosan Grand Hotel is located in Anzali, one of the major seaports in the north of Iran, on the Caspian Sea. It was built, by order of the Shah of Iran, in the 1950's and was to be an example of a future for Iran heavily modelled on the American way of life. For a time it was one of the most popular luxury hotels in Iran, catering to both wealthy Iranians and foreign tourists, but now the Shah is gone and the Hotel stands as a memorial to the optimism of Iran prior to the revolution. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mohsen Zarei
Sir John Cass School of Art, Media and Design, London Metropolitan University - MA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'The Dream' is the title of this series of photographs; the dream that comes to us when we are asleep or semi-conscious. It is, in fact, driven by the thoughts that we constantly have in our mind or those that occur spontaneously on a day-to-day basis. Dreams are like journeys; we visit, sometimes repeatedly, the places and thoughts that preoccupy us and in which neither time nor place have specific boundaries. In this series of photographs, I have explored a visual interpretation to the dream as experienced by the central character when she is asleep. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laurie Campbell
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In this body of work, I explore left-over memory spaces in post-Soviet places. It is their situatedness and reiteration within the landscape that I find intriguing. Soviet-era monuments which once took centre-stage, now they occupy mostly left-over spaces. As memory residua, they occupy a place that is not a place. They embody aspects of liminality; visible but unseen, valuable but not valued, everywhere and nowhere. They appear at odds with a landscape that increasingly reflects the socio-economic and political progress of more recent times. A sense of their growing impermanence is evident, as both nature and socio-economic progress gradually encroach upon the space they occupy, reinforcing this sense of placelessness. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anne Cassidy
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In the countryside or on the street, the passage of a funeral interrupts, for an instant, the equanimity of even the indifferent observer. The death of my mother was the starting point for this work. While I engaged in the customs and rituals that universally accompany the final rite of passage, I became aware that a funeral is not only commemorative of the deceased but is equally an attempt to fill the lacuna that has opened in the lives of the bereaved, to end the hiatus that has interrupted ordinary living. While taking these photographs, I have worked consciously within a tradition of Irish funeral photography, using traditional sliver fiber based prints in medium format. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura Curran
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I undertook this project to help me deal with the feelings of grief and mortality I experienced after the sudden death of my friend.  I asked Corrina's family and friends to write her a letter, telling her what they have been doing for the past year and how her passing has affected their lives. There are small moments of fragility, anger and joy as the sitter connects with her once again through their letter.  The resulting images act as a catharsis for expressing those words someone maybe never got to say, opening up a connection to her once again. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gavin Oliver Devine
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Taking inspiration from my 'coming out' experience I have developed a photographic investigation into what it is to be a gay man in Ireland today. When sitting for a portrait my subjects are casually interviewed about their 'coming out' and through the conversation I attempt to visually document the emotions that surface on their face during the course of these dialogues. Working with a range of ages I attempt to remove the stereotypes of gay men and instead show how homosexuality has moved throughout the generations. It is not just a "fashionable fad" as some may see it but a real, difficult and important aspect of the sitter's life. Through my work I hope to highlight the obstacles and inner-trials men face when coming to terms with their sexuality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tim Doak
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Jason Smyth keeps pigeons on the roof of the church. Ever since he was a young boy growing up in Dublin, where Jason and his best friend would build secret lofts in derelict buildings across the city, it was his dream to one day have a pigeon loft just like this. Just over two years ago Jason's wife died after a short, yet brave, battle with cancer. Soon after, his pastor suggested he build a pigeon loft on the roof of the church. During 2010 I spent a year with Jason, making work about his pigeons, his faith and the process of mourning and moving on. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Robert Ellis
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This body of work documents the space inhabited by a small alternative community in the West of Ireland. By exploring the private world created by the people that live here, this work adopts a silent and contemplative tone, and seeks to engage with this space and its inhabitants, rather than expose it. Through carefully negotiated access and many discussions, this work becomes a catalyst of my experience and the time spent making the work. Carried out over the period of a year the images reveal the harsh depths of winter and the warm fertility of summer. The images tell the stories of the people that belong here, but only ever show a glimpse of their presence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michael Farrelly
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This project is underpinned by notions of the picturesque aesthetic in landscape painting along with the use of constructed spaces, used specifically in these images as man-made fishing lakes. Where the picturesque scene in painting is constructed by the artist via paint on canvas, the areas in these photographs are created, man-made, designed and built to a criteria questioning the attitude we associate with apparent natural beauty and what that may mean. This project opens discussion to our relationship with nature and how much of the spaces we regard as 'natural' are in-fact constructed leading to question their validity as place or space, fact or fiction, reality or reverie. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Clare Gallagher
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

The work is concerned with everyday life - the ordinary activities, states of mind and conditions of existence that fill time outside the moments of drama and spectacle. I am interested in the sense of ordinariness inherent in the repetitive, habitual work of home while trying to appreciate the experience as simultaneously mundane and precious. Inspired by Guy Debord's Theory of the Dérive, I began by following his directions: "In a dérive, one or more persons during a certain period drop their usual motives for movement and action, their relations, their work and leisure activities, and let themselves be drawn by the attractions of the terrain and the encounters they find there..." . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew Horsman
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am a curious audience, fascinated that someone on their way to Mass can drive past a fairy tree which is revered because of evil spirits. I am overawed when I see a well-tended holy well in an otherwise remote or barren land, or a church that has been built by the edge of a lake, at the base of a mountain. It makes me consider with great reverence the faith that someone has had to firstly build and then to visit and tend these sites of faith. My images have all been taken on large format, 5' x 4' film, which is particularly suited to highlight the sweeping Donegal landscapes, allowing me to look at the expressions of faith from a distance. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christine Redmond
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This body of work was taken in the Forty-Foot in Dublin Bay, a place which features significantly within the literary work of James Joyce. With the donning of bathing suits, the overt signifiers of class and status, as well as social inhibitions, are rendered invisible thanks to the equality brought about through the activity of swimming. Indeed, for many, the swim has become a regular year-round ritual and an important aspect of their lives where the constraints of everyday existence are washed away by the sea. The quality of the light, the endless motion of the waves, as well as the sea's ever-changing moods all serve to create an environment where the mundane is immersed within the forces of nature and dissolved into insignificance. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anthony Rush
University of Ulster - MFA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

These photos are part of an investigation/documention of the former Military Barracks in Omagh.Having lived in Omagh for most of my life the Barracks always assummed a peculiar yet persistant focus within my life.My feelings regarding the space were always ambivalent and unsettling ,largely due to family links to the barracks.My Grandfather,an Irish Catholic from Drogheda served for most of his life with the British Army and for a large part of that was stationed along with his growing family at Lisanelly Barracks.Ambivalence and dual allegiances to a large extent informed my understanding and attempts to define the space. Subsequently these photographs of the former military barracks in my home town,ask questions relating to closure/disclosure, order/disorder, longing/belonging. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David Kilian Beck
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Portrait photographs of long departed members of one's family confront the viewer with the unknown and the passing of time. Due to the lack of testimony from the sitter's side the viewer's only possibility is imagining the off-frame space. In combination with the stories we have been told and the collective memory of a family, we hallucinate and reconstruct the person and the moment in which the picture was captured. In this project the artist follows three narratives of deaths in his family and puts contemporary tableaux in contrast with personal super8 footage and photographic material. Printed on silk, it illustrates the fleetingness and transparency of our perception and memory. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paula Gortázar
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

'Common Space' depicts the interiors of the European Parliament, an institution that despite being little understood or liked by many citizens, is gaining a prominent role in legislating European living circumstances. In its corridors, offices and meeting rooms, these quasi-futuristic spaces reveal a fantasy created in the fifties; a future whose ideals have been recently put into question after the serious economic recession suffered across the continent. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tam Hare
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

This work centers on social conditioning as a result of state ideological control. I am troubled by the contradictions I observe in current political and cultural positioning, my installation is a result of these issues. The relentless film loop from It's A Wonder Life conveyed to me the notion of 'Innocence Lost'. The significance of this, on me as socially conditioned subject is what I am exploring through the work. By combining personal recollections with the 'collective consciousness', I aim to express how my own notions of morality polarise with the shared social reality I experience. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Deirdre King
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I am fascinated by the question of what makes an image. Is it the object we look at, the way it is staged or framed, or the history it is inserted into? Its some of all of this, but it is also something more. Visuality is determined by more than the visual. We access the image not through eyes or mind alone, but as embodied beings through a plenitude of senses. The visual is simply a jumping-off point. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Davide Maione
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

A place that I can't pronounce is the place that I want to be. The place that I can't pronounce is where I am. How did I get there? Was I drifting or did I fall asleep and miss my stop? I can't remember anymore. I know it was a journey on a train of associations, and the persistent disillusion to be what I am not, became a fixation. And again I found wisdom in little words, "To find what I've forgotten, you say; for the idea of myself, shall not enfold me." And again I thought of photographs as minor interventions to go beyond image and the idea of you - as me. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Javier Marquerie Thomas
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In a rupture, dislocated from the biographies, only one time exists; a recess in the present continuous, a suspension. A paradox of the foetus in utero, a paradox of infinity; a border beside another, a beginning next to an end, with limits but limitless. Here, the smell of viscera is strong, it is hermetic. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Bethan Mills
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

We have a thirst for knowledge, seem to always be searching, looking and discovering. It is an urge that is seemingly without end. We never quite get there or ever quite reach fulfillment. Our thirst is beyond satiation. The spark of an idea is never totally extinguished or resolved and can be dulled through explanation. As we try to feed our hunger by exploring we create a larger and even more voracious appetite. If we don't look there is always an itch or a niggle that seems to prevent finding peace. So we continue to search, to fuel the fire of inquiry and yet still we never really know what we are looking for, or if we've found the answer. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tom Need
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

I have chosen a selection of images from a much larger body of work featuring subjects that evoke a sense of loneliness or longing. When a sense of disillusionment manifests itself, uncertainty creeps in and all that we are left to do is comprehend what remains. For this set of images pedestrian underpasses, motorway bridges, car parks and tower blocks become the spaces that resonate feelings of isolation and emptiness. These spaces also contain the motifs of Modernist architecture, signifying a time when utopian, democratic and socialist ideals were seen as a viable alternative to totalitarianism. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alexandra Serrano
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

Between Finger and Thumb addresses the issue of memory within the context of the family and its domestic environment. Here, the camera is used as a tool for the re-enactment of memories within the childhood home, creating scenes that rely entirely on the symbolic value of objects as reminders of people, lost feelings and past events. While the project explores the complex mechanism of reconstructed memories, questioning the veracity of our own history, it also reflects upon the psychology of a space that is dear to all of us. A place that is also the theatre of more sinister matters as it shelters in its darkest recesses and forgotten margins the remnants of past conflicts and family dramas. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gosia Sobieszek
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

These images are burnt into my mind, only bits, fragments, tatters. They tell a story about my father but at the same time they say a great deal about me. My relationship with him was never easy. He was always so strict with me and all my friends were afraid of him. He was not nice to them; irritable, abrupt and he sometimes shouted. I have never attempted to bridge the distance that lay between us however I always wanted to count on him, his support, his approval but we have never known how to talk to each other. I am angry with myself for having lost so much time - hours, days, years! Now every minute is precious! . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Clement Verger
University of Westminster - MA Photographic Studies
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:51:38 EDT

In my work I am exploring the relationship between memories and the practice of photography trough a narrative of landscapes. Considering the brain as a camera, fixing in memory sequences of lights, colours and shapes. Using the remaining feelings left by specific times and locations, I try to recreate in my photographs, images as close as possible to the real memories. To create these images I returned to the locations of my memories with a handmade pinhole camera, shooting on 4x5 colour film and finally hand printed in the lab. Using this unique camera melts the steps between the thinking of the photographs and the final printed work. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hannah Ali
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work explores how social clubs have maintained strong communities, despite their struggle to survive in a difficult economic climate. Rather than focus on the individual members, I have chosen to look for the traces of community evident in the empty clubs. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anna Bolanowska
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am a portrait photographer trying to discover a forgotten sense of history. Each portrait sitter's life is modeled by significant everyday events. I want to draw out such events through my photography. I am currently photographing WWII veterans. I also photograph babies and children - there is always something unique in their eyes and facial expressions - little twinkles that will last forever in my pictures. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jack Boniface
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series continues my exploration of mans relationship with the landscape, and how we have a sense of ownership of land. This series depicts the defensive structures that made up stop lines in the United Kingdom that divided the landscape up into fallback positions, for (which was considered at the time) an imminent German invasion during World War II. The pillboxes are often overlooked but clearly illustrate the presence of the War on the home front and not merely on a foreign field, and a desire to protect our land. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Josh Brown
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series is a continuation of my work on technology and its relationship with the spaces we occupy. A previous project concentrated on the crossover between our digital existence and the physical, this time I began looking specifically at the spaces gamers occupy in the real world as they are consumed in a virtual one. This idea grew into a wider exploration of the usage of electronic objects. The aim was to oppose the sleek, flawless image of technology in advertising and offer an alternative view of these objects with evidence of our interaction with them. The abstract style of the images is designed to delay recognition of each object and to focus on the evidence of interaction. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stewart Capper
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Soon to be London based photography graduate. My work focus' on youth culture and fashion within portrait photography. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michael Doyle
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project focuses on Geoff Thompson, the 'do it all' man at my childhood football club, Cadley FC. His official title is Club Secretary, but over his 13 years at the club he has accumulated a whole host of roles from groundsman to chairing the club meetings. On match days Geoff gets to the ground much earlier than everybody else in order to set up the pitches and changing rooms prior to the teams arrival. It's this time of solitude I wanted to capture. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Miriam Francis
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This current body of work explores the beauty and structure of the man-made landscapes involved in golf courses. I have chosen to work on a number of golf courses across the North West focusing in on the details of the course to create an abstract series. I have concentrated on capturing light and shadow and lines and formations which are created by the contrasts and juxtapositions of the well kept and pristine greens and fairways and the rough ground in between. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Myrddin Irwin
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Mosedale Cottage is one of many Bothies located within the UK. Bothies are shelters that are looked after by a charity called the M.B.A (Mountain Bothy Association). They are unlocked and are regularly used by hikers, climbers, dog walkers and general bothy enthusiasts. Whilst staying within a bothy you must take care of the 'bothy code', these are simple rules such as 'take your rubbish home', and, 'if you want to do your business, dig a hole 60 m away from resources.' So what do you need? Start with all of the equipment you would take when camping except the tent. For the rest, you'll learn what's useful as you go along. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Edward Jolley
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The photographic works I create are best-described styled minimalist works of fashion. These are a selection of photos from two of my fashion series. the first is a take on women imagining parts of there outfits during there daydreams. The second is a set of images has a femme fatale theme to it, using simple lighting with a sexual theme to crate a very film noir feel. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Frances Jones
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The photography work I produce has generally been fashion based, looking at the work from magazines and Internet websites, such as Vogue and Dazed and Confused. This current project is based on the idea of vulnerability. When a person sleeps their mind is exposed to everything the brain has to offer, you as an individual have no control over what happens in your dreams. Generally, when a person sleeps they are confined in a safe place, somewhere they call home and that is recognisable, such as a bedroom and in a bed. I aim to take this idea of vulnerability and sleeping into the dreams themselves and subvert the safe place to different locations, therefore enhancing the models vulnerability. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Daniel Kearney
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Edgelands of our towns and cities our constantly evolving and growing. The need for more and more goods has resulted in an expansion of our towns now becoming multi-centred places of commerce and residence. This series of images explores this changing development and how industry and retail fit in to our residential lives and into the natural and rural bands of land that surround our towns and cities. Houses and retail complexes crafted from the same mold, each one looking the same, rudely functional with a plastic façade in an attempt to improve the aesthetics. The constant search for that perfect balance of a successful retail and commercial industry without disturbing nature; the search for the perfect Disneyfied state. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marianne McGurk
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My own image making is about the fantastical, the fantasy, real wonderment, dreams and creating new identities. I am interested in embellishment, dressing up, elaborate costumes and creating a unique moment. I want people to identify and recognise the joy of my images and feel invited to share in that joy. It's not just about capturing the moment but also about capturing the moments past in the viewers mind and making the viewer ask questions. They are places of surrealism, wonder and vivid imaginations. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew Schofield
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work reflects a desire to experiment both with photography and clothing. My artistic expression explores the space and composition used within an image but with an emphasis on the structure and colour of the clothing I photograph. My latest work blurs colour and movement, placing my model in the empty space around her. This work enjoys the colour of fashion and the movement of the body. Fashion Photography is engaging and expressive and this is how I want my photography to be seen, experimental and creative. I feel these five images reflect my creative personality and expression. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sammi Sparke
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Object to Subject is rooted in theories of the 'the gaze'. The model displays different emotions intended to disrupt a straightforward sexual reading of the female nude. The theory follows, when the viewer sees an emotion in a stranger, an emotion they recognize, empathy takes place. After empathy is elicited the viewer, once inclined to look at the nude as a sexual object, is more likely to view her as a subject or personality. The images use the home as a stage to position this narrative of emotion. They are loosely sequential and if read as they are numbered will hopefully convey a story of emotion where the nude morphs from object to subject in the mind of the viewer. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gary Watts
Blackpool and the Fylde College - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Iconicity explores, through the representation of banal objects and the subject's physical features, traces of activity and presentation that symbolise the Iconic status and identity the subject possesses. In exploring the physical features and by interpreting the sub-text contained within the images, disclosure of cultural and social customs and events are witnessed that form and shape a common psyche and association with the subject. Blackpool Tower remains synonymous as a national and international landmark that transcends many decades of cultural and social spectacle, entertaining and generations throughout the course of its time. The images created throughout Iconicity announce Blackpool Tower in modern terms and by gazing upon these images, the Tower's continued ability to enthral and entertain remains. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jon Anrep
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Whether we call it a journey, a passage or passing the inevitable transition between life and death is an experience of space and movement. Drawn through this space we have little idea of how we are to encounter it. Only the comfort given from a few lines of Keats can accommodate how little we understand, 'capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.' (Keats: 1817). This can describe without need for searching out any purpose to what lies beyond. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David James Clark
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am concerned with the fragility of life and being that surrounds our own existence. By reflecting on our tenuous existence, I hope to provide a therapeutic and metaphorical space to consider the impermanence of life and the fragility of being that exists in the cyclical nature of life. My photographs are an exploration of the paradox that lies between an object rising and an object falling. For an infinitesimal period of time, there exists a moment of absolute suspension where the object is neither rising nor falling, but still. The photographs aim to entice the viewer into questioning the integrity and equilibrium of the structures, resulting in their own questions regarding the fragility of being. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Donna Clark
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project is a continuation of my previous work where I have delved into my past and looked at a central period of my life. The time my family immigrated to Israel during my adolescent years. My intention for this work was a photographic journey investigating the idea of belonging, displacement and the concept of home. I returned with my father to visit Karmiel, a Northern town in the Galilee. This is the place we called home during most of our years in the land. It had been over thirteen years since we left our apartment and as it was free of tenants I took the opportunity to revisit and photograph the space. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Amy Courtney
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'The body of the mother (and that of the lover) evoke fears of loss, even abandonment' -Esther Teichman These images are a documentation of the relationship between my mother and myself. When I was thirteen I lost my father to cancer, and ever since I have had an underlying fear of losing both parents. I used the idea of living on a small island in the English Channel and being constantly surrounded by the sea, as a metaphor for my feelings. The island is at the same time very enclosed, but very exposed to the calms and storms of the waves. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Joanna Cresswell
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Harry Price, a photographer, researcher and pseudo-scientist who dedicated his life to investigating non-rational phenomena, established the National Laboratory of Psychical Research in 1925. There are fascinating accounts from the Laboratory's archives that detail the absurd ways in which mediums created bogus paranormal activity in front of the camera to trick scientists and the public alike. In echoing the methods of these illusionists and working with basic materials such as wood, paper, light and cheesecloth, I began building a series of obviously constructed conjurations, that when photographed and presented as a series of studies in an ongoing document, work to highlight the underlying absurdity of belief invested in the photograph to distill absolute truth, and its relationship to the unexplained. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paula Evans
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These five images are from two different bodies of work made in the final year of my degree. The black and white seascapes are examples from a series called 'Everything in nothing and the permanently temporary' that challenges photography's relationship to nothingness. Further work in the series investigates how the camera transcribes a temporary permanence, exploring the ideas of our existence on earth and the thought that it may eventually end. The final three images are selected from a body of work entitled 'The inheritance of loss', a project that explored the idea of reliquary through homemade shrines. Most of my work is conceptually driven but evolves from documentary research. Please see my website for a more comprehensive review. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrea Fernandez
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'A healthy woman is much like a wolf: robust, chock-full, strong life-force, life-giving, territorially aware, inventive, loyal, roving. Yet, separation from the wildish nature causes a woman's personality to become meager, thin, ghostly, spectral. We are not meant to be puny with frail hair and inability to leap up, inability to chase, to birth, to create a life. When women's lives are in stasis, ennui, it is always time for the wildish woman to emerge; it is time for the creating function of the psyche to flood the delta.' Clarissa Pinkola Estés Women Who Run With the Wolves . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Shaun Hines
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Between the Ideal and the Actual' explores the environment of the zoological park. Do they transmit more than just educational material about their captives? Are they also representations of out-moded values and examples of our ancient empirical attitude towards the natural world? In some cases these man-made 'sets' prove to be a paradoxical safe haven from a disappearing and natural habitat. Included in their construction we find artificial lights, climate control, painted backdrops and simulated flora that provide a 'stage' for the captives to play out their role to us the 'audience'. We dutifully engage with this role-play; we peer, we laugh, we mock, we taunt and exit when the show is over. Windows on nature or mirrors reflecting back poignant aspects of modernity? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Josef Konczak
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Hiatus - Is a project formed of two halves. Part 1 records a six-day walk from East to West, tracing the former boundary of the Iron Curtain in the Harz Mountains, Germany. Part 2 draws together records, documents and stories, telling the complex histories of this area. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephen Lamprell
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Meridian, the line of zero degrees longitude, was first established in the mid 18th century. However, unlike the equator (zero degrees latitude) this line is completely arbitrary, a man-made construct, not fixed to any geographical feature in the world. However, since 1884 this has been recognised by the modern world as the demarcation for time zones and for mapping and surveying the world. This project involves walking along the meridian from Peacehaven on the south coast, through England in order to document the landscape and people I meet along the way, in order to question our own fixation with ordering and measuring time and space. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jennette Rodrigues
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Statistics show that 1 in 4 Britons will suffer from a mental health problem within a given year, with anxiety and depression being the most common combination of mental health disorders in the UK. The numbers are astounding, yet whilst the percentage rises, the stigmatism continues to intensify. When the darkness of depression washes over your weary, exhausted body it is hard to see the world in focus. These photographs articulate the darkness of living with a mental health disorder, one that is so common that it appears to be in fashion to have it; depression. This is emosionele vryheid. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jessica Morris
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Voids is a body of work I have created in response to being at a crossroads of uncertainty in my life and my recent development of Insomnia. Voids are places of contemplation, places where I ponder and where I think about nothing at all. There is a window of time between normal people going to bed and the birds singing when I dwell in the shadows of a gloomy basement, completely alone, willing my mind to shut down. There is no one to confirm my existence. My Photographs reflect my thoughts and the voids I find myself in throughout these sleepless nights. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jess Porter
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The body of work addresses my fascination with exploring my own heritage and the lives of my ancestors, in addition to the universal themes of love and loss. The death of a beloved one can have a monumental impact. Photography can play a significant role in the evolution of mourning as it can be used as an outlet for expressing emotional states of mind through a creative process. The images in the series symbolize traces of the meeting between my Grandparents during World War II and fragments of memories that I treasure from when my Grandfather was still alive. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Becca Pugh
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work is an exploration into the fragility of the family structure. Photographing the dolls house that my father built for me so many years ago, its condition now mirrors the recent separation of my parents and the breakup of a family. Once a secure, safe place full of fantasy and make believe, the house has slowly deteriorated through years of neglect. Now an unstable shell, it is a bleak reminder that things will never be the same again. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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William Richards
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The project explores the process of making imagery through the metaphor of being inside a camera. Inspired by Xavier De Maistre's 'A Voyage Around My Room', the photographs are the result of a journey undertaken around my own room in search of the unfamiliar. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Riley Ruthven
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The project 'Simulations' is a body of work looking at constructed sporting environments across the South of England. These environments have been built to portray the essence of true sporting facilities, but have been dramatically altered in order to match the confines of urban existences. Void of human presence, the project attempts to examine the spectacular nature of these altered landscapes. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louise Shepherd
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'The places we photograph are our roots' - Julia Hirsch As I have grown up I have changed my route in life, but have left my roots in the place I have always known. This project documents the lives of people I know and those closest to me, looking at their relationship to the environment I am so familiar with, an environment I feel to be heavily stereotyped in the media as being the rough end of society. The people I have photographed have had an influence in my life and by including them I feel it reflects myself. Coming from a community which is misrepresented, I feel my role is to give these people a chance to express their views on the misguided stereotypes present in the media. Please see my website for more examples. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jamie Stoker
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Oxford English dictionary defines Cryptozoology as the search for and study of animals whose existence or survival is disputed or unsubstantiated, such as the Loch Ness Monster. In the modern world that we live in with mass media and advanced technology chances are if these animals existed they would have already been discovered, yet there still exists an interest and fascination with the unknown that attracts both the scientists and tourists alike and is something that appeals to me as much now as it did when I was a small boy. With this in mind I travelled to the shores of Loch Ness to explore the people and places that form the backdrop to the legendary monster sightings. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hayley Nia Thomas
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Through this ongoing piece of work, I deal with the frustrations and confusions I have been faced with since my father was sectioned and I was made his carer. My father's physical and mental illness have stemmed from the abrupt separation with his son. In an attempt to fill the empty void that this has left in his life, I decided to find his son. After 25 years of not knowing him and being afraid of making contact, I take my father to New York, where we meet Winston. These images are part of a larger series that document the before and after our trip. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Watkins
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Escapism noun 'The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment or engaging in fantasy.' My work is about pretending. We can pretend to be anything and no one has to know otherwise. My self-portraits are a series of adopted personas as a means to interrogate notions of identity and belonging. I take images of myself to distract from the world around us and as a way of avoiding reality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samuel Wilcox
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Coppola is a project about time and the image, an exploration of the pose and a repeated struggling performance by the subject. Their trailing paths recorded, as they attempt to replicate the classical postures from art history. Motions and gestures hidden by the camera, floating in the dark. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Chelsea Wilkinson
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Tute rien se turne en dèclin, Tue chier, tut muert, tut vait à fin.' 'All things to nothingness decend, Everything falls, dies, comes to an end.' -Wace The language of Jèrriais is a dialect of Norman French, exclusive to my home island of Jersey. Jèrraiais, a language that was once spoken by all inhabitants of Jersey, has now been reduced to less than 2% of people being¬¬ able to speak it. The massive decline in Jèrriais speakers happened after World War II, when many of the islands younger generation were sent away to the main land to escape the German occupation of the island. This project intends to portray the state of the language today; exploring the archival material, the people that have been left behind in the languages demise and the evocative landscapes that Jèrriais has always been apart of. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sophia Wise
University of Brighton - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

An immersive study into folkloric territories and my Devonian heritage. 'Lay of the Land' utilizes the medium of photography in order to transform the Moor into a constructed and alternative reality. A series of images which explore imagined and physical subject matter which embody both a sense of tradition and history associated with rural Moorland landscapes. The studio becomes a stage for my elaborate recordings and imaginations of the Moor, theaters of the mind based on the materiality and physicality of the land. A constructed space that connects the familiar and its defamiliarized other, a combination of both truth and fiction often so closely linked to the formation of Moorland folk tales. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jan Adamska
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I decided to photograph an essential but unseen part of our everyday lives, the treatment of sewage waste. This 'invisible' service goes on 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, largely unnoticed by the majority of the population. My local wastewater treatment works has recently undergone a major expansion, commissioned to process the waste for an additional 1000 planned new homes. The sharp, modern lines of the buildings, immaculate pipework and sparkling apparatus are typical of the new technology seen in 21st century 'clean' industries which in this instance is ironic when we consider the purpose of the works in processing sewage waste for the town and its many thousands of inhabitants. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marie-Claire Ashcroft
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project looks at the game of virtual top trumps where constant connectivity forces manipulation of reality; feeding filtered narrative to our own personal audiences, living up to unrealistic ideals and the psychological effect when you can't keep up with your own digital creation. Having spent a great deal of time researching this concept, the final body of work is still being developed. These are just some of the visuals I have been working on so far and may not be featured in the final exhibition. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Barbara Balmer
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This year marks the tenth anniversary of my dad's death from mesothelioma: a very painful incurable cancer whose only known cause is exposure to asbestos. There are around 4,000 deaths annually from this disease and the trend is rising. The Greater Manchester Asbestos Victim Support Group are formidable political campaigners, experts on asbestos regulations, laws and health and safety. Sharing these inspirational women's heartbreaking journeys from diagnosis to death and beyond will stay with me always. I asked the women featured here, given one last conversation with your loved one, what would you want to say? Multiplicity visualises the surreal nether world that the bereaved and grieving inhabit after the beauty of normal daily life has been destroyed by asbestos. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christopher Bethell
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Urban Exploration is the art of having an intrigue into the unseen. It is to have the guts to venture past 'strictly no entry' or 'danger' signs that are there to deter general members of the public. Urban explorers are the people that push their limits both physically and mentally in order to see what is shielded by fences and security. What is fascinating however is not their activity, but how this has formed a close-knit community - creating friendships between people from opposite ends of the country and different walks of life. Urban Exploration isn't a crime, nor an offence: it's a need to see the world. It is a lifestyle. 'Take nothing but photos, leave nothing but footprints.' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lisa Blagg
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

A memory is something that we retain in our mind, but we can quickly forget a memory or replace it with a new one. A photograph can capture a moment in time and freeze it, but just like a memory we can replace a photograph or simply loose it. With old photographs from my family's past I am bringing them back to life. By sewing living flowers into the image I am changing the photograph and the meaning into something new. The flowers symbolise time and how time can affect the image, the photograph/memory is fresh and new again, but for how long before it fades and becomes old and forgotten? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Catherine Blamphin
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series of images was inspired by the concepts of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. Ikebana is about creative expression: living things are combined with carefully selected objects, resulting in a kind of beauty that cannot be found in nature. My photography explores the juxtaposition of the organic with the inorganic. By photographing seasonal flowers in unconventional situations, I encourage the viewer to appreciate the aesthetic found in everyday things. My intention with these images was to incorporate Ikebana's principles, including considered colour combinations, graceful lines and the use of space to enhance my existing ideas regarding the creation of distinctive, elegant, compositions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Erica Brejaart
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I believe that many women who stay at home experience a loss of identity at some point, while caring for a family and household. This body of work is my response to this idea and explores the identity of women in a shared experience of domesticity. The photographs were taken in their homes. The images are not for the family album nor are they studio shots. Rubber gloves, for me, symbolise domestic work. I am grateful to all the women who agreed to take part in my project, welcomed me into their homes and willingly put on those gloves for me. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Casey Carlin
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Minute by Minute' is an exploration of the self in flux. By using long exposures the image moves away from the static acceptance of what a photograph should be. This series of self-portraits is a form of phototherapy, allowing me to record clearly who I was for that period of time. By peeling away the rigidity of the face and all it hides, we expose the amorphous form which is the 'true self'. It defies definition, refusing to be still, ever changing and evolving. We live with a vague awareness of who and what we are. Often others see more of our true selves than we ever will. This is my way of addressing this. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rick Danks
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Having produced a series of environmental portraits, I developed an interest in finding the human element hidden within some of the toughest vocations. I sat and thought about the unsung heroes: who are they that put their lives on the line for us? They are not fighting in Afghanistan, they are not trying to stabilise the Middle East, and they are not fighting 'terror'. What they are doing is keeping ordinary British people safe and well by doing an extra-ordinary job. They are the emergency services. I decided to concentrate on the Fire Service and aimed to show the vulnerable, human element to these brave men and women that largely go unnoticed. I wanted to look past the uniform. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Graham Douglas
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

2011 marks the 250th anniversary of the opening of the first section of the Bridgewater canal. For this project, I have followed the course of the canal between Manchester and Altrincham, documenting the differing characters of the areas it passes through, and the echoes of the canal's history in the features of the present. The canal was once a major industrial artery, but the advent of first rail and then road transport has reduced it now to a leisure pursuit. Industry has turned its back on it, the roads dominate it, and large areas lie desolate and unused. Yet there is regeneration going on and it may well survive the vicissitudes of time one way or another. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Viv Gottlieb
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My fervent curiosity for the city, its buildings and people originates from the 1960s when, as a child, I explored the streets around my father's shop in Manchester. Here I revisit that area - now known as the Northern Quarter. My natural passion is for architectural, documentary and street photography. My commercial portfolio is predominantly architectural and interiors, environmental portraits for editorials, and product work. I established Gottlieb Photography in April 2011 prior to graduation from the University of Chester Contemporary Photography Foundation Degree (FdA). I had previously run my own business for some years and had senior roles in the large corporate environment. I endeavour now to carve my niche in the commercial photography field whilst continuing The City projects. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Natasha Halliwell
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work is based around nature, taking objects out of their natural environment and photographing them within a different setting. With the concept of looking closely at the objects to show how small things are easily forgotten, I wanted to highlight the natural world around me, my environment and what I would normally take for granted to show it at its best. Highlighting key features in the image with both light and colour, I try to show textural qualities and fine detailing. We see nature every day, but do we truly appreciate its beauty? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lynda Haney
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

There is something peaceful, almost spiritual, about the ocean, the play of light on its surface giving it a surreal quality, but whilst it is beautiful it is also unpredictable. It is complex and enigmatic, infinitely changeable but remaining the same. I am in the water; I become part of it, inconsequential at the whim of the tide and waves. The ocean flaunts its power as it takes control of me, control of the camera. Engulfed by waves, the sea merges with the sky, distorting perspective, causing feelings of isolation and uncertainty. I am overwhelmed by its menacing strength as I realise how small and powerless I am. Love the ocean. Fear it. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sophie Johnson
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My love for photography developed from an interest in the visual and performing arts. I have always been on the lookout for new ways in which to express myself and from the first time I picked up a camera throughout my travelled upbringing I found a true passion for the magic one can capture through visual imagery. My photography has now reached a pivotal point in which I am in a deep exploration of my intended path. Intimidated of people before my camera lens has turned into an intriguing curiosity within my imagery. My images explore the possibilities and fascination of the human species. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Katherine Marlor
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Park is a body of work designed to invite the viewer to consider the importance of the green spaces in our towns and cities. Is the Victorian ideal of an essential amenity to provide healthy leisure activity for the working classes still relevant in the twenty first century? To many the park provides a welcome oasis in the urban environment: an open space to play and socialise. I have captured city dwellers at leisure in their parks in order to explore their relationship with this man made, pseudo-rural landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma McKay
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Predominately photographed on a Friday night, this work seeks to capture teenagers - between the ages of 14 and 16 - in pursuit of 'something to do'. They were documented hanging around the streets, at house parties and looking for excitement. One of the aims was to try to capture the group social interaction and their different personalities and to contrast this with deliberately isolated portraits of some of the group individually. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Johanna Steward
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images are selected from my Wedding and Boudoir Portfolio. Whilst undertaking the Contemporary Photography Foundation Degree (FdA) I have established my own wedding and portrait business, Johanna Steward Photography and have enjoyed a very positive response to my work. My visual artwork represents my own contemporary and artistic style of wedding and portrait photography. I seek to capture beauty with an original and innovative style. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Fatima Yadollahi
Mid Cheshire College - Foundation Degree Contemporary Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am interested in the process of ageing and decided to document its effect on people, buildings and vegetation. A number of factors determine the results of the ageing process such as time, maintenance and good fortune. In some cases the passage of time may improve the appearance and in others it is seen as detrimental. Aesthetically a decaying pear may have natural beauty but can the same be said about a person? Whether something is improved with age or not is a subjective matter. If old buildings are restored they retain their character and their aged appearance. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samantha Bush
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is a collection of images based around my family and in particular their personal belongings and objects that show a part of their life. I have made a collection of photographs based around my grandparents and re-photographed some old family photos that I have found, particularly of my grandparents when they were younger. I think it is interesting for the viewer to see the different generations work with each other. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lucy Coates
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The places I chose to photograph are run-of-the-mill streets in Chester and Llanelli. They were not chosen because they are particularly affluent, nor because they are run down or derelict, but because within the streets there were quirks and nuances that caught my eye. As I continued with this project I began to create collections of these different areas, and each collection became a representation of my journey and what I see when I walk around those places. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christian Davis
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is centred on the duality between objectivity and subjectivity. Influenced in equal measures by early 20th century anthropometric photography and contemporary style magazines, my work is situated between a scientific knowledge of the body, its function and movement, and how this translates within the context of fashion. I am particularly interested in this strategy as a way of representing sport. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jon Jones
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My pictures are about capturing people and places. Everything is temporary - buildings are demolished and people grow old and die. I need to capture a moment from my friends and family to retain the feelings of excitement when looking back at a photograph. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Natalie Lahan
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In my work I have explored Stockport and focused on the impact industry has had on this town. I have looked at the way historic landmarks are still apparent and have focused on the architecture that is still a key part of Stockport's heritage. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Thomas Poole
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Architectural form is my theme and spaces, places and surfaces have become my focus. Looking at reflective materials, through structures and into modernist interiors I'm looking for things that most people ignore. My work also explores geometric shapes, abstraction and surrealism through photo-manipulation. In these works I take on the role of an architect creating works which have a sculptural quality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Stewart
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My project explores identity and personality by documenting people's ephemera and possessions. Showing artifacts from selected people's home environments, I aim to show their way of life and their interests. Looking at this, we get a sense of their background and where their loyalties lie. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alexandra Shon
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

As an individual I have always been interested in how objects and images can help to evoke a memory or experience we may have forgotten about. My work is a collection of my own photographs, found images and objects - all of which were taken from Sefton Park in Liverpool, a place my family knows very well. I wanted to add another dimension to my practice and I felt that by using found images and objects gives the work greater depth, changing my role to more of a compiler than a photographer. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jess Middleton
University of Chester - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My photography has always been about people and in this set I have taken a closer look at the way women are seen and portrayed in an image. Are they the subject or an object? The function of the photographic portrait is to capture the likeness of a person, but who are these women? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mike Bennett
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Photography is not just a job to me it is a passion. From the moment I picked up my first camera when I was younger, I fell in love instantly. I never get tired of finding new ways of taking photographs. I am constantly hungry for new subjects and ways of shooting. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew Dunning
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series is a selection from a larger body of work titled 'Coach'. Paul Allen is an Army veteran, family man, Boxing club owner and the coach of Olympic hopeful Amanda Coulson, a female boxer from Hartlepool in the North East of England. With the build up to the 2012 Olympic Games, the focus is on the athletes who will represent our country, yet the people who have trained these athletes are often overlooked. With this series of photographs I hope to give an honest representation of Paul, a man who has made a positive contribution to society both in his time spent in the forces and in the work he does for his community as a boxing coach. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Di Emerson
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work produced within 'Once, A Glimpse' is an emotional response to my surroundings. This is a depiction of a personal environment. The viewer is allowed to place their own interpretation upon the photographs because of their abstract nature. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michael Emmet
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My interests are based on the landscape and the people within the land. The landscape has many genres such as social, lifestyle, street, portrait and architecture and can be captured in many different means of outcomes depending on the photographer's ways of seeing. My work is recognized on the articulated term used as voyeurism. The camera arguably can be a political weapon; it creates photographic evidence of what reality actually denotes in the subject matter. Gazing down at our social environment from a high perspective, which indicates their unawareness of my looming existence. My photographs demonstrate aspects of social activities in the 21st century, which incorporate some of the finest architectural engineering within the space of a suburban landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachael Fallis
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

As a photographer I am interested in the massive billboards that dominate the urban environment. Advertising is an intrinsic part of our modern culture, intruding on our lives wherever we are, in our homes it comes to us via the TV, and out of our homes the message is reinforced on billboards. My research found that it costs over 1,000 pounds to put a message on a billboard, at a time when households in England are struggling to compensate for Government cuts. Worldwide we see starvation and poverty, in the face of this, advertising, and the produce that is advertises, seem really irrelevant. Couldn't the money spent on advertising be better put to use? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Suzanne Holmes
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work I have created is a reflection of my personal life and the people closest to me. My aim was to show the contrasts between the two places and lives, yet also show the connections of one another, making the images intimate and filled with sentiment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Robert Kelly
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.' - Garry Winogrand Photography for me is an outlet whereby I am free to express the world around me as I see it. There is always the question in my mind of how the subject in front of me will look photographed, and this is what drives my passion for photography. I strive to photograph subjects that relate to current events, but also photograph that which eye is drawn towards; things such as patterns, shape, texture, light and colour. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma Randall
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Musician' is a series of portraits of musicians in environments sympathetic to their social space yet out of context to their chosen instrument in order to challenge the social stereotypes imposed upon them. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Shahrzad Shemirani
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Location: Tehran - Iran. While depicting an upbeat modern view through fashion the collection aims to highlight the contrast in religious believes on the streets of Tehran. Compared to the controversial images we have seen from Iran over the last 2 years and considering the events that have shocked the world, these images show a far more relaxed atmosphere on the street where people walk along each other without animosity, regardless of their religious or political believes. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jessica Lauren Smith
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The use of my camera is to document the forgotten and everyday environment that makes up our urban landscape. I enjoy peering into the abandoned and decayed with curiosity and producing something of real beauty. My work is about changing the perspective of the nonchalant public and persuading them to appreciate the world that they have built up around them. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Donna Toroni
Cleveland College of Art and Design - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am interested in people and the transitional moments in their lives. Through portraiture my work investigates the psychological experience young people undertake as they embark on their journey from childhood to adolescence and ultimately adulthood. The portraits explore the uncertainty young people feel as they shape their new identity and develop their sense of belonging in an unfamiliar adult world. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michaela Roth-Boggis
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The idea behind the work is to allow, sitter, photographer and viewer to experience colour in its purest form, as light Inspiration for the work started with the viewer and colour, it is important for the artist to create a moment, where the viewer is connected to the work through their own experience, where an interaction takes place in their own minds. As visual beings we experience colour and colour can become our experience, linking us to the past as our other senses do. This work does not state that, a specific colour has a specific emotional quality. In a sense, it refuses to tie colour down to a specific meaning allowing them to be as they are, elusive phenomena. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Pawel Stopa
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Photographs can show the truth, but they can also lie, depending completely on the intention of its creator. In this collection of images, I wanted to show concerns and problems close to my own personal life. This work aims to show problems that people try to erase from their own memories, by showing them in a more ironic way. We all have problems that we may try and ignore or forget about. Often, we do not see what harm this is doing to our lives and others. This collection of 'situations' attempts to show what might happen if we ignore present day problems without resolving them and giving them the attention they deserve. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rebecca Waddington
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project investigates the beauty found in urban decay, in the crumbling and abandoned places of yesteryear. Places that were once thriving centres of family life are now forgotten. Houses knocked down to make way for new and modern buildings; whole communities being erased to make way for new ones. Humans are explorers by nature. The quest for discovery, both old and new, is part of what separates us from rest of the animal kingdom. Since the world we live in has been largely mapped and plotted, we urban adventurers turn our sights toward the relics of old and the ruins of the recent past. I love history and discovering the stories that are found in places of urban decay. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Luke Hardy
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The photographic image can be a surprisingly deceptive tool - the idea that the camera 'never lies' is an invariably far-from-accurate analogy. The images in this project are images of war photography that I have recreated using models, dioramas and Photoshop techniques. The aim of the images is to show how even images that look as organic and fluid as combat photography, can be a false image. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gawaine Meechan
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work relates to social concepts and issues that impact on local communities yet are often overshadowed by the drama of world news events. In this project I investigated working life in the North of England, in the wake of the last recession. In analysing the chance disruptions which occur during job interviews, private meetings and training sessions, the images attempt to discover the hidden psychological effects which the financial crash has had for those working, and those seeking work on the frontline. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gem Cowen
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The exploration of the unknown has led humanity to where we are today. The quest for knowledge, experience, the willingness to accept the risk for an unknown outcome, has allowed us to progress. The test of discovering new reaches remains with many of us, in all manners of life. In the mountains, a notion of our own transience, fragile mortality and our insignificant place in such incomprehensible immensity creep into our consciousness. Mountains have an ethereal, evocative seduction that some find impossible to resist. Mountainscapes are no longer occupied by the stories of monsters old; the only thing holding you back is yourself. Climbers experience a complex paradox in the mountains; they know the risks they take but question are the rewards worth it? Those who have found this calling and pursue it in the mountains are fortunate. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tim Greenslade
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This photographic series is an investigation of the idealistic dreams of a perfect life that demonstrates notions of authenticity of experience and environment. Our ability to construct new narratives in life are contained or limited by what we know. To further the narrative of ideal notions, I found inspiration from photographing within the American culture. Often our search for 'truth and meaning' is found through a reading of what is, potentially, a fabrication (whether partial or total). By photographing these spaces and searching for an understanding of 'happiness' I am, in effect, exploring a belief of how these spaces - in mid-west America - would be and feel like to live in. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ross Santamera
University of Cumbria - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Influences come from a variety of sources but most common are religious beliefs, family and friends and, most importantly, personal experience. However an ever increasing exposure to mass produced media through radio, television, the Internet and daily newspapers has to be considered one of the main places that a twenty first century being receives most of their information. The global institute of the media is a slick machine with the ability to seduce its audience to make their 'journalism' your truth. The more I investigated the culture of mass media, the more apparent it became that the media's elite set a framework within which others work. Newspapers and news channels are produced in the image of their institute's agenda. Through my photography I like to tackle or view issues that I believe to be generally out of sight, out of mind, however this issue isn't out of sight as we are attacked on a daily basis by opinion and selected news which can't be ignored. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Heather Tempest
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My project is a combination of documentary and conceptual photography, in that I aim to photograph what is no longer there and convey a sense of absence. I explore the themes of nostalgia and personal history within the location of family homes, attempting to create photographs that show echoes of life within a domestic environment through traditional darkroom methods. By focusing on homes and small details within them I study the evidence of deterioration and lack of human presence in the space. My work is a mixture of photography and photograms, combining an image of the space with a physical object from that space; in this way my work examines the home and ephemera from the domestic space. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anthony Garratt
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

We spend our life in rooms; confined to small boxes, yet most of the time these spaces are just background noise in our busy and hectic lives. Its not until these spaces around us are documented that you notice the details. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Greg Hayes
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Greg Hayes is a photographer from London. Having left the capital to study BA (Hons) Film Studies, Photography & Video at De Montfort University. His dissertation project explores temporal spaces, looking at the boundaries set up between public and private space through the notion of separation and the appropriation of grouping. Initially following a typological approach this project looks at bars and pubs in the Leicester area, focusing around the way they conduct themselves as social hubs. Through using a bird's eye view this series gives the spectator a fresh look on interior décor and holds a unique aesthetic while conveying the subjects in a new light through the utilization of his own developed technique. In all of his projects Greg rejects the standard way of using the apparatus and seeks to find new and creative ways of using it. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alexander Hurst
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The interaction between Mankind and the Animal kingdom is something that has interested me for years, ranging from people and their pets, to horse racing and the controversy surrounding the sport and recently to Zoos. This project is in no ways defacing zoos, I did not want to try and show zoos in a negative light but more to document the environment and the way we see them. What I wanted to show was more of the man made cages and the false environment we make for them to live out their lives in the best way we can. Almost to the point of it being comical. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tim Jobling
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Tim Jobling is a contemporary documentary photographer whose fascination lies within documenting everyday aspects of our lives and the things we see around us. This project 'Big Business' takes a different look at the current recession. Instead of focusing on the smaller businesses, Jobling has chosen to look at the larger household names that have lost out to the current economic climate. Inspired by the New Topographic movement of the 1960's and 70's, the series takes a very straight approach to the documentation of these spaces. By looking at the grey buildings and dilapidated landscapes these 'warehouse' stores have left behind, Jobling hopes to bring home to the viewer the true scale of the recession and people it has affected. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alexandra Jordan
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This particular body of work called 'Gangi' is a portraiture series of my Grandfather with a twist. The idea for this body came after regularly visiting my grandfather after my grandmother died 3 years ago. The household has not changed in the slightest since they had moved in during the 70's and neither after her death in 2008. The rooms are empty of people but full of clutter and the décor is a strange hypnotic twang of the 70's. The concept behind this body of work is that by taking photographs of a person's home and their surroundings it can be more of an insight into their life and personality than standard portraiture you see all the time. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jakub Jurkiewicz
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Since all my family lives in Poland and the love of my life is British, I travel a lot. My work depicts the moments of little solitude, the feeling of being "in between" the places you care for. Simply because I can never have them both. My images focus on the moments when you lack people that can't be in the given place and time. That's why I never portray anyone in my pictures - it is virtually impossible to take a single image of everyone I care about. What is important is the moment of passing through one environment to another. I'm trying to express that short moment through my photography by clashing the views from Poland and England. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Olivia Parker-Scott
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work was created as a photographic response to the book post secret. The aim was to explore the idea of people's secrets and personal thoughts being hidden amongst their everyday lives. Throughout this project I visited numerous shops, cafes, laundrettes and any other space that was available to photograph the people that worked there and their surroundings. Each person photographed was asked to write something personal about themselves on a postcard to accompany their photograph. The thoughts that were written, more about this collection and my other work can be found on my website. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Victoria Penrose
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In April 1999 my Dad, Malcolm, was diagnosed with a brain tumour. At the time Doctors gave him 2 months to live, this year marked twelve years since that prognosis. This body of work aims to show his strengths, his courage, his ups and his downs. It is an insight into his day to day life living with a terminal illness. I wanted to capture his frustration as his speech and walking abilities decline, his relationships with those he depends on - my Mum as his primary carer and my elderly Grandparents who dedicate their time to looking after him, his great sense of humour but also his quieter moments, and the use of old photographs to help tell his story. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anne-Louise Pilbeam
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Seizing Pure Emotion' is a study of five young women; which aims to break the conventional portrait pose by taking them to an emotional level within the studio environment. I chose these five young women as they have all gone through a year of great change, in their personal lives and experiences. Each sitter was taken into the studio where they were asked questions about; expectations, success, highs and lows in the past year. After the conversation they sat for two minutes in silence engaging with the camera and reflecting on what affected them the most. Each photograph was taken at the end of the two minutes; capturing a true representation of natural emotions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jade Romaniuk
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Jade Romaniuk is a photographer and video maker from the North East of England. She is about to graduate from De Montfort University, Leicester studying BA (Hons) Photography and Video. Primarily a video maker, she has a passion for conceptual photography, challenging the themes of identity and self-perception in all aspects of her work. Her work attempts to engage the viewer, often by disguising deep-set issues within a commonplace setting to create provocative imagery. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alex Smith
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I'm a student from Peterborough graduating from DMU Leicester this year. The work shown comes from two very different sides of my photography. Three of the images show unusual manmade objects and reflections in the natural world. These come from a project I did last year when I was making a 'world within a world'. The other images are portraits, one was taken for part of a facial expressions project and the other one was taken in the street during an EDL protest. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sam Voaden
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sam Voaden is a young photographer based in the South West region of England. Having studied BA (Hons) Photography and Video at Leicester's De Montfort University, Sam primarily focuses on creating documentary work. His most recent project approaches the subject of birthmarks, documenting a personal journey investigating what life is like living with a facial mark. Other projects Sam has worked on include an exploration of Britain's road network, and his self published books are full of character and personality found in the cafes and services he photographs. Sam Voaden produces some interesting work, and uses photography as a device to learn about his subjects, and explores a different world with each project he embarks on. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alex Wilson
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work focuses on people and portraits, particularly the construction of portraits in-studio. By using now redundant forms of photography such as Polaroids and paper negatives I attempt to translate the intangible image into a physical object, capturing the ephemeral and fragile and making it solid, this also grounds my work in the history of photography and to some extent, makes my images appear to be 'outside' of time. My work is heavily influenced by the photographs of Bill Henson and early photographers such as Auguste Belloc and Edward Weston, particularly in their use of low-key lighting and the rendering of skintones. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Robin Wright
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is usually routed in process and the mechanical nature of creating a piece of work. In this project I'm exploring the notion of non-space taking into consideration the moments in transit between states. 'FLUCTUATIONS' stems from the idea of creating an image derived from the audio-visual landscape of cinema. Working with the notion of a sensory environment, using water to create images that are not immediately readable. Physical suspension within the medium echoing the process of creation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Yiannos Hadjielia
De Montfort University - BA (Hons) Photography and Video
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The journey of contemporary life, the ups and downs we all essentially tolerate in order to survive and important socio-political matters are the key subjects surrounding Yiannos Hadjielia's photographs, especially his project 'The Journey of a Refugee.'Refugees carry the experience of war with them every day. There is an aura around refugees, an aura stood of having saw things that should never be seen. 'The journey of a refugee', which documents the psychological wounds of the 1974's refugees, acts as a strong indication of the human loss of war, relevantly with the ongoing battles in the world. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lynn Ball
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Constructed Identity' is a body of work exploring our roles in life. Every role we live has evolved from the mores, expectations, boundaries, laws, and taboos of our society. Our socialised behaviour can be defined by the spaces we create to embody the needs of these roles. My preference to symmetry and order is a reflection of society and its expectations of us as individuals. The specific locations I have photographed are multi-use spaces with designated purposes defined by timetable and calendar. They are representative of the definition of our roles, the indoctrinated socialisation we receive and our need to fulfil expectations and live within our learnt social constructs. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Richard Brooks
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Coronation Anthem Number 1: The Royal Estate. For some time I have been addressing issues of homelessness and personal vulnerability in my work. I have further developed this theme in this current work, where I explore the juxtaposition between homelessness and the waste of unused derelict housing. The piece also references the hypocrisy and incongruity of the fact that the gap between the rich and poor is increasing. The Coronation took place at the time when 'The Royal Estate' was being built; and the road names reflect this royal theme. In the video the irony is highlighted by the audio; the derelict housing estate is contrasted with the hope of bird song and the pomp and show of the Coronation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jim Cowan
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work explores the concept behind portraiture and the human trace. Originally inspired by death masks and their ability to capture the final human form; with the lines and scars mapping the journey of the person, the work is a representation of the threshold between life and death. The forms are frozen in the moment before disappearing into the space that surrounds them, or the moment after they have been shaped from it. The paint, which we see the instant after it has been thrown, symbolises a change of state. It is the spark which begins the life, or the violent action that ends it. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Roseanna Davey
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Nine to Five series is a body of work that explores the fear of losing ones identity and individuality in the myriad of mass population and culture. This is signified by the construction of still lives made out of the typical office attire referencing societies work to eat ethos. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Reece Edmonds
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Most people will suffer from some form of sleep deprivation at one time or another in their lives whether it is a few hours or a few days. This project consists of an image taken every five minutes for 24 hours straight with the subject remaining awake for the entire duration. These images were then compiled into a video piece on a constant loop gradually demonstrating the visual effects of insomnia on a person's face. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samme Hancock
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Hi my name is Samme Hancock. This body of work I created in 2010 however I have not given this piece of work a title as I would like the viewer to think what it might be about .This project to reach out to people of the condition called 'bipolar disorder.' This condition affects your moods which can swing one extreme to another, there are two main moods which are depression and mania both are extreme and gets in the way of day to day activities. Photographers who helped inspire me were Penny Klepuszewska, Sarah Jones, Hannah Starkey and Cindy Sherman. From these photographers I mainly looked from the style of how they captured their own photographs. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura Horne
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

For the past few months I have focused my practice towards my ability to convey certain remnants within industry and the landscape. The main focus of this work has been around Cleethorpes a once thriving seaside town. Cleethorpes was once known for its fisheries, pier and amusements. Being from the area there has always been evident decline and it is something I can relate to. My aim here was not to document people but to document my relationship with the place and to depict the drastic changes that have occurred over time. These images show the struggle which people face in today's society, they depict the possibilities of such places, as well as allowing the viewer little glimpses of life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Katie Jones
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Fact or Fiction? I have always been interested with street photography, so when I started this project I knew this would be the starting point. With this particular project, I wanted to create a violent narrative to be recognized by a 'dead end' composition which also created a sense of no escape. I photographed various locations so I could build up this type of constructed composition and also thought about Charles Bauderlaire's term, the 'flaneur', which is one who wanders the city. Beate Gutschow and Stefan Hoenerloh have been the main contributors towards my thoughts and ideas throughout this project. They both construct their work using numerous images they have taken which was the inspiration for my work. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Charlotte Jopling
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work is about the liminality of space, specifically the interior of ones home. We inhabit various dwellings throughout our lives, often staying temporarily as we pass through them, and during that time it becomes our intimate space. Each one helps to define that time in our lives as we enter it, settle, and move on to the next. This body of work is concerned with the transitional, imaginative and metaphorical abilities of that space; how we find intimate immensity in the ordinary image, our daydreams transcending our daily surroundings into poetic visions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Danielle Linzie McCamley
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
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Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Untitled' is looking at the former existence of people through objects. The photographs were taken in an old 'Bric-a-Brac' shop in Derby. It has been open for over 25 years and run by the same woman. The items are all donated and it is from the sale of these that she makes her living. The work addresses the theme of identities, connections and time. All of the photographs are vertically framed to make the connection with limbs of the human body. Without people being featured and just the objects being shown, you, as the viewer, should start to mentally create an image of the person to whom the clothes belonged. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michael Sargeant
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

his body of work focuses on the darker aspects of the forest and the ominous presence it can generate. The woods are a recurring character in mythology and fairytale, within which lie threat, danger and ultimately breeds fear within the psyche. The work explores the powerful, transformative effect of light on a physical space and the psychological state of the mind, investigating the transition from rational to irrational emotion and thought, when alone, lost and isolated deep within the forest when darkness begins to dominate. By selectively re-illuminating the space, it once again alters its character, presence and form, creating a new, transformed environment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephen Townsend
University of Derby - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The City In Motion is an exploration of street photography. Each image consists of between ten and twenty separate images that have been layered together in Photoshop to create that one moment in time. Before I started layering the images together I was in the street looking for moments of everyday life that usually go unnoticed like all the odd peculiarities or the cultural diversities or even just the colours of peoples clothes. I began to use long exposures to emphasize the movement of people through the street as they interact with the city around them. I then started to look at layering images together which shows a really dynamic way of looking at a city in motion. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kathrin Baumbach
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Kathrin Baumbach's work is dealing with an aspiring generation of people in our current society, who live their lives led by a passion so strong, almost supernatural even, and in doing so deliver their beliefs and virtues to others. Thus a new kind of prophet is being created, one defined by culture, music, art, beauty, fame, fashion and sports. These 'modern-day prophets' lead the way for others, they are known for their passion and for what they devote their lives to. These 'prophets' and the values they represent, symbolise and promote a change in today's society, replacing former virtues and beliefs with a new modern-day religion based on these passions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Catherine Coleman
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These photographs attempt to put the physical reality of the economic downturn on display: the abrupt halting of residential building activity and the entire situation are made visible with the many new unfinished housing estates to be seen across Ireland. Unfinished houses and apartments are dispersed throughout our landscape. These monuments are a constant reminder of the unchecked expansion and boom-time. The question of how to resolve the problem hangs over these sites. This has been an ongoing investigation, which started in November 2007. The journey has taken me to several counties around Ireland, including Cavan, Dublin, Leitrim, Longford, Sligo and Wicklow. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Eoin Comiskey
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Choreodrama' focuses on the social spaces of dance floors and those who frequent them. Under specific examination here is the modern nightclub dance floor - the bare space set aside in most nightclubs, pubs and bars for the oftentimes alcohol-fuelled reveller to cavort and frolic. Dance floors are relatively unique spaces in the sense that standard behavioural codes and etiquettes of day-to-day urban society do not apply, what occurs on these few square meters of ground is something far more raw, animalistic and base. These dance floors are rife with narrative on the human condition. Ecstasy, discomfort, melancholy, superficiality, jealousy, tragedy, competition, sexuality, vulnerability, impulse, abandon, romance, longing, camaraderie, chance and despair are all in attendance each and every night. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephen Comiskey
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Memorials of Prosperity' aims to re-contextualise the changing facade of contemporary Dublin through a modernist visual aesthetic of 1920's aesthetic. Questioning the design features and perceptual experience of what is loosely called contemporary architecture in Dublin during the late 2000s of the final years of the 'Celtic Tiger'. Before the economy went bust Ireland was in what appeared to be a moment of unending prosperity. Taking inspiration from the works of Vera Lutter and Ed Ruscha and referencing the graphic novelist Frank Miller, the idea here was to create a timeless graphical image of Dublin. A technique of solarization has been used to invert the images and our preconceptions about prosperity, reminding us that all good things do come to an end. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Holly Cullen
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Unscene is a series referring to the relationship between fashion and youth culture. The project investigates the often reckless, occurrences experienced by young people and how they style and clothe themselves is a critical part of creating and living their lives. The work takes the form of one series but consists of two different images; real life documentary pictures and constructed fashion images. The real life images are ongoing in production and include images from parties, gigs and clubs etc. The constructed images are intervening fashion shoots, shot on location in real student accommodation. Combined the series comments on how, style and attitude when captured on camera can form iconic images that are idolised by their own and later generations. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sean Englishby
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Pavor Nocturnus' is a documentary that explores, through the analogy of 'vampirism', the artists own sleep disorder. Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder is a circadian rhythm disorder which delays sleep onset times. In essence a DSPD sufferer lives in a constant state of jet-lag. Due to DSPD the artist lives a 'vampire lifestyle', rising at night time, sometimes working the night-shift and sleeping throughout the day. Pavor Nocturnus, which translates as 'night terrors', is a slideshow and installation comprising 80 images, which gives the viewer a glimpse of living at night, with the artist documenting the things and people he encounters. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Deirdre Finnerty
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Thompson's Log' is a digital and contemporary re-creation of 19th century medical photography. Finnerty has created a narrative based on a fictional character 'Dr. E. Thompson' who collects and records information of various diseases in his personal logbook. The project plays quirkily with the notions of medical science while photography made its first few steps. The images are created digitally are manipulated in such a way as to resemble early analogue photography and specifically portraits. The project aims to initiate a discourse for the viewer in relation to the ceaseless inventions in contemporary visual technologies. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Darek Fortas
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Coal Story is a social documentary evolving around the largest coal mine company in the European Union located near the city of Jastrzebie Zdroj, in the southern region of the most industrialised part of Poland - Silesia. This ongoing body work is a photographic survey that considers the aftermath of the communist regime in this particular part of Poland and highlights the social and political capacity of the miners. Their actions resulted in far-reaching consequences during the communist regime for Polish citizens, and wider Europe.The project combines contemporary photography and archival research dating back to the 1960s. Coal Story poses important questions that are associated with legendary Solidarity's values, the movement's legacy and influence in contemporary Polish society. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Deirdre Haughney
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Left in Limbo' is a hybrid of subject matter that controversly depicts an absence but lingering presence. Every year over 6000 people go missing in Ireland, while the majority of these are resolved, 5% remain missing. With the aim of alleviating public oblivion towards this staggering statistic, Left in Limbo opens up a discourse on the notion of an untraceable life. It examines aspects of life left behind which eminate more about a person then the standard visual appearance loaded press releases. Living with ambigious loss means a constant flux between both states of loss and hope. Limbo 'the supposed region intermediate between heaven and hell' is reflective of this flux and inbetween stages families experience. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tony Kinlan
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

As Seen on TV re-contextualises the live television studio and questions the visual representation of such a space. As Seen on TV responds to the way these sets are presented to a live audience and seeks to provide an unfamiliar perspective. As Seen on TV does this by using alternate production techniques to that of production companies, by utilizing unconventional lighting, camera angles and perspective. As Seen on TV was shot on a 4X5 view camera, meaning that even minute details of the television studio is retained. As Seen on TV also changes the context of the studio from the television screen to the gallery space as a way of informing and commenting on these spaces. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Caitriona Lawless
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project examines the small triangular plot of land surrounded by Pembroke, Landstown and Shelbourne Rd's in the affluent area of Ballsbridge, Dublin. The artist has pinpointed this site as the archetype of the Celtic Tiger myopia. The work consists of an installation and 4 photograms. Each photogram is made up of newspaper clippings taken from 'The Irish Times' on the day each site was sold. The clippings chosen focus on banal events of the day for example the weather, crossword clues and advertisements. They also incorporate fragmented text or picture evidence of the day of the sale. The background image is the shape of the sites taken from the Dublin City Council website. These prints borrow from DADA photomontage conventions replacing 'DADA' with 'NAMA'. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Aileen Miller
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Aileen Miller is a multimedia artist working in the field of memory and the transition between adolescence and adulthood. Her work reflects the notion that this transitional period can incur feelings of disconnectedness and confusion at the role a person must play in controlling their own life. The Wheelman is a still-moving narrative video which tells the story of a young woman who, on returning to her childhood town following the death of her mother, must face up to the repressed memories that have controlled her since her childhood. As the narrative develops it becomes clear that her subconscious has been blocking a particularly traumatic memory which had severe repercussions on the life of an innocent railway worker. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sean Murphy
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sean Murphy is interested in freezing the flow of everyday life. This distilling of time is an attempt to understand urban living and how the city as a space and its fragmented interactions impacts upon the individual. His recent works have been explorations of modern day life and the sense of fluidity that is today a large part of the urban experience. This new series 'Uniform Dublin' is a series investigating Dublin typologies, social classes and unique phenomena's that exist in our society today. This style of documentary and manipulated photography allows Sean Murphy to create fictional stories around certain classes in Dublin, making its viewers more aware of their surroundings and the people that inhabit them with emphasis on repetition and juxtaposition. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Cornelia Nauenberg
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Cornelia Nauenburg is a German-born fashion and documentary photographer. Her current step into the world of fine art photography is a novelty approach towards explaining the language of motion and colour. Indefinite Taxonomy, her recent series, features the idea of language through movement and colour. Based on the 1980`s wheel of emotion by Plutschik, the photographer uses body language and a set colour scheme to express and depict human feelings. There are eight emotions within the wheel, which, when paired, result in eight human feelings. These are on show within the complete series of her work. Nauenburg is fascinated by the idea to depict human language via the means of photography. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Liisa Neste
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Non-Lucid Intervals is a visual representation of a consciousness formed mainly through the sense of vision. The immediate visual availability of virtually anything and everything has left the sensation greedy spectator hungry for more. In the rush to take in as much as possible as fast as possible, appearances must step in to substitute for content, which thus leaves perception fragmented. In such circumstances life becomes dream-like and abbreviated - a montage of the real - whereby the passage of time appears as the only constant. The artist's own photographs and found imagery are used to intuitively compose a fragmented dream-like narrative. The images represent lucid instants that are tied together with speculation. Consideration of dream symbolism is encouraged in the reading of the piece. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Noel Noblett
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'This Desolate Land' investigates the everyday, perceived as a psychological representation of uncertainty, thus avoiding literal representations of the current economic crisis. The photographs are produced and located within a rigorous boundary identified within the limits of by the N11 road, which connects the rural topography of County Wexford to the suburban edges of Dublin and finally Dublin city centre. This series incorporates both portraits and landscape imagery, together they evoke a sense of place both intimate and uncertain. The juxtaposition of portraits and empty landscapes is a constant reminder that land is not simply a commodity for development and exploitation. There are communities connected to and dependent upon sustainable economic policies. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Clive O'Donohoe
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Projecting Memories is a series of work that explores areas surrounding the family and the use of photography within the family. Cliveʼs position within the family has lead him to his family archive as a visual tool in which he can employ within his photography in order to make a connection to his family. Being the youngest, the connection between the rest of the family becomes reduced as distance takes the place of memory. By re-photographing these slides Clive attempts to make the images of the family that came before him, familiar. This has been achieved by photographing the projections at their original location, which produces a moment in time where the past is brought to the present. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ciara O'Halloran
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Other Room is an investigation of a newly developed allotment in Clonsilla, Dublin. The aim of the project is to highlight the activities of allotment gardening in Irish society as well as showcasing the space itself. The images reveal the processes, ritualistic characteristics and the overall 'strangeness' of the space. It calls attention to an unnrecognized space and activities that are on-going here, making something previously irrelevant, in terms of its use and it's interest, a visually intriging place. The techinique of double exposure on colour negative has been applied to this project. This process has allowed for a thorogh investigation into the space which presents the allotments in an orginal way. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sarah Orr
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series acts as an ambiguous portrayal of the perturbed sentiment that currently stems from contemporary society. Throughout the piece, a solitary figure is placed in relation to the enormity of the ocean. The blatant disparity occurring between the magnitude of the landscape and stature of the subject indicates precariousness and isolation as well as vulnerability. While the scenes may initially demonstrate a level of quietude, the presence of the sea within the frame references the figurative notion of being on the edge through its geographical signaling of boundaries. In each photograph the subject is turned away from the camera lens. Their distant gaze hints toward looking elsewhere for comfort and release from their current situation. Such sentiments are increasingly relative to modern society where insecurity is prevalent. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gillian Prenderville
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Project Description: Land Between is a project that deals with landscape in such a way that questions the notion of reality. The images in this series comprise of elements taken from real places. They are, however, manipulated in such a way so as to create a new form, a new structure that distorts the 'real' landscape. Offering a view into what lies within the imagination and the subconscious, this project renders the landscape a tangible and workable material, with the ability to transform into something that enters into the realm of the surreal. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paddy Ryan
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Patrick Ryan's major project is based around the lower grades of the GAA, junior A, B and C. This lower standard of hurling and football sees a lot of older men playing, mostly aged between 30-40. However, it is also a stepping stone for the younger players, such as the eighteen, nineteen year olds make the leap to the senior grades. This project aims to depict players in their truest state, showing character, sense of reality, and elements of loss that is the backbone of the GAA. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ciúin Tracey
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Tyranny of Beauty is a photographic narrative that explores bodily representations in everyday life. The series looks at people's relationships with their physical being, and how often, in the search for the perfect, or utopian body, dystopia is created as a result of the unnatural aims and expectations that are placed upon a person through the faults of modern society. As a representation of something that is unnatural, it is hoped that the audience will feel discomfort in being confronted with the obvious dysfunctions that have become manifest within human development. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anna Wickham
Dublin Institute of Technology - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Rooster Tail is a visual inquiry into how viewers experience the 'real' world as represented in televisual imagery. Focusing, in particular, on how American docudrama COPS has come to signify 'reality'. The imagery in Rooster Tail is derived from COPS' representation of a dystopian Americana since first being commissioned in 1989. COPS utilises the documentary aesthetic of cinema vérité as a reality catalyst whilst also cutting and re-designing the 'human story' into a consumable episodic narrative. Urban and suburban settings are represented as claustrophobic, jittery abbreviations, devoid of spatial and temporal references. This acts as a barrier to contextualization whilst also permitting viewers to adapt the content to suit their imaginary experience of the drama and the place it unfolds. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Peter Connor
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

grey hair - conservative - boring & predictable - golf clubs - gin & tonics - neighbourhood watch committees - bypass middle age - depression - denial - celebrated by loved ones - endurance - aware of own mortality - flabby - aches & pains - acceleration of time - business suffering - happy - strength of family - give back to society - absence of physical pursuits - adventures with adult kids - use lifts - content - alleluia - relief and freedom - like face in mirror - memory loss - well earned wrinkles - self aware - confident - hassled - retirement - disbelief - worry - sadness - loved ones dying - sense of pride - slower - less tolerant - feel cold - worry - friends' illnesses - middle age spread - fitness & diet - half over - death of parents - never be the same - grumpy - loss of patience - heart problems - cancer worries - fragile confidence - fear of unemployment . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tansy Cowley
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Go and open the door. Perhaps outside there's a tree, or a wood, or a garden, or a magic town. Go and open the door. Perhaps outside there's a dog scratching. Perhaps there's a face outside, or an eye or the picture of a picture. Go and open the door. If there's fog outside it will go. Go and open the door. There could be outside only singing darkness, and there could be outside only wind's hollow breath and there could be absolutely nothing outside, go and open the door. At least there would be a draught. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samuel Cunnane
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room." "Frequently." "How often?" "Well, some hundreds of times." "Then how many are there?" "How many? I don't know." "Quite so! You have not observed. And yet you have seen. That is just my point. Now, I know that there are seventeen steps, because I have both seen and observed." - Sherlock Holmes and Watson, in 'A Scandal in Bohemia' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Craig D'Alton
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Craig comes from a forth generation farming family in Co. Wexford. The phrase 'falling between two stools' echoes through the lives of the men and women from his local community who are directly or indirectly marked by farming the land in an ever changing social and political landscape. It documents the joys and challenges faced as they struggle to balance tradition, careers and relationships. These portrait interviews document a community, and their connection to the landscape which they have belonged to all their lives. It is strengthened by their voice and the honesty of their own words. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Dorje De Burgh
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

From the fools gold mouthpiece The hollow horn plays wasted words Proved to warn That he not busy being born Is busy dying. B. Dylan . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Edmund Doherty
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

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Fiona Dowling
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Keeping Up Appearances visually chronicles the lives of young women based in the rural-midlands. The work seeks to document the ways in which they choose to express themselves, both individually and collectively, in an increasingly futile economy that currently specialises in the exportation of the young. In spite of this, an unspoken tenacity remains in their social desires and their personal aspirations. A deep rooted relationship also exists with their often banal and temporally fragmented rural existence, contrasting sharply with the exuberant cosmopolitan lifestyles that emanate from popular-culture. The work ultimately seeks to pay tribute to the ways in which these young women 'colour in' their lives regardless of the limitations that are socially and culturally presupposed for them. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louis Haugh
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In an age of 'disembodied media' to be present is not a requirement for interaction. Much of contemporary life is a series of absent-presences; a voice on a phone or an image on a screen. As Walter Benjamin has argued; mass reproduction has stripped art of its 'aura'. In this work, Haugh has begun to explore the materiality and aura of 'presence' by using a laborious image making process from the 19th century to photograph those close to him. Haugh has produced one of a kind glass plates in order to translate the experience of 'presence' to the viewer. This exploration reflects on the physicality of human interaction and presence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mike Ivers
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Situated at the nexus of photography and identity, Mike Ivers' work is primarily informed by societal dynamics and power relations. His four year foray into contemporary art practice has culminated in a sometimes humorous, sometimes serious photographic project entitled 'Fight the Power': a powerful visual response to the current phase of socio-political unrest. Inspired by the iconic civil rights imagery of the 1960s, the artist has sought to emulate the monumental gestures of history's most inspirational leaders. Whether it is personal, national or global, the photograph has been an intrinsic part of the resistance movement. From Smith to Mandela to the Libyan rebels, countless numbers of people have put their fist in the air. It begs the question: have you? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Krzysztof Maniocha
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Iascairi means fishermen in Irish. These men are tough, hard working and many times resting only few hours during their 24 hour work marathons. Today's law in Ireland for catching fish is different from many years ago. For various reasons (European Union laws) Ireland has given some rights to catch fish to other countries such as Spain or Holland. Today on Irish coasts a trawler is allowed to catch only a certain quota of fish, however there are rumours of trawlers catching fish and transporting their cargo to smaller boats. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kamile Matulaityte
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Seven Days with my Mother in D1' is a series of portraits showing an alternative reality of the relationship between me and my mother. My approach has emerged from the everyday domestic situations in which we play certain roles. However, instead of the actual drama the viewer is presented with ludicrous episodes from Greco-Roman mythology with my mother as a protagonist. The tri-colour gum printing process enables me to prolong the photographic dialogue with the subject and turn it into an experience that is more intimate. The painterly qualities of the technique distance the pieces from the family snapshot aesthetics in this way bestowing the deserved attention and significance to the subject photographed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ronan Mccall
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The sea abides us - no more, no less. Today it is tolerant of our interference and we are happy to go unnoticed. We are imposters out here - and the sea is content to perform for us, caressing the suns rays in a glistening cadence, a coital scene of which we are wind-blown voyeurs. The smokers stand on deck and observe, humbled, and return to the everyday appeal of the garish couches and the coffin ship cuisine. Outside is unnerving - our hubris is rattled, you cannot win a staring contest with the sea. By Mark Keane. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anna McCormack
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work is an enquiry into the emotional impact felt after the emigration of loved ones. Through photographing conversations on Skype, Anna's work conveys the immaterial nature of digital communication. Despite this immateriality, a great level of intimacy is achieved and it is this intimacy, which allows the viewer to comprehend the sense of loss and loneliness that occurs when the most important people in ones life are far away. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David Morrissey
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

By using the natural phenomenon of the camera obscura (the predecessor to the modern camera) I have created portraits of people projected onto their personal and professional spaces from outside. Taking photographic representation back to its genesis challenges the viewer to interact with the imagery and subject matter in a different way by highlighting the natural occurring foundations of photographic art. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Nevin
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

An exploration of thoughts and emotions surrounding the absence of a parent. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Eoin O'Riordan
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"Muses" is a dedication to the iconic women who have shaped Eoin o'Riordan's visual relationship with femininity and the female form. As a fashion-based photographer, o'Riordan's pictures convey his fascination with and appreciation for femininity and womankind. His muses are the personification of all that he worships in the female figure, whether they may be raw and sexual, delicate and sensual or elegant and graceful . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maeve O'Neill
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These portraits were taken via webcam, of unknown people and without their permission. I am interested in the problems that come with trying to form a picture of the present world, and in the search for universality which we seem constituted to develop. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Clare Bentham
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series of images. are pieces taken from three separate bodies of work, that all come together through their exploration of human behavior. From the worries and obsessions of everyday life, to how we perceive those around us, as well as our selves. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Edwards
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These are stills from a music video by Kate Edwards - photographer /cinematographer and Anna Ginsburg filmmaker/animator the piece explores the contrasting worlds of two surreal characters. Their worlds at moments overlap. The aim was to successfully combine stop-motion animation and live footage, focusing on innovative costume design and the creation of vibrant imagery. We drew contrast in atmosphere through changes in lighting to differentiate between the characters settings. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sarah Franklin
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The ocean is an ever changing, ever evolving body, and is in perpetual motion. Slack water occurs at the point of high tide or low tide, it is the still moment in time where tide has no push, nor pull, over the direction of movement of this great body of water. The slack water phenomenon only occurs for a few minutes at each turning of the tide, and is the closest to still that this vast and uncharted volume of water will ever appear to be. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sally Jubb
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Once Upon a Time in the West' explores the hyper-reality of a sub-culture of cowboys from Glasgow, Scotland who are obsessed with Hollywood's interpretation of the mythical American West. They indulge their imagination with carefree enthusiasm, their constructed identity permitting them the opportunity to escape the mundanity and troubles of the everyday. The individuals photographed seek to capture the spirit of the west through memorabilia and costume, emulating a lifestyle that has been of interest to them since childhood. These images are evidence that the dream can liberate us from the conventional without undermining reality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nina Marvin
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"...it doesn't matter does it... she likes to touch, she likes to look at you, okay... i want to touch you, i like to look at you, but you were embarrassed..." (The Lovers, Lyndall Jones) Even today, female representations of the male nude are relatively rare, this body of work is my attempt to reverse the perception of the traditional male artist and female object, whilst trying establish and understand the idea of desire for myself. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louise Menmuir (Blamire)
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I begin most of my work in familiar environments such as in and around my home; it is often based on using metaphors and staged photography, from still life to small tableaux vivant. Natural light plays an important role as I seek out spaces to construct the image around its source and the space it penetrates, often incorporating objects found in the immediate vicinity. 'not calculus' is a body of work that attempts to give thought and credit to the idea of freedom. To think, feel, and do on ones own terms, free from the constraints of the actual and real capabilities of these objects and spaces in which the children momentarily inhabit through play and curiosity. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hayley Murden
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These five pictures are taken from a larger series which explores the iconic and sometimes strange and dark Imagery present in fairytales. Each image was constructed carefully so that the subject matter is recognisable and yet able to stand alone without text. I have taken inspiration from both well known and obscure tales. These five images are taken from Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and The Juniper Tree: two well known and one less so. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Amy-Fern Nuttall
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Though on face value, my work is quite diverse, its consistent theme is a representation of what is personal to me during my daily life. The diptychs of my book 'Fragments' form part of a visual diary. These images, taken sporadically, show scraps of memory, representing fragmented aspects of a life. The portraiture series, 'Faces I have known', echoes this personal motif by capturing the faces and characteristics of selected people from various areas of my life. These images are created in intimate atmospheres, far removed from the typical formality of studio portraits. Finally, 'Book Covers' unites my love for reading with photography, in a series which re-envisions photographic cover illustrations for classic novels. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Claudine Quinn
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I saw a piece of something, What it was I cannot say, You see that piece of something, Was going the other way. Suddenly that piece of something, Turned round and back again, I just couldn't see it, Because of the rain. Just then that piece of something, Shot up in the air, As far as I know that something, Is possibly still up there. ("Something", from "A Mad Medley of Milligan", Spike Milligan, 1999) . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Criss Roden
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"The idea is to remain in a state of constant departure while always arriving." (waking life, 2002). Sisyphus' happiness in suffering, Camus' elegy to belief, Happiness as boredom, Constant deferral as life, History as dialectic, Self as God, Poetry as Narcissism . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sarah Philippa Wood
Edinburgh College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In the series 'Twofold', I photograph couples who have been married for twenty plus years, exploring the fusion of identity that occurs over substantial periods of time. The other images come from the series 'Membrane', which captures fleeting moments where windows are transformed into obscure lenses, temporarily altering our view of the world and creating curious and dreamlike scenes of abstracted reality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tora Alexandersen
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I come from the north of Norway, the land of the midnight sun and eternal winters. Curiosity led me to photography and I have not looked back on it since. I love photography because it allows me to express myself creatively. And I will welcome any opportunity to increase my photographic knowledge with open arms. I love art in all forms and I love to travel, always looking for the next experience. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jonathan Barclay
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

For the last two years I have explored what writers and artists have referred to as the everyday; prosaic reality of our daily lives; and the mechanisms that we put in place to escape the numbing sensations, which accompany the blandness of its embrace. Through this project I have attempted to show the realisation of being conscious in this reality, and through the realisation, the enlightenment of self. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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James Barnard
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I look at the way we perceive, quantify and record experience. Concentrating on the basis of experience and using that to make people consciously question the way in which they interact with and understand the visual. This work tries to create new experience from that which is understood, looking at our reliance on visual stimuli and our ignorance towards others. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Amy Behrens-Clark
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Through out this project I have been exploring issues surrounding our disconnection to nature, each other and ourselves. I feel that the modern western culture that I have grown up in has lost the vital key to life; that of nature. We have forgotten how to respect and work with the earth, rather than just abuse it and take it for granted. When the first photographs where taken of the earth from out of space was the first time it really hit that we are all in this together, we are not just individual human being but we a just one link in the chain of the earth, our solar system and the whole universe. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anna Brennan
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My images explore the idea of a social fabrication. I'm interested in how society seems to have become a cultural construction; how we are each somehow modelled into ourselves, entirely influenced by unseen precepts as we become 'individuals.' The notion that we are observed so commonly as a statistic, or a unit other than a person is central. Through my work I am attempting to portray the human as an article, an outer shell indifferent to the objects I place it beside. In these particular images I use the concept of a concealed space, an ambiguity running throughout to suggest a hidden depth or hint towards an underlying and undisclosed significance of each object. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew Carson
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is concerned with exploring the ways in which imagery informs and programmes our perceptions of the world around us. Taking influence from music and literature I was able to free up my practice. This created a visual language that in turn lead towards an ambiguous narrative, allowing the viewer to take away and form his or her own assumptions and story behind the work. This then highlights the subjective manner in which we view imagery and how easily prevailing factors can go towards forming different perceptions of the same situation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jamie Clark
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These still images are taken from a series of films centred on the themes of observation and interaction. The work explores human behaviour and social existence within modern society. It takes inspiration from Andy Warhol's 'Screen Tests' and William Eggleston's 'Stranded In Canton', as well as drawing on many ideas of the social media revolution in which we currently find ourselves. The aim is to challenge the viewers' preconceptions of those depicted, but also ask 'why are you (the viewer) interested in watching these people?' Explore the films for yourself at www.jamieclark.co.uk and challenge your own preconceptions. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jennifer Faulkner
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work for this project has been a visual exploration of melancholia and depression. A very personal project that attempts to show the way the world is seen and experienced when depressed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Matthew Fessey
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work revolves around various themes which intertwine with each other to form an impression of my perspective on my surroundings. I feel oversaturated by images which start to become meaningless and diluted with repetition and similarity. This combined with the development of technology, making no image believable, equates to a feeling of corruption and absurdity in the viewing of images and thus no authentic emotion or meaning is really present to be enjoyed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hannah Godley
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work is a poetic response to the intimate relationships I share. It focuses on the capacity of photography to visualise the invisible feelings felt and echoing patterns that occur within life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emily Hardisty
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Nature functions as construct of the imagination; the gap between the real and the ideal and our representations of nature can be seen as attempts to frame the chaos of the natural world within the markers of familiar cultural symbols. Looking for signs and symbols encountered within the landscape these photographs investigate the ways people interact with their environment and the ways that the natural world shapes and is reshaped by human behavior. Through composition and isolation I capture desolate almost decontextualised objects altering the surrounding space. The subjects appear strange and almost sculptural in nature, assigning new meaning to them and challenging the way we interpret the world around us whilst invoking our own disconnection with the landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tom Harrison
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

A graduate of University College Falmouth's prestigious school of photography, Tom Harrison works across a variety of disciplines including editorial portraiture, illustrative digital composition and carefully wrought studio photography. Experienced in a wide range of camera formats, Tom also possess an extensive digital skill set and is an accredited Adobe Certified Associate in Photoshop. His recent work combines multiple fragmentary elements and explores themes of artifice, verisimilitude and the extent to which digital manipulation is capable of altering our relationship with the photograph. For more information, please visit http://www.brightlightimages.co.uk, or contact Tom via email to tom@brightlightimages.co.uk. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Leo Heinze
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series of prints is a response to audience reactions to visual art. People tend to search for meaning in the symbols and signs found in images; this work however attempts to remove symbolism and the need to search for an answer. This work is gathered from unsystematic photographs, found images and mistakes, yet is aesthetically pleasing, using typical visual features such as form, texture, tone and colour. It is refreshingly un-readable and deliberately almost meaningless. This work in essence questions, questions. 'Sometimes questions are more important than answers.' -Nancy Willard Fuck it. We're all treading water. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sunniva Johansen
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sunniva is a Norwegian girl who always wished to live in England. She wanted so strongly, when she moved here, to feel at home in this wonderful country of tea and coastal walks and extremely polite people. After living here for almost three years, she is having to admit defeat. She simply does not belong here. It is not a matter of criticising England. There is just the matter of realising how dull life has become, and how little she fits in. This series is an attempt to explain this feeling that she, and other Norwegian expats, have. There are no very strong feelings, either positive or negative, only the wish to leave because one is not living life fully here. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephen Jones
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

A statement on the cold modern world; the freedom we have lost, and where reminders of this still exist, acting as inspiration. The importance of the surface, both conceptually and physically. The differences between Man and Nature, childhood and adulthood. 'Because we are also what we have lost.' - Iñárritu . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mark King
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Twenty years ago my focus was set down the barrel of a gun as a soldier in the British Army. Injury and temporary blindness changed the direction of my life. Today my focus is set through the lens of a camera as I explore the affects of our consumer led, throwaway society. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maja Korbøl
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work is looking at the idea of performance and how people often perform even when they are not on stage. The photos catch people both in the moments when they put on a character and in the little moments in between, when they are purely themselves, unaware. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kayung Lai
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work explores the breakdown of my cultural heritage. The initial images were taken from home videos of my childhood which were reminiscent of the time when family ties were unaffected by language barriers. The chemical weathering of the stills addresses the nostalgia experienced for a time before conflicting cultural identities. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rob Oades
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I first set out to just make a good commercial portfolio of promotional portraiture. However after time I began to see that with the right subjects and conversation people change. Body language and shape, how they react to the camera, they forget about how they want to be seen and I can manipulate them through the camera. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Daisy Offer
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My images are from real life everyday events, big or small, making my photography of an autobiographical nature. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ben O'Gorman
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

On the 6th December 2009 by Auntie died from cancer. My mother was with her sister whilst she was sick and the moments just before she died. It's something we never talk about and I miss my Auntie now she's gone, but I'm glad I didn't get to see her go. Archiving the family album helped my mother with her grieving and suppressed the memories of the time when her sister was ill. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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James Parker
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'This Family Of Mine' is a project in which I am using self-portraiture to tell a short family history or a story, which is about real people that are related to me. The scenarios that we see are all clearly posed but there is an evident and obvious link to the conventions that we see in the Family Album. Some of the scenes are made up completely of fiction and some of them are carefully arranged to mimic original photographs from my family albums. The images relate to the relationships and impact that my family have had on my own life. Each image has been shot on film with a variety of different cameras ranging back from the 1937 box brownie. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rosy Pearce
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project is about the human connection with 'the wild'. How we need it and deny it and have built our own version of the world in place of it. Humanity is the architect of false realities. Forests reduced to parks, animals confined to cages. The fierce animals which are symbols of wildness and freedom have been reduced to objects and forced to inhabit a world that is entirely constructed, physically with the fake rocks and imported plants and also in terms of the unnatural lifestyle the animal has been made to live. In this work I have aimed to highlight these differences by pointing out where the domestic and the wild are juxtaposed and forced to interact. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tessa Pearson
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Using a variety of visual approaches and methods, I aim to explore concepts that concern a range of ideas; collective consciousness and memory, nostalgia, and subconscious thought are some of the main threads that run through my work. I am particularly interested in how these themes are connected through the medium of photography, the role of the domestic photograph in contemporary Western culture, and its conflicting inherent qualities as it can both speak the truth and lie simultaneously. Through my work I hope to incite questions within the viewer about his/her perception of the photograph and its ever-changing role as we move further into the digital age. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tamzin Plummer
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Theses images are part of a body of work exploring the consequences of dramatic cultural and technological changes that have occurred in such a short space of history, the effects of these advances have not yet been fully charted. My images describe a psychological state of the body in this time. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rebecca Read
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Falmouth 'Aberfal'. A civil Parish and Port on the South coast of Cornwall, England. Photography is the most stylistically transparent of the visual arts, able to represent things in convincing perspective and seamless detail. Never mind that advertising has taught us that photographic images can be tricksters: what we see in the image is often mistaken for the real thing' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Aidan Rumble
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images explore the very current subject of redundancy within society. The project began studying the Beeching's Axe, a report put together in 1963 by Dr Richard Beeching, to cut and close down a lot of national railway services throughout the UK, to cut costs of the National Railway system. It developed onto focussing on the fall of the mining industry within Cornwall. The images represent a personal response to the subject matter. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Becky Kate Shepherd
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Thinking: 'Our society is not one of spectacle, but one of surveillance; under the surface of images, one invests bodies in depth' Guy Debord, The society of the spectacle. 'For one whom the real world becomes real images, mere images are transformed into real beings....... the most abstract of the senses, and the most easily deceived, sight is naturally the most readily adaptable to present-day society's generalised abstraction.' Guy Debord, The society of the spectacle. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Cameron Sweeny
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My photographic investigations have covered a wide variety of subject matter, looking at the world we live in today. I have been heavily influenced by topograhics and classical painting and I feel that this translates through my imagery. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Antonia Tangye
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

How do you journey through the minefield of heartbreak? No one gives you directions but discovering your own path is often hilarious and richly rewarding. This series is extracted from one of seven chapters that spring from my own travels through this universal experience. Occasionally it went dark and I seemed to be in a never-ending tunnel, but on emerging the view was incredible, and thankfully at no time was I ever locked in the WC. Thank you to models Taziri and Katy. Photographed at the Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Olivia Trifunovic
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Déjà Vu' explores time and space, distorting classic portraits and moving and manipulating faces. Experimenting with shifting recognizable faces to create obscure and eerie images which challenge our perceptions show a sense of the familiar turned unfamiliar. These photographs blur different moments in time, exploring space, identity and the significance of the face. Freezing and creating moments in time show what would not have been seen, but is somehow recognizable, manipulated to explore the study of looking. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sophie Turner
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Danger! Sophie Turner has lit the fuse. Prepare yourself for vibrant explosions of colour, grimey locations and next level portraiture. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Belinda Warwick
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The grid contains an image of 4,704 hearing aid batteries which I will use in my lifetime. The decibel (dB) number signifies the sound of the subject within the image and the grid illustrates an increasing in sound levels when placed on the red and blue lines, which represents my level of hearing on an audiogram. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Catherine Wilding
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In these intimate self-portraits I perform for the camera surrendering to my emotions, a deserted abandonment to my own fear and longing- embodying my vulnerability, the frustrations that I feel for my own body. Throughout these images there is the underlying nature of my femininity amidst a displaced sexuality, but by removing my gaze I become disconnected, allowing myself to become an object, stripped bare appearing subdued I keep my identity allowing a counter gaze, turning the audiences and my own back on them. I am searching for some kind of inner reality 'the truth behind the surface'. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maeve Willey
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

When I was young I practically lived at my grandmother's house and there was something there I wanted to explore within this project, before the death of my grandmother when I was 13 years old. The presence of family from a child's perspective, along side the repetitiveness it comes across as naïve and innocent. Children tend to pick their own view of what they see rather than the actual view shown to others, where an adult is more likely going to take one's environment and new information and fitting it into pre-existing cognitive schemas. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lana Woroniecka
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series is centred around female beauty and our societies dictation and acceptance of it. It considers issues such as body hair, weight, menstruation and sexuality and addresses the different consumer markets that control them. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Bethan Wynton
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"What is it that makes us remember? The prompts, the pretexts, of memory; the reminders of the past that remain in the present." Annette Kuhn. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hayley Morris
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Hayley Morris studied at Arts University College Bournemouth before attending University College Falmouth, focussing on documentary subjects, 'Kids Having Kids, 2008' was one of her most successful works. In her final year at Falmouth she was involved in a serious road traffic accident, leaving her disabled and inevitably changing her perspective on life and through a lens. She now works with those with disabilities, showing how one may suffer prejudice by their limitations. In her series 'It's Rude to Stare, 2011' she focuses on those that are successful within sport, her subject at the forefront of the image and the disability secondary. 'Often we define people by what we see, my intention is to communicate aspects and achievements about my subjects. There is more to our identity than disability.' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Charlotte Hartley
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have been exploring peoples pasts, showing that these outer shells that we recognize as old people, have more depth to them. As I have found that many of us forget that these people were once young too, having remarkable backgrounds to share. So within my work I have been listening to these people and depicting parts of their lives, through the use of audio as well as visual media, to then be able to portray them to the audience. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Olivia Astin
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I feel there are no straightforward answers when it comes to identity and femininity; however I always find myself questioning them in everyday life and in my own photographic work. Spence said, 'We amply demonstrated to ourselves that there is no single self, but many fragmented selves, each vying for conscious expression, many never acknowledged.' With this body of work I seek to question the relationship between the body and the self, embracing a voyeuristic approach. It is a reaction to how women are objectified while detaching myself to become an object to be looked at. I am only revealing fragments of my body to create more questions than answers which adds mystery, secrecy and uncertainty. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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William Paterson Rouse
University College Falmouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Visual study of the Cornish landscape, where I have looked at the impact man has had on the Cornish Environment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Brendan/Daniel Baker/Evans
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Moronic' is a collaborative project between Baker and Evans. It is a series of photographic curiosities that explore our capacity to fully understand and control language. Constructed still-lifes and semi-performative methods are used to illustrate a collection of contradictory statements found within news media search engines. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marc Baker
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Squatting On Olympus - is an exploration of Google Street View's frozen universe. I explored the streets of London photographing members of the public who had adopted a similar position to myself: observing other members of the public. These 'coffee shop flânerie' believe themselves to be removed from the bawdiness of the street, and with the protection of the window they are seated behind, they stare unashamedly at people passing by. I subsequently challenged this gaze: utilising Google Street View's ominous, silent, presence to photograph these people and in turn question who the observer ultimately is; with the Street View camera, and in turn myself, often becoming the subject. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Daniel Bergo
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Daniel Bergo works with landscape photography to explore contemporary issues and concerns in connection with energy production. Through Documentary style landscape photography he seeks to question human impact on the landscape in a way initialising discussion about how the land is turned to a commodity, and examining the authority and institutions doing so. The contemporary landscape is in an ever-changing state, both due to human and natural activity. This conflict between culture and nature becomes apparent in the fault line between the nostalgic urge to preserve rural areas and the increased need to utilise them for production of energy. Current work includes future offshore wind farms as well as future sites for nuclear power production in the UK. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Thom Earle
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In his latest book Thom Earle addresses the idea of 'Simple Pleasures'. He embraces the notions of 'twee imagery' and 'niceness', focusing the little things that make us happy. By asking the question, 'What is your simple pleasure?' via his blog, http://andtheyblinktumblr.com, he has accumulated an eclectic assortment of images, where people act out their 'simple pleasure'. Five images from this book are featured here. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maria Efthymiou
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Maria Efthymiou is a Cypriot photographer who will be graduating from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA) in Farnham in June 2011. Her work mainly consists of photographic pieces as well as video and sound installations. In her work she explores various themes through on-going projects. 1. 'We dream reflections, fragments of reality' 2. 'Oneiric Hypotyposis I' 3. 'Oneiric Hypotyposis VII' 4. 'Danae' 5. 'Dislocation and Relocation' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lu-Lu Evans
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Lu-Lu's work falls into the genre of social documentary, using the camera as a way to explore social environments unfamiliar to her own. One of the key elements throughout Lu-Lu's work is the intimate relationship between herself as the photographer and her subjects. She often uses portraiture as a way of exploring this relationship. Her work engages with the audience as she explores social stereotypes, often challenging her own preconceptions and experiences. Lu-Lu works predominantly with analogue photography, with her work often reflecting early examples of documentary practice. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Simon Fletcher
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"Put the Kettle on" is a photographic and poetic exploration of power generation, man's reliance on it, and of the steps taken to reduce it's impact on the environment. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Robin Godden
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

WarGame consists of Images of architecture from paintball 'game zones' where civilians play games based on war. The morality of this 'sport' is questioned throughout the series using text. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachel Gould
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Rachel Gould is an artist practicing photography. She works conceptually combining image and text to form narratives. Her interest lies in the unknown elements that exist within every-day life; the things are only ever partly known and can only be speculated. She enjoys making work that explores fictions and fantasies whilst challenging the reliability and accuracy of the photograph. Image 1 "Ekkert anna en vindurinn" Image 2 "Black as midnight on a moonless night" Image 3 " The Sleeper" Image 4 "Sleepless Nights" Image 5 "Mecia" . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Michaela Haider
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work is based on the subject of cultural identity, an issue most immigrants face when moving to another country permanently. The reason I began this project was because one day, my 85 year old Nonna (Grandmother) asked me 'I don't know if I am more Italian or English, I was born in Italy and lived there for the first 20 years of my life, then I moved to England and have been here ever since...does this mean I am English or still Italian?' When does she become English? When she purchased her first house or when she buried her life partner? Throughout this project I photographed everything I believe represents her Italian heritage, a home away from home. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louise Harman
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'The Permanently Occupied Mind' is a documentation/performance of life and events that have had an emotional impact on me. The images are shot on 120 film and in there final format are viewed in a simple white book accompanied by hand written texts. The texts used are taken from conversations I have had/overheard and personal thoughts. The project is a starting point for looking further into the subject of unconventional portraiture paired with the use of text to explore a personal subject matter. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Bim Hjortronsteen
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Bim Hjortrosteen is a twenty-one-year-old photographer from Sweden. She uses the medium of photography to explore relationships between people, places and time. In her latest body of work, Bim has travelled back to her home country. Using the medium of photography to allow meditation on a place where time and memory collide, Bim touches on the concepts of 'Nostalgia', 'Belonging' and 'In-Betweeness'. Re-visiting people and places connected to the past, Bim explores the memory of home and how our relationship to this place changes with time but also how it provokes us to move through time, entering an uncanny place that seems strangely familiar. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Scott Luck
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Alone' looks at the relationship between the remaining members of a family after the paternal figure leaves. The project looks at the isolation and abandonment of each member. The project also looks at the 'man of the house' ideal with the remaining man taking the throne in his fathers place becoming the man of the house. The events depicted within the photographs took place in 2005 requiring the subjects to look back on the past and draw from memory and personal experience. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lucy Mytton
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

After my Grandmothers recent illness and death, away from home it felt natural to build an attachment with, a then stranger, Ted. After feeling that I had missed out on my grandmothers' stories, conversations with Ted were both interesting and personal. I was able to approach the situation with fresh eyes and with no preconceptions, whilst enjoying the company. This piece is not about the day-to-day life of Ted Churchman, but the beginning of a friendship between a 20-year-old woman and 81-year-old man. The work focuses on the intimate and occasionally awkward moments in time using both photography and text, by both myself and Ted. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lucy Sloss
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

As a photographer my personal practice studies and explores the limits of the camera as image-maker and the photograph as object. Predominantly my photography focuses on the production of experimental projects, which include found images, collaborations, camera sculptures, collage and hand made books. This series of Portraits is the result of a study into the images we choose to represent ourselves on online dating websites. Stripped bare of personality we see these subjects scientifically as specimens of men and women, whose character we can judge only on appearance. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Chris Spackman
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Chris Spackman works experimentally, pushing the creative potential of analogue photography, his work explores time, memory and loss. Using various narrative structures he seeks to subvert the still quality of the single photographic image representing simple changes over time through his process and frequently rendering the ordinary, monumental. The series 'Unstill Life' seeks to subvert the notion of the 'still life' genre in photography and to explore ideas of impermanence, transitional beauty and time's relentlessness. By constructing scenes in front of the camera and then letting go, the process embarks upon continuous exposures of up to 3 weeks duration, giving up control of the photograph to both time and nature's cycle of light and darkness. chris.spackman@gmail.com http://fotofolios.org/work/chrisspackman . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jeremy Stewardson
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My principal interest lies with the built environment, but I set out to portray the familiar in an unfamiliar way, bringing out aspects that otherwise may pass us by. Photographed at night the familiar can become uncanny or surreal. Photographed in daylight, the composition can lead the viewer to consider alternative viewpoints on familiar sights. I do not neglect the inhabitants, but choose to isolate them by careful composition of light and shade. I hope to leave the viewer with an open narrative where they can speculate on the identity of the subject. The works shown here are excerpts from several projects, more examples from each can be found on my website. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lauren Streeter
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images are part of a series about suburban front gardens. How we view the front garden as a private, yet also public space. That a passerby would view someone's front garden in a different way to how the person who lives there would. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emmie Thorstenson
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

We grew up together in a typical Swedish village in the nineties and after spending nine years in school together we went our separate ways to continue our studies in other towns. Now, ten years later, I visit my old classmates in their homes. While some still live in the village, others have moved to neighbouring cities or further up the country. To see them again feels familiar and strange at the same time; traces of our teenage-selves can be recognised while the maturity of the years passed is noticeable. When we meet they reflect on growing up, whether they see themselves as adults and how they see themselves in the future. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gianandrea Traina
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Diabetes Type 1' is a series that translates few sides of the pathology in visual language. Through visual inputs, the series wants to raise awareness on the illness, simplifying its understanding for people who are not so close to this condition. 'Libraries' is an ongoing series in which architectural structures are realised using books as the main material. By interlocking them as if they were Lego bricks, and playing with their physicality, a new shape and form was explored. In a world constantly changed by digitalization, the future of the book as we know it is uncertain and this is the purpose of the series, celebrating the attributes of the book as a precious object. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachel Twohey
University for the Creative Arts Farnham (UCA) - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sticky heat is upon us. The buildings seem closer today, taller, darker, hotter. I want to kick my shoes off and walk down the street but the pavement will burn me. The pavement always burns me. Then I feel the cool sweep of water run over my toes, the grit washing over my nails. The rumble of motors fades into a gentle crashing of white water. I am there. But not completely. 'London on Sea' is a project that aims to explore the existence of beach culture in the city through a quirky take on classic street photography, looking at central London and stretching all the way out to its suburbs. Something to enjoy in this current climate. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Eszter Biró
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My general interest is in identity and identity loss, the understanding of our selves from the personal and from society's perspective. My focus for the last two years has been women, and women's emancipation from 1930's Hungary, till the 1950's when they got equal citizenship of the country. I believe the changes that occurred at this time for women has affected my generations understanding and roles as women. My work is based on my personal experience of being woman, based on myself and various generations of family members and on society's. While research is significant in my work it is a studio based practice. I am thinking through my understanding of the medium of photography - playing with its weakness. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ondrej Chmel
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

There is just one set of rules for nature and its spaces, which is so very different from the set of rules for the human species and its spaces, which reflects the ideological belief of a society changing as it evolves. The investigation of the darkness within an environment offers some sort of blank sheet, allowing a new form of discovery of unknown, shy and fragile relationships between the spaces. In my work I attempt to reveal and explore these relationships, through the use of tools such as artificial light and pyrotechnics with which the spaces are lit and inflected, allowing the actual space to become visible. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nuno Direitinho
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work I make consists of sequences of images, videos and installation based pieces. I use the different mediums to question the veracity of information. The work aims to set up a dialogue between truth and deception in representation through the context of photography. I look for the juxtaposition between images and their contextual settings, aiming to explore the feeling of absurd that often occurs at this meeting point. The tension between the engaging qualities of colour and the eeriness of raw topics often invades the work, reacting to the latent mutation of spaces, apparatuses and trends of society. This play of metaphors occurs in a kind of push and pull between natural hypothesis and the furtive naturalization of spaces. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ellinor Forsberg
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images are a part of the multimedia installation "Peachland" which could be seen as airborne country. "Peachland" creates a modern version of a fable where animals are used to visualize and comment on the complexity of human behaviour. The body of work has a collective ambition to create a space where more than the norm can be celebrated. The images of home made and undefined - almost ritual unicorn meat, made of dough and clay, hopefully show a new aspect of interactions and relations between people and animals. These creatures are all used as objects beyond themselves and become a collection of unexpected proud cultured beings. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachael Gallacher
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'I'm a Landscape Painter.' Don't be fooled into thinking there's genius in that that you can't touch, there probably isn't. The moments we experience and feel our way through leave marks in space and time. That's all I'm really doing for you. Each of these places in my work holds significance for the singular moment of creative creation. The landscape is witness to my work and hopefully a lucky few before its gone. There was a moment when I was here , I made this for you to find and I wasn't going anywhere. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hells Gibson
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have worked for some of the best magazines in the world, including Vouge, Grazia and Flair, while also working for up-and-coming contemporary independent publications such as Missbehave Magazine and PIMP Guides. My background in fashion and fine art has given me a strong and varied vocabulary. The work I make is humorous. I believe that you can learn a lot about a subject by poking fun and laughing at it. But underneath a comical façade, my work deals with very complex and thought-provoking issues. I use the language of my generation, and the media, and turn it back on itself to produce work that is multi-layered and intricate. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hallgerdur Hallgrimsdottir
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work deals with the concept of home and displacement from it. A place which is neither flawless nor true, but rather a fragmented, hazy non-specific homeland. Simultaneously a dream and a nightmare, a narrative without context. This is reflected in my collection and appropriation of images from the internet and other sources and combining them with my own photographs. Thus blurring the sense of location, time and authorship. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tom Hatton
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These photographs are taken from a larger body of work that initially begun as a study of the harsh desert and mountain regions in and around the Atlas Mountains and the top of the Sahara Desert in Morocco. The photographs deal with ideas of time, philosophy and the conditions of place, in this case the hard blinding desert heat and light, rather than a documentation of specific places or lifestyles. I have since extended the project to Egypt and Tunisia, the former being one of the cradles of civilisation, while Tunisia has been essential to the stability and economic well-being of Southern Europe being the northernmost country in the Mahgreb. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Katrine Holmgren
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Not a Fantasy, Just Fog. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Simone Kubik
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

A gentle touch of light settling on skin, tender first then determinately harsh. Blinking brightness away in unclear wakefulness. A relief of clarity whilst in a transitional phase of being and becoming. Faint contours allowing careful negotiation of space. Through art I investigate the condition of human kind, the mind as it perceives the world through sensing and thinking, thereby allocating moments in time as memories of the past. The assumed gets disregarded as given condition of life; the omnipresence of certain motion has created a veil of invisibility through habitual looking. It is the appreciation of the elusive that allows recognition. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emilie Lundstrøm
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Travelling, moving from place to place, I capture sceneries and details with my camera. It is by moving I'm able to perceive the surroundings in the present. The registrations are spontaneous. In the selection process I find the heart of the matter: the unnoticed has been noticed. My photos are not site- specific - the captured could be everywhere. The recognition is moved to another level - a level of doubleness - a territory of wondering. My interest is the control of animals and human beings on a physical and psychological level. I want to go deeper into the duality between the individual versus society. My aim is to provoke the observer to analyze his/her own experiences. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Artemis Katerina Manouki
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The body and movement are an essential part of the staging of man, and greyscale tonality is the ultimate tool to accentuate these gestural nuances. Black and white photography combined with the confines of the studio space allows for a realistic depiction but at the same time, creates a stillness and tranquillity, free from the confusion of colour with its inherent symbolic qualities. This allows the space needed for a collaboration in portraiture. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Fabien Marques
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

ROOM [noun] : space that can be occupied or where something can be done. LABOUR [noun] : work, especially physical work. WOMAN [noun] : an adult human female. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ian Ray
Glasgow School of Art - BA (Hons) Fine Art Photography
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The nature and construction of urban and rural landscape and its representation through the photographic medium is the prominent focus of my creative practice. The consideration and critique of both the historical and contemporary precedents working in this area has sort to clarify my own way of looking. It is alongside this investigation and attempt to understand the history, qualities and resilience of place, that an underlying theme to the work has been discovered; the notion of the photographic. This idea has been explored through acts of mapping and disruption; playing with methods of description, reduction, and absence of the image; and acts of appropriation. The relationships between a series of photographs, video, text and objects, aims to encompass an understanding of the construction of the medium and the representation of place. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Brendan Beagon
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Gardens, coastal views, industrial parks. Commuters pass these locales everyday on the Dart. Are they worthy of being noticed? Or are they just an irrelevant space for the commuter who merely wants to reach their destination? These are the questions my project raises. The photographs represent the commuter's conscious state, with the out-of-focus images flowing from one to another. These images are mere background silhouettes, until something catches your eye. You sit up, take notice. The sharp images represent this other side. Something out of the ordinary, the sublime. Your mind wakes from its subconscious to notice this fleeting moment of interest, before drifting back once it has past, as you continue on your journey. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samuel Boal
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Shooting the Phoenix' is a photographic exploration of Dublin's famous Phoenix Park, the largest enclosed space in Europe covering 1,752 acres. The project took nine months to shoot, ensuring a sample of the many times, seasons, moods and uses that characterise this beautiful and diverse jewel in the city centre. It is a place of recreation and work; a residence for some of the most important people in the land and some of the most exotic animals in the country. But most of all it is the people's park and, for me, a refuge from the busyness of life. Witnessed its magical transformation under a blanket of snow. Space and beauty combine to provide a tonic for the City's soul. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Faye Bollard
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

From the very start of the thinking process gone in to this series, David Bowie and Fashion were the only two words that really stuck in my mind. After much toying about with other ideas, a big fan of Bowie, these same words insisted on sticking in my brain. 'Discography' is a fashion orientated, twelve image series, based on the titles of some of David Bowies best known songs. Each image has its own style and meaning but they all have a common ground that is inspired by Bowie. I tried to get each song title across as much I could in the image without using text or being too literal. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samuel Burgess
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The aims of the project are to produce a series of portraits that reflect upon the inner-self of the subject and project it to the external world around the subject. All of this will fit inside the theme of being trapped and deal with emotions or personalities that people do not show on a public level. Many people have used scanners for self-portraits and have created many other images with them, but what I am doing is recording a personal part of the subject and projecting it to the outside world. The project also incorporates the idea that a camera is not the only thing that can record images and renews photography to a certain level by using lens less photography. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Oscar Finn
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

We are surrounded by people. Everyday we encounter hundreds of people as we go about our lives, barely noticing the majority, as we pass them on the street or sit next to them on public transport, as they go about their own lives. The five images included are from a series of 30 where I deliberately engaged with people I would have otherwise have walked by and for that moment became part of their lives as they became a part of mine. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma Loughran
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Ladies of Harley are the first all female motorcycle chapter in Ireland. They are part of The Gaelic Chapter of the Harley Davidson Owners Group. The Ladies meet up every week during the biking season to ride out to various destinations across Ireland. I followed the Ladies over a period of two months to document their lives in non traditional societal roles. The most common theme to my work is obsessions which is relevant to this series. This applies to both their obsession with the motorcycle lifestyle and my teenage obsession with them. I try to explore the eccentricities of the human condition through the medium of photography and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the lives of these extraordinary Women. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Tom Morgan
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My aim to show how by using text the context in which an image is perceived changes. By using a small toy character called 'Danbo'. He is a toy from a popular Japanese comic. In the comic a child for what of a better word is having trouble standing up for himself or expressing himself. He wears a cardboard suit to pretend to be a superhero, and in doing so gives himself confidence to stand up for himself. I felt this toy would be ideal for the project as like the child, I am using the toy, as a way of expressing ideas under the illusion of something else, a simple fun toy. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rory O'Neill
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

LIMBO is an ethnographic study of Asylum Seekers living in Hatch Hall in Dublin. Hatch Hall was previously a halls of residence for UCD students administrated by the Jesuits. The Asylum Seekers are living on direct provision from the HSE and a stipend of £19 a week. On average the time to process an application for an Asylum seeker takes three years, in some cases this can take up to nine years. These images portray the existence of a people whose lives are put on hold by an system that fails to take into account the human suffering of living in limbo. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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José Pérez
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Qualified Non Irish is a photographic piece of work, concerning workers who have higher qualifications, but because of different circumstances either political, economical or personal reasons they are not working in their chosen field. Instead, they are working for one of the leading retail companies in the Republic of Ireland. At the same time it shows the evolution of this company from having purely Irish workforce to a multicultural environment within a very short time. This study is a reflection of the many people who have high qualification and leave their countries in search of opportunities, or perhaps new experiences. Qualified Non Irish people will continue to be a feature of Irish life, today, and into the future of Ireland. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maiken Woll Eide
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Personality types' is a project inspired by the Enneagramic system. The overall series consists of all together ten emotive fashion-shoots of different girls all in secluded environments. Each girl represents an interpretation of a personality type. The projects aim is to convey emotional fashion photographs with an underlying conceptualism. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emily-Rose De Lacy Bebbington
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My set of five photographs are taken from a series of twenty photographs which are about twenty different people from ages four up to ninety. I asked them to talk about a favourite memory which they had that stuck out in their minds as being a good memory for them and beside the portrait there is their chosen photograph and a few sentences to explain why it is so special to them. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Zane Bernharde
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Submerged in Reality' is a series of constructed images that comments on Sham marriages, through which the dream of fairytale weddings are sold. The dark encompassing environment and deep shadows symbolise these girls finding themselves out of their depth, drowning in an environment in which they are suddenly immersed. Inspired in part by Carl Jung, this work is a symbol of how our dreams strive to strike a balance between the lopsided nature of the conscious mind and the unconscious; The fairytale flowing white dress trailing in the water starkly contrasts the conjured images of these women signing their marriage certificates wearing jeans and t-shirts, their right to a fairytale wedding taken through poverty. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephen Doyle
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work focuses on the lives of Irish trade's men. All the participants served their time and worked in the construction industry during the boom years, but in recent years, with the down turn in the economy and the collapse of the construction sector, all have found themselves struggling to get work or completely unemployed, While unemployment is a key issue in the project it is not the only one that is addressed. Issues such as, role reversal, depression, anger and despair are a common narrative within the work. Collectively the photographs show's the scale of the problem, while individually the portraits are representations of the sitter's feelings, and a document of how and where they spend their time. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Brenda Fingleton
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This collaborative family study investigates memories and archival narratives from my grandparents house. From the model house that my Uncle made 35 years ago to the main house, the images explore the interactions between the people and the space. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emma Gorman
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My use of images has always been inventive and I am constantly experimenting with new forms and processes. I like to use complex and textured surfaces along with my images which draws the viewer to look more closely. Each piece should work as a whole, combining harmony of form and texture. My influences come mainly from vintage and antique items blending them in with my fashion style images to form an overall feeling. I leave the interpretation of the work and stories that can be read within the piece to the beholder. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kyera Grant
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I like to create images that have a cinematic atmosphere and create a narrative. The following photos are taken from a body of work that examines the human psyche and questions why people do the things they do in order to fit into a desired society. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hanlon Brian
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The theme behind this project was to put photographs to poetry. For this project I picked Yeats as my subject and to create a visual to the words of his poetry. There are twelve pictures in the full set and each one has a caption line from each poem to signify a particular part. About. I have been a photographer for about 25 years and have recently completed a degree course in Griffith College. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Iwona Kolinska
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'A Place to Call Home" is a project about small nursing home called Cuan Ros. This place looks like many of the kind: linoleum floors, beds and chairs on wheels, curtains around the beds, green walls...What makes it special are the people who live there. Patients, their belongings and religious beliefs create a spirit and atmosphere of the place. In my photographs I try to show how they transform this medical unit into their home. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Monica McManusMooney
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My project was focused on young girls aged twelve to thirteen and how they change when they go to secondary school. I began to photograph Nicole last September 2011. My aim was to capture that child/woman stage in a girl's life that can be exciting, scary and confusing and will ultimately shape the woman they become. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Deirdre O'Keeffe
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Though Ulysses is renowned in literary circles for its ground breaking technique and psychological exploration, it was written as a celebration of the 'everyman.' The novel has been so critically explored that it has gained a reputation of being unreadable by the ordinary people for whom it was intended. This book aspires to reconnect Ulysses to the everyday lives of modern people through a series of fashion-based images. The publication of Ulysses was a landmark event in the development of Modernist literature. Through the first half of the 20th century, fashion design tracked and echoed trends in Modern Art. The development of Modernism can be followed in the progression of fashion design from the heavily corseted silhouettes that reflected Art Nouveau interpretation of the female form at the time of the novel's appearance. As Joyce traces Homer's Odyssey, my images trace the novel itself with one image representing the theme and mood of each part, paying attention to the colours and art style represented therein. I have focused on pivotal events in each episode which offer the potential for a visible visual link to the central storyline. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Peter O'Rourke
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work examines the traditional Irish seaside resort during the off season. In the work, the seaside resort is representative of youthful innocence and comes to be read as a metaphor for the shared experiences of childhood. Depicting the seaside resort in such a stripped back manner represents the erosion of innocence as the child grows to adulthood, experiencing ever-increasing levels of responsibility and loss. Consequently, Off Season has become a requiem for the loss of childhood innocence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Caroline Phelan
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The Transition Years focuses on identity and individuality. I am exploring the subjects' characters by finding out what they aspire to become after they leave school. I have displayed this aspiration alongside their portrait, forcing the viewer to look past the subject's teenage self to see the adult they are hoping to become. The portraits invite the viewer to take a close look at the pupils during this transition. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Eva Vlada
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'The Thistles of Baragan' documents the people and the land of the Baragan Steppe Plain. Situated in the south east of Romania, the Baragan area is famous for its harsh climate with summer droughts and winter blizzards. Due to its climate and the topography of the place, the living conditions in Baragan are very harsh with many villages lacking basic human necessities like running water. This forces many adults to leave the area in search of better opportunities, improved living and working conditions, leaving the villages to the old and the very young. Some 21 years after the fall of communism and over 3 years after Romania joined the European Union, the Baragan region appears to have been left behind. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Conor Williams
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Cloughjordan Eco-Village is the first of its kind in Ireland consisting of a shared vision of social and ecological coexistence through building sustainable community. These images document this move to a new environment and the integration to an exiting Irish village of a group of individuals who desire an autonomous lifestyle while participating in a collective of common goals and shared responsibility. The images investigate this concept of the Irish communal psyche and the individual struggle to be a part of a constructed community of ideals and objectives. This body of work examines the innate sense of community in this country which has diminished over the last two decades and how it strives to re-establish itself in changing economic times. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sharon Sutton
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Time Flies' is from a series of images depicting the 1940s as recreated in RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire every August. The Second World War was a horrific time in the lives of those who lived through it. However, for those who once a year don the garb of an American General or fashionable swing dancer and attend the hangar dance on a Saturday night, it is a moment to savour. I discovered through this piece that the past is a safe place. We know what happened and how things turned out. It is there to be celebrated, unlike the future which is a fear filled mystery. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emer Mac Sweeney
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Divis Tower is one of Belfast's most iconic and symbolic buildings. At the height of the troubles in the 1970s the British Army constructed an observation post on the roof and occupied the top two floors in order to monitor the activity of paramilitaries. This project, entitled 'Looking Back' documents a series of landscapes around Belfast city looking back on this iconic building. Rather than being looked down on from the Tower, I want to encourage the viewer to look back up and contemplate its significance and symbolism during the Troubles. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marie Hickey
Griffith College Dublin - BA Photographic Media (Part Time)
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

88 Square Metres is the average size of a home in Ireland. A home generally is treated as a personal space where people feel comfortable to open up and display their personalities, styles and taste with a tangible format. This project is a glimpse into homes which belong to my friends and family to see how they project themselves through their home, possessions and personal space. I feel this project will be of interest to anyone who have a general curiosity about people, it will appeal to the voyeur in all of us to see how others live. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ben Adams
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The images in this portfolio are an exploration of the relationship between man made structures and their existence within the natural landscape. While some images convey the endurance of such structures, others explore the event of mother nature slowly reclaiming them over cumulative time. There is no hidden agenda to this work, the images are studies of the world as it is seen through the photographers eyes, which combine to offer a unique body of work. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Esther Carter
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Physicists explain that reality is in fact far stranger than it seems, and extremely illusive; so much so that even the greatest physicists of our time do not fully understand it's complexities. The reality which we see before our very own eyes is only our unique perception and interpretation of a far more incomprehensible reality that continues to evade our levels of understanding. I found this a fascinating subject matter and I decided to interpret this idea by focusing on reflections and refractions of light as it hits different surfaces and seems to transform the ordinary into something far less tangible, something almost other-worldly, of another time and space; like an apparition of a different reality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nicholas Davis
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work raises the issue of why many cities have expanses of vacant land, waste land which is redundant, not utilised for any purpose. Often ownership of such land is debatable, or even unknown. Much of this land has been earmarked for development, there is a utopian vision of what will exist which is seen through seductive illustrations and plans.In book form the images are complimented by planning application numbers for each individual site. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laurence Dugdale
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work has previously been about looking at my emotions and experiences, whilst delving into surrealist concepts of the unconscious mind. This project is going to be a continuation of my previous works that looked into surrealist concepts and ideas. This time around I will be exploring the collective unconscious, and theories within quantum physics that link the physical and the mental realms. I want this project to be less about myself, and more objective and factual being about people as a whole, and an exploration of the psyche and the collective unconscious through local myths and folklore. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sophie Foulkes
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images explore the concepts of dust theory - that our world and ourselves are created from the residues of exploding stars. These cosmic dust particles are believed to be the very substance of us as humans, and so are in a constant cycle of 'being', and then returning to dust again through human biology. In exploring this cycle I have used common household dust, made up of hair, skin, etc, to create images which make the relationship between the cosmic dust that is our origin and the quiet everyday cycle of returning to particles. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kerry O'Reilly
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Kerry O'Reilly's practice explores notions of memory and remembrance in both personal and social histories. Her work is largely concerned with the depiction of narrative without description allowing for an abstract representation of the past. The work shown here is an exploration of an area of South Devon that was evacuated during WWII to provide a training ground for American forces in preparation for the D-Day landings. These images are an exploration of a landscape shaped by massive social upheaval and wartime tragedy and a space where history remains concealed beneath the surface. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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James Pardoe
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have often thought about how person's possessions can give an insight into their private lives, how they are arranged is as important a clue to a person identity as the nature of the object itself. Armchairs are a common feature in most homes, they are where people rest at the end of the day to pass their time. Most families have a chair of which they say, 'That's Mum's chair' or 'That's where Granddad sat for 30 years'. So armchairs are more than possessions they are places too a little bit of private territory in a family home, a sanctuary if you like. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mark Robertson
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

An eclectic body of work through a soldiers eyes. An autobiography, a metaphor, a concept that's fun and artistic though serious and comical in visual communication. It aims to capture a wider audience of imagination, showing a reality in a comic book style with a fun approach. It's how it is, how I see it with no order of events whether it's going to war or washing in the field capturing events in what could be any soldiers destiny. The following photographs represent real situations with some of the real photographs setting the scenes taken by myself, along with photographs which are metaphors of situations I've been in or other soldiers would recognize. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Harriet Stanley
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Harriet Stanley's practice expresses how a photograph can capture reality and hidden emotions within a series, portraying a visually powerful story. Her work encroaches into people's lives, displaying their surroundings and the issues that they have to tolerate. This body of work is part of a larger series that demonstrates the complex situations teenagers endure, at a very vulnerable time in their lives. Insecurity is a lack of confidence in ones self which may be triggered by feelings of inadequacy or worthlessness, each of these teenagers suffer these emotions. The series of images visually demonstrates how one cannot instantly perceive their unforeseen state of mind. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura Tucker
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work focuses on body image and my photography generally includes people. Have you ever fallen into the average UK size and been questioned about being over or underweight? Have you ever struggled to buy clothes in the size you believe is for you? A lot of women would agree. Some of these images explore the average UK dress size. I have created photo montages of women that range between sizes 12-16. It becomes difficult to recognise who is which size. I have also looked at clothes where all outfits are of one size, far from everything fits. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Luke Brown
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - FDA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These images are from a series focusing on the Herefordshire town of Kington. I spent a day in Kington documenting some of the more eccentric aspects that define small towns up and down the country. My work explores the elements of life that are ultimately on the surface but often go unnoticed. It is my intention to transform the everyday and the mundane into the magic that defines life. Following graduation, I aim to pursue a career in documentary photography and environmental portraiture. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Camilla Watkins
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - FDA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I work mainly within photojournalism, editorial and documentary photography with a specific interest in agricultural and countryside themes. I take a storytellers approach; I want to be unobtrusive and provide viewers with a secret, almost ethereal, element to the situation, however mundane. I want to produce work which will be at home in either gallery and exhibition space or printed media and have completed work for both. This series is a photo storey about a Welsh sheep farmer during a tough financial and environmental period. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gemma Williams
Hereford College of Arts, University of Wales - FDA Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have always had a love for sports, so this project was one of my most enjoyable. I love the action, drama and the emotions of people on the day. I believe my sports qualifications and experience give me a unique view point when photographing sport or working in this area. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Madaline Kay Bowler
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My interest in photography lies in street portraiture. I capture the aspects of everyday life that people rarely stop to reflect upon. I seek out moments from the street although my subjects are posed as if for a formal portrait. This body of work, 'Café Portraits', celebrates and documents the modern popularity of outdoor café culture. I am interested in these moments of impermanence, moments where people temporarily step away from the fast pace of London life, to rest, to reflect and take a sideline view of the world flying by. They are people of leisure, portraits that capture a lack of urgency and reveal a very contemporary aspect of street life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Peter Beckwith
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I believe that an individual's perception of a photograph is strongly based on circumstance. Everything that surrounds and occupies your mind at the time, your mood, the place your in, what has happened to you in the last few minutes, hours and days, even the last song you heard. All these things resonate around your head at the point that you receive the visual, and thus give meaning to a photographer's works as they are presented. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mona Butt
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Juxtaposing the fashion figure against nature and the textures of these surroundings I form an archive of imagery. Observing more closely the patterns that exist in everyday life I make new connections between both subject and surroundings, re-signifying their meaning through considered use of layout. With the use of different photographic techniques and formats I emphasise the many layers and planes that exist within an image visually, reflecting on elements of surface, colour, space and texture. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Aga Cebula
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Through photography I attempt to explore the relationship between body and space. During photo sessions I assume the roles of photographer and model. I usually shoot alone and choose dilapidated, condemned and imagination-rich spaces - which I do not manipulate - as my working environment. This is intentional as I often incorporate myself as part of the environment, becoming both revealed and hidden. I disappear, but my body is there. I use it as a performance vehicle that carries history, emotion, intellect in a constant evolving quest for the meaning of self and place. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Catherine Cowlam
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The photograph is only a prompt to the narrative not the narrative itself... My work explores -through old photographs and diaries- how memories fade and alter over time. Within my work I extract from and re-present the personal memoirs of my mother and her sister to reveal the varying accounts of and subtleties within collective experience. These memoirs are presented in such a way that the once personal is now shared by all. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Helen Cryer
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Moonlight Sonata' reflects my fascination with the power of moonlight in relation to the darkness of the night. Each movement consists of three photographs: one of a figure in the landscape, a moonscape and an artificially constructed cosmos. The moonscapes show the profound effect moonlight can have on the landscape, making them neither night nor day but somewhere in-between. Further exploring this in-between state, I use the moonlight to light my own body to achieve an otherworldly quality, ambiguous atmosphere, with the body lying passively, suggesting a state of being alive or dead. The constructed cosmos becomes a reversal of the previous photographs, symbolizing the sacred nature of the universe, 'separating the primordial elements: light from darkness, sun from moon.' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Matthew De Gannes
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I capture key sequences in "blockbuster" action movies-concentrated around the hero. I compress these moments; they becomes distorted; unreadable: the moment's meaning is lost during the time of a thirty second long exposure. With recording and compressing film in this way each screenshot is multi-layered. The residual abstracted image resembles a moment of a film that some may recognise. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachel Hingley
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Technical perfection isn't something I strive for in photography. This isn't to say I can't be technically perfect. The little mistakes and quirks made along the way add to the overall outcome. I bring attention to the usually unnoticed and fleeting moments of life with a sense of performance and play. These can be observed incidences of the moment or en-enactments of observed events with an underlying focus on the surreal and the macabre. I like to attribute my more sinister themes to being raised on a diet of horror movies and fictional books from a young age. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alda Villiljós
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am driven by constant curiosity, a thirst for knowledge and understanding of the world. In my art, I explore my own way of observing, translating what I see through the subconscious and back into the real world. Inspired by spirituality, shamanism, psychoanalysis and symbolism of dreams and fantasies, my images do not represent the physical world, but the way I experience and interpret it. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ania Pawlik
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

As a photographer I set the stage, at the same time I become a player, a performer. My work is a reconstruction of everyday rituals that I transform into staged events. I construct the environment and compose sets into which I introduce the figure. I look at art history. Symbolic meaning is essential in my work - composition, palette of colours, light, poses, hand gestures - aspects of the history of art that I use to create a hidden symbolism. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Beth Saunders
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is quite often a means of expression. I document my subject matter instinctively but as a means of preserving time past, capturing moments of banality, which more often than not are overlooked or taken for granted. The minor, seemingly insignificant details, which create a narrative of everyday life, become an important part of my work. I pay attention to spaces and subjects we may currently disregard to avoid feelings of loss or regret. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lydia Vernon
Kingston University London - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am a visual artist working within the medium of photography. I move between the worlds of fine art and fashion, bringing a theatrical aspect to my 'hyperreal' self-portraits. My imagery is strongly influenced by the film choices of my father when I was a child in the nineties. The sci-fi genre in particular was especially interesting with its illusions of a phantasmagorical future and its use of the femme fatale. Blade Runner made an impact on my work - in particular, the passive expressions o the 'replicants'. I capture these 'personas' in themed B & B rooms. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Chloe Rafferty
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I observe them through the magnifying lens of the camera. A mix of grey and white rocks almost impossible to differentiate, magnified however, each grain is absolutely unique. I begin to recognise them for the uniqueness that is hidden. One by one I sift through the ashes; it is repetitive, monotonous, never ending like my grief. I set myself the impossible task of photographing each grain. Quantifying the grief, handling the material his body has become. Whilst counting and photographing - at the same time coming closer to my own mortality. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Isabella May Cantù
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In 2008 my mother moved away from our family home in Italy to come to live and work in London for several months, the reasons were unclear, as she wasn't drawn to England by great career prospects. In that time she became a Born Again Christian through the encounter of 'The Great Commission Ministry' a religious community, mainly composed by Filipinos. It is notorious that because the Spanish, had colonized the Philippines, for almost four hundred years, its population has, ever since, preserved a strong Christian tradition. Three and a half years later I decided to meet the community myself and get to know the people she was sharing her new found faith with. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Cesare De Giglio
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work explores the visual relationship between a city and its port. It is an attempt to document how the port is reflected in the city. It is both about the generic nature of large ports and about one specific town - Felixstowe. My interest in starting this project was sparked from two main sentiments: the fascination I experience when in large industrial areas and the role of the city - a city of modern industrial Britain - which divides itself between being a vital cog in the nation's industrial economy and being a holiday area for families as well as a nice and quite place for older people to retire. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nina Joanna Dmyterko
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My work is concerned with reflections upon the tension between the artistic process and the artist himself. This work functions as an examination of the interface between performance and photography; how performance and its documentation can convey psychological depth and its physical duration. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emile Ebrahim Kelly
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Working primarily with photography and image appropriation, my current practice centres on notions of identity and community within the metropole, with particular reference to the shaping forces of globalisation in a post-colonial world. It is rooted in the photographic narratives of documentary, the ethnographic and portraiture. With this in mind I established a pop-up portrait studio and project-space, the International Portrait Gallery, offering free portraits in order to spark long-term relationships with individuals in Elephant & Castle. These portraits were produced collaboratively with my subjects after initial encounters, discussions and interviews. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Claire Lawrie
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'A massive Nothing' (Kristeva, J.1982) My work focuses on rites of passage, and social ritual, attempting to understand what it is to be human. This last project concerns birth, a subject often ignored, deemed embarrassing, perhaps improper. Using the video footage shot of a friend in childbirth, I invited people to view a four-minute edit, photographing portraits of them as they watched. Moved to express themselves in various ways, ranging through disgust, embarrassment and fascinated, at moments the subjects all became contemplative, still. Shown as a slideshow, they complete a multimedia triptych, exaggerating the stillness of photographs, and working as a reminder that often 'technology determines the ways in which we can and cannot engage with the body' (Cross, D. 2006, pg 32). . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Katie Snooks
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

What happens when we die? Do ghosts exist? Is there an afterlife? I have become the medium through which the deceased can materialise and verify themselves. I am the actress, the performer, the illusionist. I have allowed myself to become absorbed and entranced by the disconcerting spaces in which I position my camera. I drink in the energy each location secretes and I express the history, the emotion and the atmosphere, using movement, character and above all, intuition. Whatever else may be observed and captured by the lens of my companion could be the spirit inhabitants of my chosen eerie setting. I just set the scene. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jessica Sumerling
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Grow Heathrow was founded on 1st March 2010 as a protest against a third runway at Heathrow Airport that would have destroyed the local area. Activists and residents have since returned this abandoned piece of land to its historic function as a market garden and in turn revived the blighted community. These photographs lead the viewer not only to a physical environment of radical community action but also to a place of romantic ideas. In something between a home and a wilderness; dwellings are built, food is grown and eaten and relationships are formed. The documentation of this initiative puts possible human futures into public view so that they may function as a tool for social and political critique. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ash Tailor
London College of Communication - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'A profound engagement with sound runs through all aspects of human culture and yet in many cases goes unrecognised' (Toop, 2010) 'The ear favours no particular view. We are enveloped by sound. It forms a seamless web around us... we hear sounds from everywhere, without ever having to focus... we can't shut out sounds automatically. We simply are not equipped with earlids.' (McLuhan, 2005) . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Gerry Blake
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

A series of environmental portraits where individuals who are experiencing a transition period in their lives are situated in an in-between or liminal environment, which in each case is an outdoor setting close to where the subject lives. I've encouraged each of the individuals to consider the life changes they are experiencing, or the new life they are entering into, and to contemplate this or to conduct a ritual practice of their own - such as dance, yoga or tai chi - to give expression to the transition between life stages. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Mary d'Arcy
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Mary d'Arcy's project aims to challenge the 'norm' of purely ornamental and stereotypical representations of women in the media and advertising. The work uses the female body to produce more unconventional images of real women. She found inspiration in photographers such as Sam Taylor Wood and Richard Avedon's fashion images. Advertising campaigns attempt to draw in the viewer using obvious, contrived images. Distorted body image is prevalent among women. Here the aim was to present the subjects to the viewer in a more imaginative manner. Subjects were asked to make their own shapes for the camera, and this freedom of movement resulted in a series of portraits of women in unusual poses, some contorted, some relaxed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Serena Kitt
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

We assume to see trees in our environment every day without really looking at their structure and balance and more importantly how we use the wood from trees to enhance our life style with any thought to how the global warming is directly related to the depletion of the rain forests due to man's greed and without any thought for the future generations who will live on earth. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Catherine Lennon
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Youth Boxing' spends some time with young people in an inner city Dublin boxing club. Caught in the moments between training and fighting, the series is comprised of flashes of the boys' lives. It shows us their concentration, determination, their moments of reflection and, to some extent, of their role-playing. 'Youth Boxing' provides a glimpse into a modern yet timeless masculine rite of passage, where boys turn into men, and where play and violence become intertwined. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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James Lillis
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'I would prefer if you would photogragh my good side'. I remember as a kid hearing this from aunts and uncles or other immediate family, whenever the camera was brought out for weddings, parties or christmas time, never a funeral but maybe in the future. With this project, the idea was/is to photograph the subjects, using a flat passport style, lighting them well so their faces could be sliced, digitially. Once dissected and rejoined they display 3 sides of the same person. Each one a version of the person that maybe we have seen or would like to see or even have never even seen. Which side looks better? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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David Murphy
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project is a series of portraits that allows us to see into the hidden world that is 'Body Art' and the changed attitudes of people toward this form of art. The sitters have allowed me an intimate glance at adornments put on their bodies for themselves. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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McAleenan Leon
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Coastal photography provides an excellent source for exploring the concept of inter-conection. Here divisions and boundaries constantly appear to be changing, sea and sand often appear one as does the sky and sea, frequently merging so as to almost lose any dividing horizon line. Through using long exposures, and Neutral Density filters in capturing my images I have tried to enhance this feeling of oneness. Additionally I intensionally created images with lots of grain, this again helped to convey an overall sense of merging and connection. The grain also had a important role in reflecting my emotional response to the landscape, often emotions are not entirely clear or easily identified, and I wanted this to come through in my images. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Aisling McCoy
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The "Colliderscape" project is an attempt to represent the multiplicity and simultaneity of the urban environment. It is a reaction to the image-saturation of our visual culture, and also to the de-sensitised 'blase' individual, who insulates him/herself against this over-stimulus in order to efficiently navigate the city. While we filter out what it is we need to focus on, the camera to records this complexity in its entirety, offering it back for us to decipher. In this way I hope to draw attention to this naturally occurring multivalence, the richness of our everyday visual experience, which is usually overlooked. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alison McDonnell
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"Denied' by Alison McDonnell is a project that explores Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people and families. The goal is to highlight the rights denied to children with LGBT parents, and also the rights denied to LGBT people when it comes to adopting and having children in Ireland. The series of images/photographs were taken mainly in the family home, where family portraits and individual portraits where shot. The project considers the psychological effects of being denied a basic human right and uses statistics along with text to incorporate personal testimony from the subjects to further explore the issue and engage with the viewer at an even deeper emotional level. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kelly O'Brien
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'He thought that in her eyes he would ascent to an angelical stature; and, as he attached the fervent nature of his companion more and more closely to him, he heard the strange impersonal voice which he recognised as his own, insisting on the soul's incurable lonliness. We cannot give ourselves, it said: we are our own.' James Joyce. A series of self protraits exploring a fear of personal emptiness. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Andrew O'Dwyer
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These urban landscapes of Cork city look at how it's residents see Cork and how they let themselves be seen. Lights guide the eye, like moths to a flame, drawing the viewer in. The landscapes are not meant to be ordinary however, as the distinction between reality and imagination are blurred. These scenes resemble a stage set with spot lights to draw our attention, sparking our interest in the occupants private lives. We naturally search for material things to judge. When looking at these scenes we want to know more, allowing fantasy and reality to collide. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nicola Whelan
The National College of Art & Design (NCAD) - Certificate in Photography and Digital Imaging
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Nicola Whelan's work explores barriers to our reading of and connection with, both the public and private archive. Her analogue series 'Of Curiosities' deals with physical barriers within the public archive of the museum. Through the use of a formal photographic style her work investigates how the rigid aesthetic formality inherent within the traditional museum display affects are ability to connect with its preserved contents. Her Polaroid series 'Of Memories' investigates narrative barriers within the private archive of our own personal traumatic memories. This work develops the notion of the photograph as a trigger for both voluntary and involuntary memory and explores the idea of the temporality inherent within the photograph as a means of coping with grief. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emily Clemson
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Play Days' looks at the role of play in educating children, specifically focusing upon role play and the way in which children play pretend to learn scripts and interactions in order to integrate into society successfully. A secondary element to this is the imagination and creativity children are able to use whilst playing. This is manifested in a performance video piece, in which I attempt to role-play with my surroundings, utilizing tables and chairs to create situations. It is entirely unsuccessful and this highlights the impossibility of regressing to a child like state where we can forget the assigned meanings of objects creating an awkward tension between my discomfort and the viewers. The work is still in progress. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Philip Curnow
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Presented as a sales brochure and using the visual language of marketing, 'Toymota' is part of Philip's ongoing photographic investigation into the images of car-advertising that allow us to seduce ourselves, or be seduced, with the psychology of consumer marketing. However, in the case of 'Toymota', the images and language are slowly subverted throughout the work, culminating in the viewers unease about the product. The new car launch is intended to represent the perfect 'Dream Image', however the photographs and language used by the artist in the work gradually evoke a mental picture which would be more familiar to Andy Warhol and J G Ballard. The Complete work can be viewed on www.toymota.com and pages downloaded as a pdf. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Julia Dudkowiak
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Julia Dudkowiak's works captures the relationship between the object, space and body in order to explore feelings and personal experiences. The artist plays with space and objects by creating bizarre sculptures and performances with body that seems to be absent, becoming part of the set. These dreams like images capture the body present in space, yet contrastingly talk about the idea of absence, and being away from home. As a Polish artist living in another country, she captures the idea of dislocation. Ordinary bed becomes a poetic space and sleep, becomes a metaphor for this condition of being out of place. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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James Head
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This project focuses on how I have used portrait photography as a means to document and explore skateboarding. My photographs represent a collective of individual skaters who are committed to a common identity and purpose, even though they are mostly misunderstood by society at large. My photographic approach comes from an insider's perspective and covers the skaters' faces to shift the main focus of identification onto their skateboards. This both creates a collective identity. The removal of the face is a denial of identification that alludes to how the photographic portrait can form conventional ideas about subjects, particularly problematic in the representation of sub-cultures in society. This process is constructed by photographer and performed by the subject. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Beverley Isaac
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The project explores the surface of an old rotting apple tree, discovering shapes and patterns within the bark that have been produced throughout its life-time, an amalgamation of natural biological and un-natural environmental occurrences, where an axe has left evidence of battle wounds. Unable to see the tree as a whole entity it is unclear of the actual scale. The close-up images of the surface take on new identities and offer the possibility to become something else; an aerial image, animal skin, body parts, dried riverbanks, along with the chance of being another plant with different textures. On a personal level, I believe the images illustrate the resilience of this old tree, and its ultimate ability to persevere. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Nicola Dellard-Lyle
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Nicola Dellard-Lyle's tactile fine art photography uses a combination of analog photographic practice, installation and textiles. Themes of sensation and the resulting perceptions are prominent, leading to a contemplation of the relationships between body and object, as well as suggestions of familiarity and memory. Both projects 'Woven' and 'Feeling Space' lead on to the work 'Visio Tactus'- which looks at the sensation of touch and the links between visual and physical 'feelings'. Within the room of this installation piece, the viewer is surrounded by highly tactile photographic representations of fabric, touching memories and evoking the recollection of a past physical sensation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Aidan Mayne
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Aidan Mayne's work engages with themes of memory and time, through exploration of early 20th century found vernacular photographs. Delicate, nostalgic and romantic, the images take on a meditative quality, existing in a flux. The familiarity of the scenes, and fragility of the prints, allow the photographs to subsist, slighting conventions of time and reality, embracing a more transient, philosophical state, in which they become susceptible to subtle, lingering interactions with time. By working intimately with the photographs using traditional processes, the proscenium that separates the past from the present becomes visualised, and a screen ingrained with a deeper history of the image is alluded towards. The reinterpretations contravene traditional notions of simulacra, exploring the transcendental qualities of photographic objects. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Mercer
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Flicking through her family's photographic albums, Mercer realised one person was significantly missing from the pictures preserved there - her father. Manifested instead inside two scrapbooks of postcards sent home whilst working abroad, her father alternatively became present by the very tokens of his absence. Using this as its starting point, Love in Absence examines what is lost, missed and cherished from this absence through video, Polaroid and the artist's own postcards. Adopting her childhood nickname Visage du Poisson used by her father, Mercer centers the work on a space that, although promised, failed to be used recreationally by her family, attempting to unite physically and photographically lost memory and the desire of her father's presence. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jason Peck
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Jason Peck's body of work explores and deciphers the idea of suppressed emotions being channelled and manifested into an obsession with an unrelated object. The work, which stemmed from a chance encounter with a discarded photograph, calls upon ideas raised by Barthes 'Camera Lucida' and aims to document the fluctuating relationship which the artist has developed due to a visceral reaction sparked by the found artefact. The work aims to epitomize this ultimately forlorn obsession, whilst attempting to visualize the struggle of defining the artist's relationship with the woman. Breaking through the void separating the past and the present, the images aim to question notions of the photograph becoming a vehicle able to truly record the existence of an individual. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sue Anne Phelan
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Residue' is about exploring the physical remnants that were left behind after my grandfather's death. I am trying to pull back part of the relationship that was lost after his death. By using a scanner held against these marks, intimacy is recreated with the past and a part of what I have lost is brought back. The images that the scanner makes are very different from a camera, as it works completely differently. The images are created in complete darkness, using only the scanner's illumination, a cathode tube as a light source. This makes the images produced more accurate. It creates a stronger relationship between the image and the object, as the scanner touches the marks that I have captured. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Matt Simmons
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work explores the concept of the utopian as an unattainable vision. Taking a local shopping centre as its subject, the project uses montage to bring together archival type imagery with architectural drawings. The images of the building become disrupted; squashed into impossible shapes and broken up by the lines of its envisioning. Although only examining one building, the work considers civil architecture as a whole, highlighting the impossibility of fabricating the utopian city centres we see proposed in our society. The many translations a building undergoes to reach its final completion means that it will inevitably fall short of its idealised conception. This translation is continued by time, as architecture is inevitably re-contextualised within the urban landscape. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hannah Winston
University of Wales, Newport - BA (Hons) Photographic Art
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

"If the female condition seems perplexing at the moment, the reason, it becomes evident, is that women are left straddling two rather incompatible positions. Feminism ("Don't call me honey, dickhead") and femininity ("I just found the world's best push up bra!") are in a big catfight, nowhere more than within each individual female psyche." (Laura Kipnis, The Female Thing, 2006) Taking this perspective as a young women growing up in the 21st century Hannah Winston explores the battle between these two sides of a young woman and the struggle to balance them in their lives. Through the process of weaving, a practice associated with women, the artist challenges her own identity and attitude towards women and femininity. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Fabio Blaser
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

24 hours on the fishing boat, The Silver Star, fishing for Sea Bass. The Scottish crew is maintaining the boat, cooking dinner, reading and watching TV, while the captain searches for the fish school with sonar. When he detects one he shouts down the cabin and within minutes everyone is in waterproof clothes on the deck, preparing to shoot the net. When the last buoy is in the water, they wait alongside for the fish to swim into the net. After the sunrise they start to bring in the net. It is a dangerous job, especially when the sea is rough and the wind strong. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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George Bull
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Car Boot Sales was a project made in and around Stonehouse Creek car boot sale. It is held every Thursday, Saturday and Sunday morning. The portraits represent the recycling culture of car boot sales and how one mans rubbish is another mans gold. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Keir Fernie
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Transition is a word that, for everyone, is all too familiar. The fear of what lays ahead, and what you're leaving behind. It's a free fall into the unknown. The more transitions you've been faced with the better you can predict what is to come and how to react. For those in such a situation, with little wisdom at hand, transition can therefore be highly stressful. The need for an escape is at its utmost. For some it's a calming view, a physical activity, a good story, a fiction to lose yourself in. All of these things find their place in aiding those who need it most. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lee Jackson
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The structures that surround us become minor landmarks in our journey through familiar territory. They often rest on the borders of our vision and become the homogenous scenes of everywhere we visit. What if I told you that these photographs were made in your town? Are these landscapes in your periphery? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Charlie Jay
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Time slips around us, things change; people, places and memories. The Wilderness is a place of constant physical change, dominated by the cycle of the seasons and the growth of nature. A hidden gem, a place of escape or just an area of land littered with holes dug by an eager dog, within The Wilderness lies a sense of great importance and history. How long this importance will last, I do not know. I can only hope it will last forever. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anna Langridge
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

People come and go throughout our lives. A handful remain, becoming friends. A type of chosen family. We connect and create our own stories. This is a story of those moments in my life, the connections and journeys we take together. A visual diary, if it needs a name. As though the blink of my eye and the shutter release are one thing, one moment, capturing the process of cataloguing my memory. This is what the world looks like through my eyes. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Louis Little
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Every new person that you meet and new place you experience can provide fresh and exciting challenges. These challenges can shape you, not only photographically, but also spiritually; they can shape who you are and who you are going to become. In a sense, they can change you. For me, it is necessary to accommodate these changes, to allow my experiences to flow in order that I might learn and develop. It is this transient sense of youth, its passages of growth and change that interest me and provides an anchor for my current photographic practice. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Zita Racz
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Men', said the little prince 'crowd into express trains without knowing what they are looking for... 'The men where you grow five thousands roses in the same garden... and they do not find what they are looking for. 'They do not find it,' I replied. 'And yet, what they are looking for could be found in a single rose or in a little water.' Antoine De Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince This is about to renew your mind and soul for adulthood. Capture your memories, and take them with you to the journey, this will make easy to find what you looking for. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Zoe Robinson
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Moving to the big city from the country, everything changes, cultures change and new memories evolve, this busy place is absorbed as being something new and unfamiliar. This projects focuses upon memory and landscape and presents a personal recollection of how I place myself and perceive the land around me. With the knowledge of a memory created in these places, I re-visited these areas and photographed my relationship with the landscape. For me the landscape acts as a tool, providing solace and a sense of freedom. For here there are no boundaries and like memories, time appears paused. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Anya Smith
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My project is a celebration of humanities' exploration and fascination with the universe, and our desire for knowledge and understanding. My work plays on and questions the authenticity of space photographs. They conjure up issues of whether these images from space are reliable. I have researched different moons in our solar system and interpretated my findings into images. Our moon landing was not without its' conspiracy theories. My fake moonscapes juxtapose the controversy surrounding the legitimacy of the moon landing and its' images, which some conspiracy theories say are fabricated and done in a studio. There are approximately 170 known moons in our solar system which we have yet to land on, photograph and explore. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Matthew Warder
University of Plymouth - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The work explores my connection to the natural environment that was once felt during my childhood. This connection seems to have slowly perished, only to be replaced with the pressures of adulthood. The silence of the wood now replaced by the noise of a city. I no longer feel as free as when I climbed the trees and laid amongst the leaves. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Katie Anderson
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In 2000, at the age of 14, I attended my first ever gig. It was a defining point in my life that's shaped the person I am today. The venue was the Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. The show sparked a passion in me for live music that hasn't relinquished and a love affair with the venue that's spanned a decade. This work is a visual reflection of the venues varied and colourful history through the eyes of a fan and employee. The work employs several photographic genres; documentary, portraiture and still life, to depict a small glimpse into the venues history. It's a snapshot rather than a definitive guide, with contributions from venue employees and the local community. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sophie Chivers
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This piece of work titled 'New Adults' explores the idea of how a newborn baby is rarely seen as an individual or a little human being, but usually as a small fragile baby. Each piece shows a close up of their facial details, their differences, and how each one is an individual little person. A baby is just a very small person, a future adult with the potential to be anything. This project was designed to challenge the usual connotations that surround baby photography and to show these little people in a light that maybe some people would never have considered. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Emily Coe
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My five images are a selection from a documentary series 'A Sunshine Overdose; On Tour with Tripwires'. The aim of the series was to show a side to a bands tour that would not normally be seen. I was really interested in the un-glamorous and quite mundane aspects of a band on the road, the constant loading in and out of equipment and the waiting around backstage. They described to me in depth the times of boredom, the adrenaline rush, the nervous energy, the bad food on a low budget but above all the fun times they were having together. I wanted to capture them in a raw and intimate way showing the strong bond they have. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lisa Duffy
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series aims to challenge the ephemerality and throw away nature of the digital image in photography, as well as questioning whether the now commonly mass produced, machine-made clothing, which was once handmade, has also been affected by digital introduction into the industry. By using mixed media in the form of needlework, which is typically and traditionally viewed as a women's craft, these digital photographs have been perversely worked on top of. By doing this, the photograph as well as the knitwear, are given back their own rightful status as unique, one-off objects through the laborious and deliberate patterns made by the needle and thread. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Georgie Gillard
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Women athletes are often stereotyped with being masculine. This stereotype is especially given to women who play football which is associated, in our British culture, mainly with men. Women have found it hard to publicly show their involvement with football. This series of images of women footballers, is a group of shots from within the changing rooms, a place where the girls can transform from the woman they are in society, to the athlete they are on the field. Breaking all stereotypes unintentionally, they have a game to play; it is beautiful, but also to be taken very seriously and it comes with no compromise to being a woman. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jennifer Hyatt
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Around the World in One House is the explorative tour of my grandparents' house through the representation of their collectable objects. These objects consist of souvenirs they have brought back from their holidays around the world over a period of more than forty years. The souvenirs decorate the entire interior of my grandparents' house and form an exhibit of the beautiful to the strange. They represent aspects of memory and tourism through a body of vernacular collections narrating a significant time and place in the journeys of their lives. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ruth Johnston
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This series is called 'Must Haves' and is about the absurdity of shopping and women's relationship with it. The clothes pictured are no longer worn and have been left, abandoned at the back of their owner's wardrobes for some time, bringing up the question as to why we keep buying when there is already so much that we don't wear. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Georgette King
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The home is a personal space where the owner's personality and routines in life are represented in many ways, including the decor of the interiors or how personal collections are displayed. In most cases the owner has the freedom to develop these buildings and turn these 'shells' into a personal space. 'Sands Of Time' demonstrates the preservations of elderly people's homes and the pattern of how all these spaces seem dated yet warm and homely. Each home features an owner with touching tales of why they feel comfortable for their house to be preserved in this specific manner, including death of a loved one, economic struggles and the fear of change. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paige Manley
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Ruby's' documents the military archive and veteran community of a small naval pub in the heart of Portsmouth. Shot on Remembrance Sunday 2010, I reveal how pride in the British military, its history and servicemen, is just as apparent today despite current conflicts. I have combined two strands of imagery, interior photographs and portraiture, to portray themes of memory and remembrance. Documenting this vernacular archive not only honours the collectors and their collection, but also becomes an archival record in its own right of this community's pride and honour in their military history. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ben Partington
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The series 'I, Narcissus' explores issues of male body anxiety and obsession in contemporary society, whilst 'The Relativity of Grief' looks at the idea of personal trauma and how each individual deals with this differently. Both projects form part of a larger body of work which seeks to reinterpret ancient Greek myths and explore their relevance to contemporary sociological issues. 'I, Narcissus' builds upon the myth of its namesake whilst 'The Relativity...' takes the narrative of Pandora's Box as its foundation. These images blend subtle photo-manipulation with classical natural lighting techniques to create images designed to exhibit the outer strength of each sitter, whilst contrasting this with their inner vulnerability, often revealed by a minute physical gesture or facial expression. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Darryl Snow
Portsmouth University - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Alternation' is a piece of photographic work, which documents churches that have been converted into social spaces. I was interested in exploring the historical architecture in conjunction with the social alterations of the space. The spaces I chose have all been transformed into restaurants, public houses and clubs. All of the churches were once a very important part of the community and still are, but in a very different way. The grand architecture that has been restored and used within these converted churches still draws people to the venue but perhaps not for the same reason as the religious aura that it once held. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hayley Carter
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Young Mums is an ongoing series of photographs by Hayley Carter which revisits the lives of old school friends that graduated from Deferrers High School, Staffordshire in 2007. After watching many TV shows like 'One born every minute' and noticing via Facebook that many school friends were pregnant or have children, Hayley decided to go into their homes and photograph them. Being intrigued and wanting to investigate their lives now, drove her to reconnect with them. There are over 30 school friends that Hayley knows to be pregnant or to have children. Quotes heard during the shoots: 'I would advise anyone to wait.' 'If I hadn't of had kids I would of gone to uni, but I don't regret them.' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Joanne Cooper
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

The waking moments - coming back to consciousness - where these images are made. The ambiguity of this small world in the real world confuses the boundaries of reality. The juxtaposition of manufactured and real, scale and size plays on ideas of loneliness and our fear of strangers. My experimentation in photographic techniques establishes the unique look of this work. From being given my first camera at the age of 17 I have always had photography on my mind, and a camera stuck to my face. Having worked in the advertising, marketing and media fields I appreciate the importance of good images. My goal is to exceed expectations. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kate Doyle
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
— BA Phase —
Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have a huge box at home, full of letters, collections, photographs, everything a child keeps when they have moved from one place they love, to a place they loathe. I consider Alnmouth, Northumberland as a home from home, I spent almost every weekend there playing in the sea, on the sand and walking endlessly. A big part of my childhood I will never forget. No matter where I travel in the world, I always long to be there. I received these letters when I first moved away from Northumberland, 11 years ago. The contact naturally declined over the years into the odd 'special occasion' card. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jessica Evans
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

My images document a chip shop in Moria, Swadlincote. I would class myself as a documentary photographer and an observer of the everyday. I am also obsessed by identity and the concept of it, how identity can change and make someone so unique, this makes me explore my own identity also by photographing things in my life like my work place (the chip shop), friends and family etc. My images say a lot about me and my life in general, my images are personal and close to me, almost telling a story about who I am. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kelly Freeman
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I had always wanted to see Mount Everest and if possible climb to its Base Camp. Last year I decided to do just that. A friend asked if he could join me, he was struggling with addictions and thought this could be a way to overcome them. After setting up and working through a training programme with him for a year, we headed to Nepal in May 2010. I documented the process through images and the final part through video as well. The following is a series of screen grabs and comments from the videos. We reached Everest Base Camp a height of 5364m (17,598ft)on May 26th 2010 and he overcame his original addictions but found a new one - mountaineering. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Stephanie Gilbert
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

It began as a means to archive existence, transforming situations and memories into photographs. My art is now a way to decipher inner visions into outer reality. The creative drive that photography instils is an infatuation I am happy to posses and over the years photography has transformed the way I see and make sense of situations. My photography is an extension of my life; unsurprisingly projects begin with a personal underlining. I introduce a diverse range of technologies to my photography, to aid in the expression of things that cannot always be seen. Photographing frees my imagination and I aim to create pieces to which others can relate. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Chris Mear
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

21 miles with a colourful past and an ever growing mundane future (on the surface at least). Coalville literally had its identity coined by its infamous coal mining past. Ashby-de-la-Zouch had its hay day in the 19th century when ribbon, coal and bricks were big. The castle has played host to many high profile names - Henry VII, Mary Queen of Scots and Charles I. The scale of Swadlincote's industrial past saw it grow from a small manor at the doomsday survey into a large industrial town by the turn of the 18th century. Straddling the River Trent for centuries Burton-upon-Trent has been known worldwide for beer due to the quality of local water, which contains a lot of dissolved salts. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Daniel Mitchell
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

With the revolution of new media technology, the average person is now able to take a photo on a camera phone and share it with the world in an instant. I decided to take advantage of this and take photos with a focus. Working with the Eden Project and The National Forest, I decided to focus on man's involvement with the environment and the effects. There are organizations that are trying to preserve the natural beauty, cultivate and maintain the diminishing wildlife around us. You can see in one of the images, man cannot help but pave through what Mother Nature has given us. This is natural. We are all human, with primal instincts. Will man ever change? . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lisa Piechowicz
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Commercial/Fashion
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Lisa Piechowicz has always been interested in being creative. Since drawing from a young age, she knew she wanted to become an artist, though she did not know exactly what kind. She studied a national diploma in art and design for 2 years, which directed her to photography and led her to doing a 2-year Foundation Degree course in photography at Staffordshire University. She mainly gets her thrills from photographing and post production for editorial shoots and hopes that one day she can work as part of a production team within the creative industries. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sarah Anne Smith
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Realising the potential of this extraordinary means of communication, I aim to create real images. I expose what is happening with minimal distortion adding my personal touch; I artistically express how I see the world through digital media. I love to experience world culture on my travels, capturing the real mood and ambiance. Sometimes I feel I need to take my images further, working with the photographs to give them a depth by scanning, re-photographing, cutting and pasting to name but a few. My intention is to make a difference in the world; the means of digital media for me is a journey of self discovery. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Georgina Woolford
Staffordshire University - Foundation Degree Creative and Cultural Industries, Digital Media Production
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I have been experimenting a lot with hipstamatic on my iphone. They are a perfect example of fascinating pictures taken on a simple piece of kit. I found that the hipstamatic app generates new ideas when I am in need of inspiration and as an artist I think that producing interesting imagery and the subject matter is far more important that the equipment that is used . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lowri Davies
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work represents memory and nostalgia. Memory in time becomes hazy, its fragmented view allows us to idealize situations and to create nostalgia for the past. Within this body of work, Lowri Davies re-visits places from her past that hold memories. The subjects are staged to re-create these nostalgic memories. The multiple exposures portray memory and the 'has been' to the audience. Lomography is used to represent memory; this blurry, colourful portrayal creates a romantic narrative. The external landscape and faceless images allows the viewer to be placed within the frame. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Natalie Davies
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Natalie Marie Davies has spent the last two years studying the use of illustration and photography, questioning how both art forms relate to each other. Her work includes studying how children interact with photographs and drawings, and the link to adult learning difficulties such as dyslexia. Her current project 'Class Notes', combines the use of photography and illustration, cataloguing its use to help herself as a dyslexic student retain the information written or spoken by lecturers over the last three years, questioning the boundaries between drawing and photography. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Rachael DelaCourt
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Rachael DelaCourt's work focuses upon narrative, the domestic and identity. Working closely with family has developed into a collaborative body of work with her youngest brother, a body of work which, addressing the concept of narrative identity, intimately observes a young boy's progression into adolescence. Narratives are integral to the substantiation of self, the ability to tell our stories anchoring us within society, creating differences and common ground. Observing the stories of others, comparing and contrasting, has a self reflective quality, causing us to gain a clearer sense of our own identity. The intimate observation of a young boy becomes both familiar and unfamiliar as we nostalgically consider personal childhood tales, memories and the ultimate temporality of our own stories. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Pål Henrik Ekern
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Pål Henrik Ekern is a lens based artist currently based in the UK and the themes his work explore issues of male identity, bodily representation and fragmentation. In the body of work Divisions, Ekern explores the creation of a new form of male bodily representation. This is achieved through a series of visibly manipulated portraits, constructed out of numerous macro photographs, resulting in bodies that become a fusion of statuesque presences and grotesque parody. Through the use of collage technique, Ekern focuses on body parts in differing scale and proportions as a metaphor for the very act of looking. This reframes the traditional mode of representation and thereby raises questions about the proximity of the body and acceptable modes of representation. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Irene Fearnside
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Irene Fearnside's work involves taking photographs of old portrait paintings in an unconventional way, thus challenging the normal expectations of portrait photography. Surrounding reflections and light sources are included in her images, which at once both reveal and obscure certain parts of the painting, creating not only anonymity and mystery, but in some cases raising uncertainties as to the reality of the final scene. All these anomalies create a fascinating link between the painting, the person portrayed, and the final photographic portrait, by generating a modern record of a moment in the life of the historic artwork. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Hywel Harris
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Hywel Harris' 'Gemini' project is an exploration of the double, the doppelganger, and dyadic relationships. His work explores also the inherent uncanniness of the double. From mythical and cultural origins, the double and the doppelganger have long been subjects of fascination as well as fear. The doppelganger is seen today more as a second self or alter ego, and the motif of the double has been used by artists, writers and film-makers to explore the complex field of human subjectivity. Julia Kristeva tells us that uncanniness occurs 'when the boundaries between imagination and reality are erased', when conflict occurs between the self and the other - an 'uncanny strangeness'.' . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Karen Harvey
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This body of work is about finding release and escapism from the stresses of everyday life. Through the use of dance and exploring the great outdoors Karen Harvey is able to create another world, a strange, magical, fairytale place. Through long exposures, she creates an eerie narrative that seems disconnected from the real world. The images have a playful yet dark quality, much like that of a fairytale story. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Marie Helgesen
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Marie Helgesen is a Norwegian artist, based in Swansea. She is interested in the subject of time and how this constantly changes everything. Experimenting with what might appear as manipulated images, she has documented the mundane journeys we make everyday. The images are almost like a physical statement of what is going on internally. You are physically present, but the mind is somewhere else. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Philip McAthey
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Philip McAthey's work concentrates on the farmhouse and 14 acres of land that he and his partner bought five years ago in West Wales. He documents the farms transition from a dairy farm into a smallholding. Part of his recent work has focussed on objects that have been left or otherwise abandoned around the farm by previous owners. The work is concerned with objects and traces as well as trying to convey a sense of space and place by photographing the land and farm buildings. He also documents the day-to-day activities as well as the changes he and his partner are making to the land and how the choices made can have unforeseen results. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sam Mills-Williams
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sam Mills-Williams is a process led photographic artist who works with film and chemical manipulation. His interest in manipulation of film stemmed from his first year at university. An unexpected accident occurred during the development of the C-41 film, thus destroying the film and rendering the negatives useless; all the photographs on the film were lost forever. He has started an exploration of the light sensitive material, collecting the unique destroyed negatives, either from his own work or an assortment of found end trails of film which had been thrown away. He challenges the capabilities of film, questioning what photography is, and discovering new meanings behind the abstractions left on the negatives. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Zara Noble
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Zara Noble creates work as a commentary on the social conditions of life that surround her, simultaneously creating a diary of her own life and experiences. She works observationally, with little preconceived idea or theory but from the experiment of observation itself. Noble is compulsive with her practice and shoots instinctively as existence moves quickly around her. For this reason she uses 35mm compact cameras for their instantaneous quality and the fact they deny her subjects the ability to review and/or delete images. This also gives her images an authenticity that is lacking in today's cynical technological age. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Ossi Piispanen
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Almost all the images Ossi Piispanen takes appear to be portraits. However, rather than trying to document how people really are, the subjects he depicts are there to tell a story. The characters are created intuitively and the subject matter derives from his surroundings and from everyday life; the places he goes, the people he meets and the things he sees. This project took place in Marseille where he arranged short meetings with strangers to take their portraits; he created a paradox between reality and fiction. The images are a rich visual photographic document of people more or less in their natural surroundings. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Thomas Daniel Smith
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Thomas Smith's work looks deep into the home. In his images, he strips the space of characteristics and colours, but with all that gone, what is left? These strange spaces that simultaneously look alien and familiar are the results of his memories and dreams. This is as much an exploration for him into his relationship with home and space, as it is for the viewer to see these spaces and gain a familiar feel to the rooms and corridors. Whether the space is simple or elaborate in design; its feel is complex and connects to us through emotion. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura Wright
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Throughout the last two years Laura Wright has been producing images which should be viewed in sequence and which over time have evolved into a series of carefully staged performance pieces. These improvisations are purely for the camera and are to be viewed as still images recording an event which is already a memory. This work is directly related to issues of femininity, time, space and the gaze. In these images not only is it an inner gaze, which she inflicts upon herself, but at the same time it is also a female gaze as she is a female photographer. She turns the gaze back upon herself. As she is unidentifiable her body is a symbolic 'everywoman'. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Kevin Ryan
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

There is an irresistible quality to the fragility of relationships; the idea of an imprint left by someone, where there is a trace but no presence. My choice of subject is often based around ordinary gestures that can easily become part of a meaningless ritual. This is eventually reduced to a single theme of absence; of a person, of a feeling. As they leave a scent, a warmth or a memory, so too do they leave an image. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Sarah Naomi Dunstan
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Sarah Dunstan is a photographic artist exploring concepts surrounding identity, relationships, and private space. With her presence behind or in front of the lens, she blurs the boundaries between the private and the personal. 'Wedding Dress' explores self portraiture, performance and the dress. This item is very personal to the bride; it is something that is worn for one day and kept for many years, and is one of the most precious objects a woman will own. Sarah's act of wearing another woman's intimate possession is transgressive, and using the marital bed as a set, her work obscures both private and personal boundaries. Dramatic poses heighten the performative aspect and in turn reflects on the stigma attached to marriage. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jackie Baker
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photojournalism
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Jackie Baker's work involves exploring the pathways and interesting dips and delves in woodland. Paths that seem to go on endlessly, that give the impression the path goes on to somewhere, but you do not know where it ends. Within a child's vivid imagination this could be a place of fairies and goblins, a scary but exciting place to escape to and explore. This work can have many metaphors - danger, exploration, the fear of what is ahead, challenges, obstacles to climb over, but also a space that can give a form of transcendence and escapism. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Pietro Bondi
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photojournalism
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Tide Zero, or 'slack water', is the time when the tide stops; no currents drag the fishing boats. It represents the compromise between the beautiful, dangerous sea and the brave, wise fishermen of Swansea Bay. Pietro has spent the last eighteen months studying and documenting the local fishermen at work in Swansea Bay, focusing on the work and private life of one particular fisherman, Phil and his dog Molly. Pietro is convinced that time spent with his subjects is vital in gaining a better understanding of their lives, with an increased likelihood of the resultant images capturing the essence of the life of a fisherman. This project is a memento of the local fishing industry as it declines. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura Ions
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photojournalism
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Man, in understanding what happens around him, depends primarily on his sight, secondly his hearing.' What happens when you lose your sight and your world changes around you? If we mainly use our sight, what happens and changes as some of us slowly lose it over time? As a photographer, when sight is lost, does this mean that you can no longer produce the images you wish, or does it merely change why you take the image in the first place? Does an image need to be perfect or is it all about having a physical representation of the memory? Blind people who take photographs can see clearly, they are not bombarded by our everyday images, they create something unique. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Annalise Richter
Swansea Metropolitan University - BA (Hons) Photojournalism
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Annalise's current film work champions the idea that rhythmic and impromptu forms of reaction or performance are essential elements within the human condition. More importantly, this creative spontaneity can empower us to rise above over competitiveness and regimentation thus allowing us to de-stress. By presenting unexpected tasks to paired strangers or individuals, Annalise blends the predictable with the unpredictable to encourage mindful and imaginative responses from both subject and viewer. Ultimately, these observational films highlight the ingenuity of human interaction, the universality of light heartedness and the beauty of the unrehearsed. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Holly Anderson
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

This work primarily seeks to challenge the preconceptions of Reborn Dolls, their owners and creators. The world of Reborns is one of extreme attention to life-like detail and an evident sense of care and affection; everything that comes with having, and caring for, a real baby has been emulated with the dolls. Purchasers buy Reborns for a wide variety of reasons, from simply wanting to form a collection as someone would stamps or antiques, to a method of therapy after the loss of a child. Although the intriguing world of Reborns appeals quite narrowly to a very specific demographic, it is also representative of modern society as a whole and its obsession with the substitution of reality with idealized imitations of life. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Maria Isabella Breen
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Quiet Desperation, that internal silent scream. Always masking the inside. It can take many forms; the existential vacuum - that simultaneous feeling of sadness and emptiness, the fear - that of death, of the unknown and the aftermath - the all consuming guilt, those deep-rooted scars that may never heal, the place where memories are worse than the nightmares. But at the core of each of these, they are human, perhaps humanity at its most extreme, what is considered a psychiatric illness, but nonetheless it is human. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Susie Donnelly
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

In 1984 the Lough Neagh Fishermen's Co-Operation Society had to begin purchasing Elvers to control the drastic downturn of fish returning from the Sargasso Sea. Many problems from overfishing to global warming have seen Lough Neagh's annual catch fall from over 11,000,000 Elvers in 1965 to a mere 200,000 in 2010 with the majority of that being purchased.Lough Neagh's waters contain several types of fish including Roach, Bream, Perch, Pollan, Brown trout, Dollaghan trout, Salmon and Eels. Eel is the most commercially valuable and is exported daily to Holland, Germany and London.The following project is a documentation of Lough Neagh and the struggle it has been confronted with to try and preserve the livelihood of these fishermen and most importantly to reserve a future for the Lough. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Samantha Dukelow
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Priceless is a series of images based in the sculptural practice of found art, focusing on second hand objects, in particular souvenirs, all purchased in Northern Ireland. The previous owners had chosen to sell their possessions and their memories, being viewed as no longer of value to them. The perception of the objects is challenged and subverted by being placed within a glass box, a device used in galleries as a signifier of value and worth. Here the objects acquire elevated status and after losing their intended purpose can once again be valued as art objects. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Christina Edlinger
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

During four different trips around Europe and in Ireland, I was welcomed to stay with strangers who I had connected with on the website couchsurfing.org. Couchsurfing is a modern way of travelling where there is no cost involved and the ethos are about learning from each other, sharing experiences and building human bridges between people from different cultures. With this project I've been exploring the relationship between fast communication, technology and its effect on human relations. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Paddy Kelly
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

These photographs are taken in locations that were used as IRA training camps during the 1970s. There is a political and emotional ambivalence to what seem to be natural landscapes as they exist today, but which have fragments and traces hidden beneath the visible surface, disappearing from the landmark yet still flowing through the collective memory - surviving on a latent, unseen level somewhere between stasis and change... between wanting to remember and trying to forget. This work looks at how a political situation can fuse with a physical landscape and asks to what depth it can tell us about past and present human experience, how an external environment can affect inner states of consciousness and how history can manifest and conceal itself within a place. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Alberto Maserin
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Portraiture
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Within the Catholic religion, parish priests serve as the guide, as the closest representative of Christ usually encountered by believers. The priest is a person authorised to perform the rites of the religion and to act as an agent between individual and deity. This reaches its peak during the celebration of Mass during which the priest performs his role as a vessel of Christ. This form of power takes visual form through the wearing of the vestments that make up the liturgical clothing. Within the tradition of the Catholic religion, artists have played a central role in representing the visual message of the church, commemorating events and instilling their doctrine through an iconographic language that has become part of the way we view the world. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Lauren Mason
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Documentary/Photojournalism
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

'Machine 101' is a body of work that speaks about a group of working class gamblers. It is a collection of photographs, which describes society and how technology has impacted dramatically on contemporary life. It is a personal exploration of my own background, where I work and as a social identity within a small foundation of society. 'Machine 101' presents the up-close portraits of the arcade members; elderly players, social clubs and gamblers as a typology of the facility. The florescent glow of the machines penetrating its gaze on each individual. The work seeks to celebrate the leisure time of the working class and the release it gives them in the form of escapism. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Jim McKeever
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Urban/Suburban Landscape
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

I am continually struck by the 'truisms' contained within Abraham Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs', which is a pyramid that illustrates not only what man needs to exist, but the order in which these needs must be met before others are addressed. The first, clearly defined layer is 'Physiological Needs' - man's requirement for shelter, the second being 'Safety Needs' - security and order. Combined, these two layers form the fundamental structure that we collectively define as 'home', which is of course the bedrock for all mankind in his struggle for self-realisation. For those who can't afford the slum we are now witnessing the evolution of four-foot wide linear villages on the pavements around Mumbai's Expressway, whose architecture is testament to Maslow's theory. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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Laura McDowell
University of Ulster - BA (Hons) Photography
Graduate Photography Online 2011
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Content: Graduate Portfolio
Genre: Staged/Constructed
Posted: Thu, 19 May 2011 15:13:24 EDT

Pain is unrepresentative. It has a very rare attribute, its inexpressibility. It is only real to the person experiencing it, and although one can attempt to empathize with a pain sufferer, the pain is theirs, and theirs alone. 'It brings with it all the solitude of absolute privacy with none of its safety, all the self exposure of the utterly public with none of its possibility of camaraderie or shared experience' In this work, the artist attempts to communicate the alien, uncontrollable sensations experienced when newly diagnosed with illness. She projects the isolation, privacy and unseen into a visible, public and collective space to highlight the hidden emotions of others and question the realness of the experiences of the individual. . . [ Full Article ▸]

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