Ex-students and current FD Photo students exhibition in Eccles

Recent graduates and current students on the Foundation Degree in Photography course are having an exhibition at Eccles Community Art Gallery. Please find full details below.


An exhibition of recent work on the theme of personal identity by the Shroom Photography Collective.

This will be an interactive exhibition: patrons will be invited to be photographed in the gallery and their picture will become part of the exhibition, creating a dynamic experience.

The gallery is open on Saturdays from 10-4 until the 12th May. Come along and support art in the community.

Niki Carlin, from the series Les, 72, 2012

Rick Danks, 2012

Bekky Lonsdale, 2012

Casey Carlin, 2012

All images © Shroom 

Wet Plate Collodion Workshop at John Brewer's Studio

Photography Foundation Degree student Mark Roland was on work experience at John Brewer's workshop/studio in Manchester. John Brewer is a photographer specialised in historic photographic processes, particularly wetplate collodion, cyanotype, platinum/palladium and gum bichromate. These are some of the images produced during the weekend workshop.

John Brewer, Wet Plate Collodion, 2012

John Brewer, Wet Plate Collodion, 2012

Mark Roland, Wet Plate Collodion, 2012

Exhibitions - Roger Ballen at Manchester Art Gallery

I visited the Roger Ballen exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery and highly recommend it. Roger Ballen was born in New York but has lived and worked in South Africa for over 30 years. He recently collaborated with rap-rave crew Die Antwoord with the making of their music video I Fink U Freeky which I think is beautifully shot.

Shadow Land: Photographs by Roger Ballen 1983-2011 ends Sunday 13th May. 

Free entry.

Foundation Degree in Photography - Student films

Foundation Degree Students were asked to shoot a short film for the first time as part of their coursework. They only had 3 weeks to put it together from start to end. These are some of the films they produced.

Fashion Film 2012 from vicky chambers on Vimeo.

To Give Away These Secrets from Niki Carlin on Vimeo.

The Ride from Glen Leigh on Vimeo.

Waiting from Mary Davies on Vimeo

03:29 from Steven Holden on Vimeo.

Breaking the Fourth Wall by Jca Servo on Youtube

Beverly Icely Self-portrait

Beverly Icely, Self-portrait, 2012
Extended Diploma in Photography