It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and I am feeling super excited about how Phonar and Phonar Nation are moving forward. Phonar always used to thrive in the autumn (or the fall for any American readers) when the undergraduate class would run, but for the first time it was unhitched from this norm… Jonathan…
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Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day. What a marvellous cause to educate younglings (and their parents and trusted teachers) about how to be safer online. Yes, of course we should be encouraging ‘good’ behaviours in all walks of life and that now of course includes our digital lives as well. We teach children please and thank you; not…
Workshop for Films to Make you Feel Good
In the midst of working with researchers and project leads pioneering with innovations in pedagogy, I find myself often forgetting my background in the creative arts. As part of my role as Projects and Community Assistant, I manage students and graduates who work ad-hoc on projects in different capacities; some of these are media production…
75th Anniversary of Coventry Blitz, as seen by George Rodger Archive
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Coventry Blitz; this means that 75 years ago Magnum co-founder George Rodger was one of the first photojournalists to witness and report the devastation. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233027398″ params=”color=1560ab&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] I was with Jinx Rodger a couple of years ago uncovering her late husband’s photographic archive…
Take a Selfie!
Last week saw two campaigns I support have their nights of fame. On Wednesday I was supporting the Get Your Belly Out campaign for a Twitter Takeover to raise awareness for Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis UK. Inflametary Bowel Disease carries a huge stigma because of its ‘invisible’ nature; many bellies in the community are facing a…
#FilmandFilms: The Cinema Paradigm Shift
https://youtu.be/TdknhQqH43w “a projectionist has become an overhead the cinema no longer needs” [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/214101106″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] An audio response to Jonny’s first point about the paradigm shift. Jonny mentioned about the redundancy of the projectionist, but I’d argue whether this actually makes it any more affordable to go digital to both…
George Rodger Archive goes to Santander!
I received an email this morning congratulating me on Story38- George Rodger Archive has been shortlisted to be showcased at Santander Photo Festival on 6th June. It’s great to have the opportunity for the George Rodger Archive story being shared, disseminated and even translated for audiences all over the world. Congrats Kate.. That is good…
Phonar Nation celebrating new collaborations
Its been a lovely school year exploring photography with you and Jonathan and St. Andrews. Lots more possibilities for next school year too.Thank you for sending us goodies to hand out to the students. I will absolutely let you know when they arrive and tweet out portraits of the students holding the goodies. Elysia, GEMS…
#levelawesome PhonarNation
Phonar Nation is really exciting at the moment. We have two schools who have kids younger than the intended age of the class creating some amazing work and now they are connecting. They are also almost 4000 miles away from each other. Bravo to Chicago GEMS Academy and St Andrews Primary! Craig has been making…
Online communities making a big impact on creative practice
So, I went with Jonathan Worth to Lincoln University on Monday to speak to academic staff and students about open and connected photography courses. Something that budding creative practitioners have to tackle is getting work seen above all others. Now in photography, in an age which is image rich, standing out and having an audience…