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Miranda Gavin is deputy editor of Hotshoe Magazine and the editor of their HotshoeBlog. Jose and Mark went to interview her during the summer and she was very generous with her time. The result is we have a treasure chest of arresting and salient video for our photography students. As we want the points Miranda […]
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It was a pleasure to meet Chris Hodgson at the graduation ceremony last month. Chris had started on her degree studies nearly a decade ago, but clearly didn’t see achieving a degree as an end point. As she described what she was currently working on it became clear that we had to invite in to […]
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Ben Robinson, OCA Photography student, has agreed that we can show this short (soundless) video that shows how he builds up his knowledge and adds to his learning log. Its a really good insight into working methods, so worth a minute or two of your time. It’s a good example of looking at other artists’ […]
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It is 6 months since a group of dedicated OCA students volunteered to take part in a publishing initiative with The Big Issue in the North (BITN). We thought it was time we shared the experience on We Are OCA and showed you the images that the editor has chosen so far. The Big Issue […]
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Fotografiska, the Swedish photography museum, has self censored images on its Facebook pages to avoid them being deleted by Facebook for contravening its rules on nudity. The museum currently has a show of around 200 Robert Mapplethorpe images. The image produced by the museum has itself become art, and sent a flurry around the art […]
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Almost eight months into the four year part time masters degree in Fine Art, James Kowacz, one of OCA’s current MA students, is embarking on a fascinating participative project, ‘A Seat in the Memory’. He is looking for people to contribute to it. Whether you are a photographer, artist or creative writer, you can contribute […]
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Photography tutor Robert Bloomfield with his first post for WeAreOCA I’ve just had a few days in Tokyo and took the opportunity to check out the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. This impressive building in Ebisu in Western Tokyo covers four floors with a library, print room, bookshop and cafe bar as well as two […]
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Had Jacob Riis been born in the age of the Internet he may well have invented crowd funding. As a photographer committed to bring about social change, as Miles Orvell noted in his book American Photography, the late-19th-century photographer used his images to influence public opinion and as an instrument for direct appeal. Riis was a dedicated social […]
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The ‘Ways of Looking’ photography festival opens in Bradford on the 1 October. Exploring the theme Evidence, the festival includes a extensive range of exhibitions and events including premières of newly commissioned works by internationally renowned Magnum photographer, Donovan Wylie and Turner Prize winning artist Jeremy Deller, early work (1972-1987) by Daniel Meadows, the ‘Tableaux […]
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We are pleased to announce the result of the election for Subject Representative, Photography, on the OCASA Committee. The votes were as follows: Stuart McQuade 53 votes Sarah Gallear 39 votes Stuart is therefore elected as the Committee Representative for Photography. Thanks to both Stuart and Sarah for putting themselves forward for the position. Congratulations […]
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