Location Experiences In Photography

AY2017/2018 Semester 2

Centering around a two week travel experience this course will explore the boundaries of location photography. Lectures, readings and discussions prior to travel will provide technical and creative support for location projects. Ethical issues surrounding photographic representation and production will be presented and discussed. The students may mediate their photographic response to the location through such genres as documentary, portraiture and landscape. A strong emphasis on establishing a personal position to the particulars of the location is a core component to this class. Whilst on location the students will be required to keep written journals detailing an informed account of all that they do. Towards the end of the course the student will print, mount, curate and prepare for a group exhibition of selected work. This course is best suited for students who have a sense of adventure and strong interest in other cultures.