The below file is the writing I did about this piece: The below images are the chosed images: The image below is from the exhibition I held in the pub that these images were taken in:

HJK Photography is Harley Kohl, pictured here with his husband (and assistant) Alex. Photographing an array of subjects, from landscapes, to newborn and pet photography, Kohl is an accomplished photographer, being featured in many photography magazines, including more recently the Pretty Little Poser, Framed, and Memorable Moments magazines. Here, he answers some general questions about […]

When thinking about the history of photography, one might think back to a time before digital photography was a thing, where people would shoot onto film and then develop the images onto photo paper. That paper is what is known as the photographic surface. Traditionally this surface will be specialist paper which ranges from shiny […]

During this week, I spent a lot of time looking at my self-directed project. I went on a number of shoots. Choosing what images to edit to a shortlist: Choosing from the short list which images to include in the project: The final 20 images: I had to change my plans on where I was […]

For week 9, we looked at the history and theory of photography. I did some research looking at how people read photographs. I researched Rolan Barthes, and in all of my research, I would end up at the same point in which Barthes’ mother died and he is looking for her photograph. He wants to […]

During week 8, we looked at various contemporary documentary photographers. Upon doing some further research, I found Desiree Dolron, a dutch photographer; and Simon Norfolk, who did work in post-war countries. Documentary is often seen as showing an event exactly how it happens, and is often categorised as ‘boring’. Through contemporary documentary photography however, photographers […]

Week 7 looked at modes of dissemination, for example an exhibition or a photobook. Traditionally, exhibitions will be a series of photographs in a room with bright white lighting, they aren’t accessible and many find difficulties visiting them. However, in recent times with the Covid-19 pandemic changing the way the world is run, many exhibitions […]

Two narrative photography projects that I have looked into are Truth Told Project by Sarah Fretwell, and The Narrative of Queer Couples by Akram Zaatari. Both of these projects show sensitive subjects, and look into issues that we could not imagine in the western world. Fretwell’s project looks at the rapes of women and girls […]

During week 6, we looked at narrative photography, and photographers such as Ken Grant and Hannah Starkey. This also started the last guided project; Telling Tales. For the guided project I decided to look at Re-Photography, to tell the story of how a place in my town has changed over the years. Talking about re-photography, […]

The landscape photograph is often taken for granted. On the walls of peoples homes and offices, it will be overlooked and ignored. But in reality, what a landscape photograph should do is make people feel. “When viewers look at your work, their hearts should jump. You want them to feel the same emotions that you […]

This week we have looked at interdisciplinary photography. In the lecture there were a number of practitioners who use other disciplines in their work, one that stuck out to me was Sanna Kannisto. I like how she shows the entire process within the image, rather than zooming in, or cropping it to be more of […]

This weeks task is inner lives, outer contexts. Showing a series of autobiographical images. I had a few ideas of what I could do. I decided to look at my queerness and the things I have collected that show where I live is queer. From these I chose the following: The last image where my […]

Week 1 is here! A new year brings a new course, and a lot of research!