Category: Research

Ashvini Ray is a female photographer born in Sydney Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Arts in 2011. Her work uses a juxtaposition of contrasting qualities to evoke the graded self-manifestation of natural forms. Ray has completed a series called 'The Untitled Series'. These images are all black and white images of human body parts.… Continue reading Ashvini Ray

Born in Dublin, Morrissey now resides in the UK. During part 3 of this course, Trish Morrissey was mentioned, in particular her series called 'Front'. I enjoyed looking at her work that I decided to look at her other series. One in particular called 'The Failed Realist' really spoke to me. This series was made… Continue reading Trish Morrissey

I have researched this for assignment 3. This is my daughters latest diagnosis. I wanted to explore this further as a way for me to 'stepping into her shoes', for me to find out more about her needs and to spread awareness. I couldn't find any photographers who has done anything similar to what I… Continue reading Sensory processing disorder

This was recommended as further reading from my tutor. It was an interesting read as being a mother and a photographer, I hadn't realised how many people have different opinions in birth photography. I didn't think it was a taboo subject, I just thought some people like it and for others it wasn't for them.… Continue reading Childbirth is the ultimate taboo in contemporary art – by Editor Charlotte Jenson at Elephant Magazine.

My notes on the lecture. Critiques are subject and go beyond whether we 'like' or 'dislike' an image. It is important to give constructive feedback and to address only the photograph in front of you. Are there any statements, captions, titles to help build the story. Can we get the intention from the photograph alone?… Continue reading Learn the language of photography through critique by Eileen Rafferty (YouTube lecture)