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The photography study taught me how to view photos as art and in turn take meaningful photos. While photography was a hobby of mine before this studio, I was not aware of my style of photography. Through mimesis, where we… Continue Reading →

Digital and social media as a platform and use of photography has revolutionised arts and the practice of photography. Nowadays everyone has easy access to taking photos and making content, literally at the ends of their fingertips. As a millennial/… Continue Reading →

On the panel today we had Media lecturer Dan Binns and Program Manager of the BA Photography Program, Pauline Anastasiou in attendance to critique our work in progress for project brief 4. With each of us presenting for two minutes and… Continue Reading →

This week Bella introduced photo books to us and explained pixel versus print. She brought in some photo books and I was immediately drawn to ‘Red String’ by Yoshikatsu Fujii. Fujii has two parts to his photo book, divided for… Continue Reading →

For Project Brief 3, I was paired with Steph. Steph introduced me to Wakim’s antiques or known now as just Antiques. Steph’s mum, who loves and collects antiques, helped me contact Anthony (the owner). Steph assured me that Anthony is… Continue Reading →

To truly understand photo essays, this week I immersed myself in the world of photojournalism. I visited various websites, such as the New York Times, lens culture and magnum. The work of Asger Ladefoged and Eduardo Leal caught my attention… Continue Reading →

Through mediums of media, I have learnt that stories can be told in various ways. For this studio, we look at how photography can be used to tell stories. Photo essays tell stories through the lens and in doing so,… Continue Reading →

We started off the week with an interesting documentary about the work of Vivian Maier. Maier’s life and her undocumented success is intriguing and confusing. Through out the documentary, the enigmatic life of Maier is shed light to. We discover… Continue Reading →

As the week progressed, I once again changed my mind about my chosen photographer for project brief two. The main reason why was because I felt that while I could imitate his style, the thematic element to his war images… Continue Reading →