Sharon, Author at The Open College of the Arts

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The Pain of Looking

Posted: 08/05/13 10:30 | 27 Comments

Is Diane Arbus’ work voyeurism, a celebration of humanity or something of a self-portrait?

Thinking about Photography

Posted: 24/04/13 02:50 | 33 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. I have been thinking about thinking about photography quite a lot recently. In an interview I recently did with Jan Dibbets he encouraged students to stop making photographs, to think about photography and then to make […]

Study Visit to the Deutsche Börse Prize

Posted: 21/04/13 07:19 | 16 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. “Chris Killip is the only established photographer in a shortlist full of artists. What does this say about contemporary photography?” Sean O’Hagan has been asking the same question for as long as I can remember and […]

Taryn Simon and The Archive.

Posted: 12/03/13 09:14 | 7 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Taryn Simon is an artist who has interested me over the past few years with her use of photography to question photography. I find her series The Innocents brilliant in it’s subversion of photography as truth. […]

Tom Hunter Talk

Posted: 04/03/13 02:34 | 6 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Well I think we can say it went well. Photograph by Amano. We had a look round some of Tom’s work on display before heading up to a meeting room for the talk, question time and […]

Put A Frame On It.

Posted: 25/02/13 08:47 | 14 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. From the series The Glass Between Us. Contextualising your work as a photographer is of prime importance. The Thames Valley Study Group met on Saturday and this topic of conversation rose its head more than a […]

Getting Out There

Posted: 12/02/13 06:12 | 15 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. Probably some of the most terrifying words you’ll ever hear as a photographer if you are anything like me. What if no-one will like it, what if I get a bad review, what if they […]

Room 38a. The Significance of Rituals.

Posted: 24/01/13 10:22 | 11 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. From time to time, after a chaotic trip to the basement of the Science Museum with my toddler, I try to nip into the V&A’s photography room, for my own little playtime. Room 38a has been dedicated […]

An audience with Tom Hunter

Posted: 22/01/13 02:43 | 14 Comments

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. We are very pleased to announce that Professor Tom Hunter will be giving a talk for OCA students on 2nd March in London. Woman Reading a Possession Order by Tom Hunter. There will be space for […]

Is it a case of style over substance in cinematic photography?

Posted: 17/12/12 10:31 | 31 Comments

From the series Beneath the Roses by Gregory Crewdson. Gregory Crewdson is pretty much a celebrity in our little world. They’ve even made a film about him. The problem for me is that among all this hype I can’t see the wood for the trees. The film trailer is all about the lights, the process, […]