Preston, 9th November 2016

Hosted by the Photography Research Group, the Fieldwork Photography Symposium explored a range of discourses exploring the ‘Urban Image’. The day was chaired by John van Aitken, MA Course Leader and Academic Lead for the school of Journalism, Media and Performance.

Speakers on the day included:

Theo Simpson – An Exploration of How the North of England Can Be Conceived and Encoded

Valentina Anzoise – Fringescapes: Hangzhou Future Sci-Tech City

Followed by and Q &A with J Purcell (UClan Photography Research Group)

Glass Ball Collective – David Ball and Cora Ball talked about their work at Skelmersdale New Town.

Laetitia Vancon – Photography and Gentrification

Followed by and Q&A with Brian J Morrison  (UClan Photography Research Group)

Kevin Crooks – UClan Alumni and DBACE winner 2016

Eugenie Shingle – Gabriele Basilico and the New Topographics aesthetic

Jerome Krase – “Seeing the Image of the City Change, Again”

Q&A: Led by Erik Knudsen (Professor of Media Practice UCLan) & Gary Bratchford (UCLan Photography Research Group) with closing statements from John van Aitken

Other events during the symposium were a Pop-up Portrait studio using a 10×8 negatives facilitated with Adam Mead in collaboration with BA students from years 1-3