Surreal Review: Isabella Weekes

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ISABELLA WEEKES

Photomedia's recent first year review has netted some intriguing results. The new review system devised by Kris Smith and David Wills allows students to not only present their work in progress, but to also see and comment on the work of fellow classmates in a supportive open critique session. More images to follow.

Congratulations to Shan Turner-Carroll

SHAN TURNER-CARROLL

Shan Turner-Carroll has taken out the 2012 Jennie Thomas Travelling Art Scholarship. To say Shan is prolific could be viewed as an understatement as Shan regularly brings in hundreds of photos to discuss and edit, with each one having its own importance. Family and heritage play a crucial part in Shan's work, so it's little wonder to learn that Shan will be travelling to Burma. Photomedia sends our warmest congratulations to Shan. We can't wait to see his take on Burma.

Amanda Mullaney: Happy Ever After?

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AMANDA MULLANEY

Amanda Mullaney's interpretation of Telling Tales, the second year Studio to Bureau project, stems from fairy tales and Disney's typical 'happy ever after' endings. Amanda's photographs depict lead female character from popular fairy tales in situations showing life may actually be. Amanda says "We are raised on these fairy tales that end in happy ever after but when we reach a certain age we realise that happy endings are not as we may seem them to be". Stay tuned for future endings.

Modern Lighting: Katerina Pravdivaia

Techno Tribes, 2012
Katerina Pravdivaia

Katerina Pravdivaia is interested in our obsession with devices. Her work for Light is exploring the connection we have we our smart phones and tablets from bedside to bus stop. The portait series is lit using iPhones, iPads and other technologies and is exploring our tendencies to interact on-line.

In Progress: Emily Davies

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EMILY DAVIES

Emily Davies is working towards producing a book based on her grandmother's recipes.

Model Magnificence: Allan Duncan

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ALLAN DUNCAN

Allan Duncan is making good use of the studio. Here's one of his latest images, with the 10x8 film version to come. We'll keep you posted.

Identity: Angela Speers

ANGELA SPEARS

Angela Speers has sent in a few of her images to share. You'll be able to see the prints in the Identity exhibition opening at Watt Space this Thursday. For me Angela's black and white image shows a rare beauty, seemingly from another era.

Surreal Review: Andrew Styan

ANDREW STYAN

First year Photomedia students have just completed review presenting stage one of their Surreal project. Over the next week or so we'll be publishing some selected images which have a strong sense of experimentation, resolve or intrigue. We're inviting you to also add your thoughts by posting a comment. All students are strongly urged to revisit their Surreal project for final assessment at the end of semester. Feedback from review should be considered, reshoots undertaken and new images printed.

Snapfactor: Allan Duncan

Ryan, 2012
ALLAN DUNCAN

We're pleased to be see our 10 x 8 camera getting good use by our current Photomedia students. Allan Duncan recently shot Ryan's portrait in the lighting studio in preparation for his upcoming fashion shoot. Keep posted for future images.

Snapfactor: Ryan Fitzgerald

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RYAN FITZGERALD

Snapfactor is again calling for images from all Photomedia students. If you've got an image that you'd like to see on this page, email David the image resized to 1000px at 72 ppi. We'll choose the best and post it here. In the meantime, ponder this image by Ryan Fitzgerald. What do you think it is? Send your thoughts by posting a comment.

Background: Seascape

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RYAN FITZGERALD

Click Culture's Background has just changed to this image by Ryan Fitzgerald. We're looking to get back into changing the Background image regularly. All students are invited to submit images for possible publication. If you've got an image that you'd like to submit email David the image resized to 1800 px wide at 72 ppi.

Identity: Family Portrait by Natalie Engdahl

From the series Family Portrait, 2011
NATALIE ENGDAHL

Identity: Kirby Weller

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KIRBY WELLER

Eileen Kuzmic: Beyond the Archive

Beyond the Archive, 2011
EILEEN KUZMIC

Eileen Kuzmic's work from the Constructing With Light course in semester two 2011 has been accepted into the The Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) National Museum. Eileen's project for Journey Beyond the Archive responded to Australia's Forgotten Generation using archives to discuss a sad chapter in Australia's social history. Eileen's statement about the work follows and we send out a heart congratulations for a stelar effort.

Beyond the Archive
Memory echoes the experience of a lifetime. If that experience is tainted a haunted memory erupts in place of peace. The childhood loss of family, home and familiar surroundings is enmeshed with the experience of institutional abuse. Memory is haunted with the notion of what is lost, what has happened and what could have been. With no memory markers in family and no link to past comfort; past memory becomes a disturbed link that collides with new memory.

Traces of pain are deposited within the individual, family and within the home; infecting the community. A need to remember and be remembered is vital to heal the damage of past and present memory.

Feedback: Michael Baker

Work in Progress, all images above
MICHAEL BAKER

Yesterday's Review for Studio to Bureau saw some great ideas emerge from the Telling Tales project. In the afternoon group Michael Baker presented his work for comment and critical feedback. Last night Michael went back to his idea and created the images above. Mike's work is looking at the rubbish left behind, often in range of young children. I've opened this post for feedback. All students in either the morning or afternoon class are welcome to offer feedback.

Snapfactor: And On

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ALLAN DUNCAN

WAM: Josie Smith

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JOSIE SMITH

Recently Photomedia and Printmedia students at UoN were involved in the Wearables As Media exhibition in Hong Kong. Photography studeny Josie Smith looked to the people for whom fashion really is a luxury. Josie's portraits of the homeless men above focus the viewer's attention onto the clothes and to the dignity of the sitter.

Snapfactor: Infrared

King St
BRENDAN WILSON

Collecting: Letter boxes

HANNAH MORE

Journey beyond the archive

Students in Constructing With Light are exploring the creative potential of archives this semester. Aside from working on a major project responding to archives, particularly those within the university's Cultural Collection, students are undertaking satellite projects involving the physical collection of objects and a separate photo documentation project. Over coming weeks, we'll be showcasing some of the work being generated.