A Photographic Life

In episode 9 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering paid for portfolio reviews, the art of commissioning and the importance to being challenged as part of the learning process.  Plus in the third of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?'. This week photographer and filmmaker Ed Kashi takes on the challenge. Ed Kashi is a critically acclaimed photojournalist who uses photography, filmmaking and social media to explore geopolitical and social issues that define our times. He is also an educator and mentor to photographers around the world and lectures frequently on visual storytelling, human rights and the world of media. Ed has covered topics as diverse as the impact of oil in Nigeria, the protestant community in Northern Ireland, the lives of Jewish settlers in the West Bank, the impact of an aging society through his project, Ageing in America, climate change, the plight of Syrian refugees, and the global epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease among agricultural workers. A member of VII Photo Agency since 2010, Kashi has been recognized for his complex imagery and its compelling rendering of the human condition. His early adoption of hybrid visual storytelling has produced a number of influential short films and in 2015 he was named Multimedia Photographer of the Year. A leading voice in the photojournalism world, Kashi frequently lectures on a wide range of topics for arts institutions, universities, schools and professional organizations. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide, receiving numerous awards and honors. Through his editorial assignments and personal projects Kashi has published eight books, including Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta, THREE, and Photojournalisms. In 2002, Kashi in partnership with his wife, writer + filmmaker Julie Winokur, founded Talking Eyes Media.  The non-profit company has produced numerous award-winning short films, exhibits, books, and multimedia pieces that explore significant social issues. Kashi is also on the Board of Directors of the Catchlight Foundation. https://edkashi.com You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto and on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. © Grant Scott 2018

In episode 8 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering the wellbeing and issues of mental health amongst photographers.  Plus in the second of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?'. Photographer Nick Turpin takes on the challenge. Nick Turpin was born in London in 1969 and studied art and design at the University of Gloucestershire before moving on to study photography, film and video at the University of Westminster until 1990. On graduation he went to work as a staff photographer with The Independent newspaper leaving there in 1997 to pursue a second career in advertising and design photography. In 2000 Nick founded the international street photographers group in-public and in 2010 he established Nick Turpin Publishing. Nick has taught and lectured on contemporary street photography at museums, universities and on television. https://nickturpin.com You can read articles in which Grant has spoke previously about mental health within the photographic community here: https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2016/01/22/im-a-photographer-and-i-have-a-problem https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/the-loneliness-of-the-long-distance-photographer-5fb1bddda8ab You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto and on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. © Grant Scott 2018

In episode 7 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering photographic degree shows, photographs as memories, and editing images for visual narratives. Plus in the first of a new series in which those engaged with photography supply Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which they answer the question 'What Does Photography Mean to You?'. Ella Murtha reflects on her mother's work and what that work means to her and the people she photographed ahead of the opening of an exhibition of that work Tish Murtha: Works 1976-91 at The Photographer's Gallery, London this week https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/exhibition/tish-murtha-works-1976-1991 You can read more of Grants views on photo editing here https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2014/11/11/editing-is-rejection-understanding-the-editing-process/ and photography degree shows here https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2016/06/23/when-does-the-fun-begin-or-photo-degree-shows-why-do-they-exist/ You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto and on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/a-photographic-life/id1380344701 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. © Grant Scott 2018

In episode 6 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed and considering the relevance of awards and competitions to photographers, issues of diversity and gender inclusion within the photo community, and the realities of academia at this time of the year when working as a photography lecturer. He also announces a new feature to be included in future podcasts. You can read more about Grant's take on photography competitions here https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2017/06/28/why-do-photo-competitions-exist and here https://unitednationsofphotography.com/2015/08/04/how-to-enter-photography-competitions-and-win You can also access and subscribe to these podcasts at SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/unofphoto and on iTunes by searching for The United Nations of Photography Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018.

In episode 5 of this new series of podcasts UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is back in his shed and pondering on how family members can influence the decision to engage with photography, the use of crowd funding to support a business and the re-surgence of alternative process's and pictorialism within photography. In this episode Grant mentions his article concerning Instagram acting as the gateway to photography for young photographers, which can be read here https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/is-instagram-the-new-gateway-to-photography-a74485eb10a1 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019.

In episode 4 of this new series of podcasts UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in Toronto, Canada talking about the process of photo sketching, how travel has changed for the photographer and the importance of archiving your work. [audio src="https://glassonionblogdotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/a-photographic-life-episode-4.mp3"][/audio] In this episode Grant speaks of his interview with PixelRights Richard Chambray which can be see at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljvaahI85AA And his article for World Press Photo on creating photographic archives which can be read at https://witness.worldpressphoto.org/creating-photographic-archives-for-the-future-3cd9f8e54063 Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. You can follow Grant on Twitter and on Instagram @UNofPhoto. Music by Laura Ritchie from the soundtrack to Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay www.donotbendfilm.com

In episode 3 of this new series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott talks about the importance of keeping things simple when creating photo projects, the thorny issue for many photographers of self-promotion and recommends an article to read on line by the founder of Cafe Royal Books https://caferoyalbooks.wordpress.com. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. You can follow Grant on Twitter and on Instagram @UNofPhoto. Music by Laura Ritchie from the soundtrack to Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay www.donotbendfilm.com

In episode 2 of this new series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott talks about the importance of mentors, long lasting friendships within the photographic community, and unrealistic expectations of international brands to gain promotion from the independent photo community. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019.

In this first of a new weekly series of podcasts from a shed, in a garden somewhere in England. UNP founder and curator Grant Scott introduces the new podcast and raises the issues of photographic competitions, paid for portfolio reviews, the importance of questioning and the positive benefits of the photographic community on Twitter. Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer in Professional Photography at the University of Gloucestershire, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book #New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January 2019. His documentary film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay will be screened across the UK and the US in 2018. You can follow Grant on Twitter and on Instagram @UNofPhoto. Music by Laura Ritchie from the soundtrack to Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay www.donotbendfilm.com