Photography talks and workshops by Peter Merry
London Streets : The Monopoly Project
"London Streets : The Monopoly Project" is the result of a year long photography walk, visiting over 40 locations and covering more than 70 miles around London. The project features over 120 images showing the highs and lows from each location of the London monopoly board.
The talk covers the project from the viewpoint of a photography project; why the project was started, the approach to finding, shooting, editing and final image selection. The talk also looks at the life the project seems to have take on; the stories of some of the people met, the unexpected situations, the blogpost written, the talks given and the satisfaction of finishing the project with an exhibition and a dedicated magazine launching the "Another Journal of Photography" series
The talk covers the project from the viewpoint of a photography project; why the project was started, the approach to finding, shooting, editing and final image selection. The talk also looks at the life the project seems to have take on; the stories of some of the people met, the unexpected situations, the blogpost written, the talks given and the satisfaction of finishing the project with an exhibition and a dedicated magazine launching the "Another Journal of Photography" series
An introduction to street photography
Being on the street with nothing but a camera, your wits and an open mind. No better way to spend the day!
But many photographers are wary of photographing on the street, worrying about confrontation, the legalities and the technique involved in photographing on the street.... and that's before you stop to consider the ethics of it all.
This talk aims to provide a broad overview of street photography and the ways we engage with it.
From its early days in Paris, to the glory days of New York and today’s vibrant UK scene, we will look at how street photography has changed over the years and how we can get involved, learn and enjoy this engaging form of photography.
We will look at the practical task of taking street photographs, which often involves quick thinking and fast responses and always having your camera ready to go!
Finally we will consider the legal and ethical issues involved in street photography and challenge some of the ideas we have.
But many photographers are wary of photographing on the street, worrying about confrontation, the legalities and the technique involved in photographing on the street.... and that's before you stop to consider the ethics of it all.
This talk aims to provide a broad overview of street photography and the ways we engage with it.
From its early days in Paris, to the glory days of New York and today’s vibrant UK scene, we will look at how street photography has changed over the years and how we can get involved, learn and enjoy this engaging form of photography.
We will look at the practical task of taking street photographs, which often involves quick thinking and fast responses and always having your camera ready to go!
Finally we will consider the legal and ethical issues involved in street photography and challenge some of the ideas we have.
Law and ethics in photography
It used to be said that the camera never lies, but in these days of photoshop and fake news we all have to think about the images we see.
From Facebook and Instagram to Fox News and the Daily Mail, can we be sure that what we are looking at is real and a true representation of it says it is. This talk looks at a wide variety of images from the past and current media to explore the challenges of staying on top of reality when it comes to images and the reality they show us.
This talk may be of particular interest to teenagers as they move into the wider world friendships in an on-line world. It may also be equally interesting to less tech-savvy audiences.
From Facebook and Instagram to Fox News and the Daily Mail, can we be sure that what we are looking at is real and a true representation of it says it is. This talk looks at a wide variety of images from the past and current media to explore the challenges of staying on top of reality when it comes to images and the reality they show us.
This talk may be of particular interest to teenagers as they move into the wider world friendships in an on-line world. It may also be equally interesting to less tech-savvy audiences.
The Camera Never Lies (but the photographer might)
It used to be said that the camera never lies, but in these days of photoshop and fake news we all have to think about the images we see. From Facebook and Instagram to newspapers and the television, can we be sure that what we are looking at is real and true.
This talk looks at a wide variety of images from the past and current media to explore the challenges of staying on top of reality when it comes to images and what they claim to show us.
This talk may be of particular interest to teenagers as they move into the wider world friendships in an on-line world.
It would also be equally interesting to less tech-savvy audience.
This talk was original created for St. John Ambulance Cadets, Guildford in 2019. The talk is available free of charge to local groups for teenagers.
This talk looks at a wide variety of images from the past and current media to explore the challenges of staying on top of reality when it comes to images and what they claim to show us.
This talk may be of particular interest to teenagers as they move into the wider world friendships in an on-line world.
It would also be equally interesting to less tech-savvy audience.
This talk was original created for St. John Ambulance Cadets, Guildford in 2019. The talk is available free of charge to local groups for teenagers.