Education

Back to school with Work Show Grow

We speak to Natasha Caruana, co-founder of Work Show Grow a new virtual school and platform with confidence, inclusivity and community at the heart of its curriculum

12 November 2020

Roll up, roll up for the Martin Parr Foundation membership scheme

Would you want Martin Parr to take your portrait? You might say its a brave soul who goes in front of his penetrating lens, but it’s part of a portfolio of benefits the Martin Parr Foundation is launching in its Membership Scheme.

Parr set up the Bristol-based Foundation in 2014 to house his archive, but in October 2017 it opened to the public in a purpose-built space, offering free access to much more – a rolling programme of exhibitions, a large photobook library, and a growing collection of prints. Parr’s used the opportunity to hone in on British and Irish photographers, as well as work taken in the British Isles by others, and put the focus on their documentary work – an area which he believes is still underrated.

14 November 2018

NOOR offers free masterclasses in Turin, Budapest, and Zürich

“The ethics for me is the backbone of what we do. If we don’t follow strict ethics within our work, I think we are damaging the credibility of the whole of this profession,” says Bénédicte Kurzen, a photographer and member of the prestigious NOOR photography collective since 2012. Now she, and seven other NOOR photographers are putting her words into action, with three masterclasses offered free of charge to budding photojournalists.

Supported by Nikon Europe, the masterclasses are four days long, and each feature three tutors. Kurzen is teaming up with Sanne De Wilde and Francesco Zizola for the masterclass in Turin, held from 12-15 November; Tanya Habjouqa, Sebastian Liste and Kadir van Lohuizen are at the masterclass held in Budapest from 26-29 November; and Tanya Habjouqa, Jon Lowenstein and Léonard Pongo are at the masterclass held in Zürich from 03-06 December. 

11 September 2018
A place to celebrate the work of photography graduates and early-career image-makers. Plus a deep dive into key photography education centres, universities, residencies and masterclasses.

Education is the foundation of our industry. In this collection, we scour the country's universities and institutions, to interview our selection of the best photography graduates year on year. We also speak to educators and university course leaders to find out more about the nuances of their photography undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, locally in the UK and further afield.

But education does not stop there. There are countless opportunities to develop photographic practices for early to mid-career photographers outside of the traditional structures too. We speak to residency directors, leaders of short courses and masterclasses, and more.