National Photography Symposium features NEWFOTOSCAPES

12 – 14 June 2014, Library of Birmingham, Centenary Square, Broad Street, Birmingham, B1 2ND, United Kingdom The National Photography Symposium explores the most critical and talked-about subjects for photography and photographers. Top experts, thinkers and commentators offer the most interesting perspectives on what’s happening now and next in photography, as it affects anyone working in the medium. This year’s… Read more →

Upcoming talk: All About Imaging: Transactions

Next week I’ll be discussing the NEWFOTOSCAPES research partnership at the All About Imaging: Transactions symposium in London. There is a great line up of speakers including Oliver Grau, David Bate, Joanna Zylinska and many others. Further information and details for registering are below; All About Imaging: Transactions 22 May 2014 – 23 May 2014 University of Westminster Harrow Campus… Read more →

Disruptive Media Learning talk

Disruptive Media Learning from Jonathan Shaw   Thanks to both Academia Ltd and Apple for hosting Shaun Hides (my fellow Co-director of the Disruptive Media Learning Lab) and I at the Emirates Stadium last week. Here are the slides and the summary of our talk. Disruptive Media Learning As participants, creators and stakeholders it is important that we capitalise on,… Read more →

Newfotoscapes book launch talk

NEWFOTOSCAPES Book Launch from Jonathan Shaw   Here are the slides from the brief introduction I gave at the NEWFOTOSCAPES book launch. Using excerpts from the book pages themselves, these slides hopefully give you a sense of the motivations, inspirations and the journey along the path to making this a reality. A big shout out goes to Nicky Connor (impeccable… Read more →

NEWFOTOSCAPES Book Launch and Panel Discussion

We are delighted to invite you to the book launch and panel discussion on NEWFOTOSCAPES on Tuesday 29 April 2014 7.00-8.30pm The Library of Birmingham. (Invitation only – please rsvp by 22 April to hello@grainphotographyhub.co.uk) NEWFOTOSCAPES seeks to navigate the evolving topography surrounding the image in the twenty-first century, offering a focused eye on the contemporary creative author-curator and image-maker… Read more →

Stateside panel on the future of photography education

  2014 SPE National Conference Collaborative Exchanges: Photography in Dialogue Baltimore, Maryland March 6-9, 2014 @ Hilton Baltimore  In an age of interconnectedness, photographers are no longer solitary practitioners peering at the world through the singular eye of the viewfinder. Rather, photography is positioned at the heart of the contemporary art discourse, establishing relationships with a broad array of ideas… Read more →