Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University Open Day - tomorrow 1. October

Come and join us tomorrow for our first Open Day of this academic year. You will have a chance to find out more about the courses from the Course Leader Kerstin Hacker, talk to students and get a tour through the facilities. We hope to see you there! You can sign up here or just turn up.

Additional to course specific talks you can also find out about accommodation, finance and life on campus in general.

BA Photography students Amber Schormans and Olivia Rowbotham photograph Annabelle Williams' collection

Amber Schormans and Olivia Rowbotham recently photographed the collection of Fashion Designer Annabelle Williams, who graduated from the MA Fashion Design in 2016.

  

Amber says: "Photography and fashion are universal visual languages which influence us all, often even on a subconscious level. They are ever-changing movements which never fail surprise us. Being a part of these creative genres and producing contemporary and intriguing work is something that greatly interests me. Annabelle Wiliams' garments containing light and emitting different colours definitely stood out as a new concept. They are designed to embody a part of the spectrum of human emotion, this also coincides with my own goals as a portrait photographer to represent human nature."

Graduate Megan Lovell exhibits at Photokina

Megan Lovell, who graduated from the BA (Hons) Photography course this year, was the only British photographer to be honored in the UNICEF Photo of the Year 2015 competition, which was exhibited at Photokina, the world largest photographic fair.

 

 "The key is to realise your potential. That is when anything and everything is possible."

Megan says: "Being honoured in the UNICEF photo of the year 2015 was a fantastic surprise and left me feeling over the moon. Since finding out about the honourable mention, I had my photos shared on various websites including: UNICEF, Guardian, Cambridge News and more. 

Not only have my images being shared online they have been displayed in exhibitions. The first exhibition was in city hall, Meissen and the second at Photokina, Cologne. I felt pure excitement when I saw my work exhibited in one of the biggest photography festivals in the world. It made me realise what I photograph is important to share and I should not doubt myself as others will see the potential. 

The whole experience has boosted my confidence and motivated me to continue on my path. The key is to realise your potential. That is when anything and everything is possible."
 
The UNICEF Photo of the Year Awards recognise photos and photo series that depict the personality and living conditions of children worldwide in an outstanding manner.  The top prize was won by Georgi Licovski, a photographer with epa (European Pressphoto Agency), for his images of young refugees on the Greece-Macedonia border.

The Alternatives: Second Year student Jo Randall exhibits at Cambridge Art Salon

 

Link to Facebook event page

It’s implied that house ownership is a rite of passage much like starting a family or having a career. With the average wage in Cambridge around £28k, and the average house price apparently £420k, home ownership isn’t going to be a reality for anyone who isn’t already on the ladder. If you live in Cambridge, a mortgage for three times your salary will probably not secure you a flat or house. I wanted to explore how people live when they step away from society’s obsession with bricks and mortar, to investigate the alternatives to house ownership and see the lives people build in the unique places they live.

In the Style of... First Year Student work

In the Style of...

First year students were allocated a professional photographer and asked to produce an image in the style of...

Here is a selection of their excellent work. 

Matt McHenry in the style of...Vivian Sassen

Jo Randall in the style of...Andreas Gursky

Ted Alabaster in the style of...William Eggleston

Emily Grey in the style of...Daido Moriama 

Charlotte Fraigneau in the style of...Martin Parr

Daniel Szalay in the style of...Duane Michals

Jerissa Shotton in the style of...Anna Gaskall 

Culture and Community: Photography Research Seminar

This research seminar is organised as part of the MA Photography International Perspectives module at the Cambridge School of Art, Anglia Ruskin University. Presentations from MA Photography students and invited speakers will explore how photography engages with different aspects of culture and community. 

Invited Speakers

Annalisa Sonzogni analyses the importance of photography as spatial representation, to re-assess ways in which visual information relates to real experience. Using an experimental approach, she examines the mechanisms of site-specific installation in photography, drawing on contemporary architectural debates around relationships between image and space, as well as debates in fine art around participatory practices involving installation.

Julia Johnson is a PhD research student at London College of Communication and photographer who utilises the medium of photography to address the issues of social welfare experienced by disadvantaged communities. Julia is currently collaborating with the NHS to design and deliver a series of participatory photography programmes to people who access mental health services. Her aim is to develop an ethical toolkit for participation that can beutilised by the NHS and involves the participants in the research process.

Marysa Dowling will share several long term projects to discuss how she uses her participatory practice to explore cultures and communities. She will consider communication, interaction, performance using the camera and relationship to place within portraiture. Her projects become multi-layered, often happening in several countries, during which she builds connections across communities, societies and cultures. 

Schedule

Morning Session: Room WEB002

10.00am                    Welcome

10.20am                    MA Photography student presentations

11.20am                    Annalisa Sonzogni

12.00 am                   Break

12.20am                    Julia Johnson 

1.00 pm                     Lunch (Room COS406)

Afternoon Session: Room COS406 

2.00 pm                     Marysa Dowling

2.40 pm                     Panel Discussion

3.50 pm                     Closing Comments

WHEN

Friday, 6 May 2016 from 10:00 to 16:00 

Free tickets are available here

Eaton Portrait Prize 2016 Winners announced

 We are pleased to announce this years' Eaton Portrait Prize Winners. The standard of the competition was again very high and we are excited to showcase such a wide variety of approaches to the genre. We would like to thank Andy Eaton for his continuous support of the photography department and for his generosity.

1st Place

‘Sterrin’ - Anna Kressler 

Year Two 

A girl is smiling in a refugee camp in the Dunkirk suburb of Grand-Synthe in France.  According to the mayor Damien Lent ‘in late July [2015], there were sixty [refugees] in Grande-Synthe, then 180 in mid-August. And 2,400-2,500 today [Jan | Feb 2016]", including more than 200 children like Sterrin, who live in the camp in squalid conditions. I don’t know what happened to Sterrin but I hope that despite this uncertain future she and her family will one day be able to reach their desired destination, England. 

 

2nd Place

‘Deterioration’ - Samuel Shelton

Year Two

This image is part of the series ‘Sleeplessness’. It is a visual representation of severe sleep deprivation. The image is composed of twenty-nine overlaid self-portraits; each image represents an hour in which I was awake, over a period of thirty-six hours. The image depicts the physical and mental deterioration experienced over long durations of sleeplessness.

3rd Place

‘Changing of an Earring’ –

Amber Schormans 

Year Two

As time passes many social changes happen; our perception of each other and the world is continually moulding into something new. Vermeer created the iconic painting ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ in the 17^th century. A new interpretation based on 21^st century views and values enabled a contemporary comment on human nature. The changing of the earring is a metaphor for how life has changed, and will continue to change as time continues to move us.