Previous projects and events by our members include;
| Title | Red, White and You? |
| Date / Location | June 2017 – ongoing. Bristol |
| Descripton | We interview young people (aged 18 – 30) of African, Caribbean and Asian Diasporas about their views of Britain today, and what their hopes are for the future.
This is a self-directed project, not yet received any funding or support, but working towards that to take forward the next stages of the project. |
| Partner | Ruth Pitter, Voscur |
| Organiser | Dr Shawn Sobers |
| Further information | bristolphotographyresearchgroup.com/red-white-and-you/ |
| Title | Feeling Images: Photography’s Relationship with Illness, Mental Health and Wellbeing – One Day Symposium |
| Date / Location | 7th April 2017 / Watershed, Bristol |
| Description | This one day symposium explores photography’s interactions with illness, mental health and wellbeing, asking fundamental questions such as who is such work for, and what are the ethics of engagement. |
| Partners | Watershed |
| Speakers | Heather Agyepong / Tim Andrews / Tamany Baker / Ruth Davey Sian Davey / Kathy Foote / Amanda Harman / Clare Hewitt / Patrick Graham / Rosy Martin / Tim A Shaw / Shawn Sobers / Ameena Rojee |
| Chairs | Nick Bright / Angus Fraser / Shawn Sobers / Liz Banks / Jim Campbell |
| Organiser | Dr Shawn Sobers |
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| Title | Bristol School of Bravery – Participatory project and exhibition |
| Date / Location | Exhibition – 24th – 28th January 2017, The Island, Bristol |
| Description | Photography exhibition exploring themes relating to female identity, memory and narrative. |
| Partner | Bristol School of Bravery |
| Photographers | Hannah Wirgman Sharon Robbins |
| Organiser | Rosalind j Turner (for Bristol School of Bravery) Dr Shawn Sobers (for Photography Research Group) Liz Banks (for Photography Research Group) |
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| Title | It’s All In The Edit – One Day Symposium |
| Date / Location | 13th January 2017, UWE Bower Ashton Studios |
| Description | One Day Symposium looking at the role of image selection editing in exhibition, publications and photo books. |
| Partners | UWE BA (Hons) Photography |
| Speakers | Colin Pantall Jonny Briggs Emma Bowkett |
| Organiser | Jim Campbell |
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| Title | Mini-Click Symposium – Satellites |
| Date / Location | 30th June 2016, London |
| Description | Half day symposium hearing from photographers approach to their personal work. |
| Partners | Mini-Click, Opus exhibition, OXO Tower, UWE BA (Hons) Photography |
| Speakers | Sian Davey Jon Tonks Daniel Meadows Josh Lustig |
| Organiser | Jack Latham (for Mini-Click) Jim Campbell (for UWE) |
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| Title | Whole School Self Portraits in vernacular and YouTube aesthetics |
| Year | 2016 |
| Partners | Hannah More School and Centre for Moving Image Research |
| Funder | UWE Research Leave |
| Project Manager | Dr Shawn Sobers |
| Photographers/filmmakers | UWE Photography BA students;
Courtney Barnes |
| Project Description: | Exploring how a school community choose to be represented, using music and video to overtly and covertly communicate key messages to the wider community. |
| Title | Moving Stills – One Day Symposium |
| Date / Location | 15th April 2016 / Watershed, Bristol |
| Description | One Day Symposium looking at photographers who shoot moving image, and the relationship between the creative approaches. |
| Partners | Watershed |
| Speakers | Martin Parr Elaine Constantine Anne Bourgeois-Vignon Dr Eileen Little Carolyn Lefley Rakesh Mohindra Tony Clancy Alistair Oldham Dr Shawn Sobers Liz Banks Jim Campbell |
| Organisers | Dr Shawn Sobers Jim Campbell Rachel Evans Chelsea Rooke |
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| Title | Hometown Heroes |
| Year | 2012 – present |
| Partners | Bristol Metropolitan Academy, Broadlands Academy, Worle Community School, Backwell School, Downend School, and Bridge Learning Campus |
| Funder | Prince’s Trust |
| Project Manager | Amanda Harman |
| Photographer | UWE Photography students (names to follow) |
| Project Description | Working with local schools, using photography to explore people that have inspired the lives of the young people. |
| Title | Express Yourself: Experimental Photography – One Day Symposium |
| Date / Location | 11th January 2016 / UWE Bower Ashton Studios |
| Description | One Day Symposium looking at experimental and surreal photography |
| Partners | UWE BA (Hons) Photography |
| Speakers | Jason Evans Jack Davison Alma Haser |
| Organiser | Jim Campbell |
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| Title | Hidden Presence https://hiddenpresencebath.wordpress.com/ |
| Year | 2013 – 2016 |
| Partners | Ffotogallery, Chepstow Museum, Pound Arts, Photo-Sensitive, Barnardos, Bath Records Office, Bath Black Families Support Group, Firstborn Creatives, Centre for Moving image Research, Cardiff Council, Monmouthshire Council, B&NES, Wiltshire Council, East Tytherton Heritage Project, Chippenham Museum & Heritage Centre.
(To see the full list of partners click here. – https://hiddenpresence.wordpress.com/about-hidden-presence-uk/ ) |
| Funder | Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council of Wales, Wiltshire Council, and PLaCE University of the West of England |
| Project Manager for UWE | Dr Shawn Sobers |
| Photographers | Penney Ellis Julian Germain Eva Sajovic Shawn Sobers |
| Project Description: | A creative research project exploring the presence of Black people in Britain before the 20th Century, over numerous geographic locations. |
| Title | Open For Business – https://www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/whats-on/open-for-business |
| Year | 2015 |
| Partners | Bristol Museums & Art Gallery and Magnum Photos |
| Funder | Lloyds LDC and University of the West of England |
| Project Manager for UWE | Jim Campbell |
| Photographer | UWE Photography BA students (names to follow) |
| Project Description: | Producing images to fill gaps in the Bristol Museum & Art Gallery archives, in the category of documenting significant local businesses. |
| Title | Garden Stories, Hidden Labour http://www.amandaharman.co.uk/garden-stories |
| Year | 2014 |
| Partners | Tyntesfield House, National Trust |
| Project Manager | Amanda Harman |
| Photographer | Amanda Harman |
| Project Description | This series of unintended or ‘accidental’ still lives seeks to make visible the unseen and often unsung work of the gardeners, by revealing small signs of the day-to-day. These observations seek to embody the gardener’s labours and reveal the hidden stories of the work and life of the gardens, and those who tend them. |
| Title | Out of the mouth of babes –http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/27721/ |
| Year | 2015 |
| Partners | Hannah More School |
| Funder | UWE Research Leave |
| Project Manager | Dr Shawn Sobers |
| Photographers | UWE Photography BA students;
Jade SpurlingSharma Everson |
| Project Description | Commissioned by Hannah More School to document a week-long off-curriculum special project which involved every child in the school. In addition to photographing the week, we interviewed the children to investigate the immediate impact the week had on the children. |
| Title | Santa Muerte – http://www.angus-fraser.com/photos/santa-muerte/ |
| Year | 2015 |
| Partners | The Photographers Gallery, Trolley Books, and Victoria Forrest |
| Funder | Bar Tur Photobook Award |
| Project Manager | Angus Fraser |
| Photographer | Angus Fraser |
| Project Description | Exploring modern day practices and iconography of the Santa Muerte religion in Mexico – a way of life that has been denounced as satanic by the Mexican Catholic Church. . |
| Title | Walking Interconnections – http://walkinginterconnections.com/ |
| Year | 2013 – 2014 |
| Partners | Bristol University Norah Fry Research Centre, University of Glasgow, University of West of England – Visual Culture Research Group, Sustainability Practitioners Networks and WECIL Peer Support Group. |
| Funder | AHRC Connected Communities |
| Project Manager for UWE | Dr Shawn Sobers |
| Photographers | Members of the WECIL Peer Support Group and sustainability practitioners;
Anais Leger |
| Project Description | Using participatory photography, mapmaking and audio to explore the lived experience of walking and the environment for disabled people. |
| Title | The Chaos of Memory http://www.nick-bright.co.uk/ |
| Year | 2013 |
| Partners | Bristol Museums & Art Gallery |
| Project Manager | Nick Bright |
| Photographer | Nick Bright |
| Project Description | Working with Bristol Museum & Art Gallery to document their store rooms and behind the scenes spaces. |
Industry Collaborations and Professional Links include;
- Watershed
- Arnolfini
- Bristol Media
- Aardman
- BBC
- Royal Photographic Society
- Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
- Royal West of England Academy
- Spike Island
- Artspace
- Tate Modern
- V&A Museum
- We Folk
- Santucci
- The FT Magazine
- The Guardian
- Art & Commerce
- MultiStory
- Magnum Photos
- Bristol Museum, Galleries & Archives
UWE Bristol Photography Research Group 