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All sessions happen at Somerset House unless stated.
Updated 19.4.12. This is the final programme but please bear in mind there might be small changes.
Tickets avaiable from Redeye or the World Photography Organisation
Friday 27 April 2012
13:00 onwards: registration in Portico Room / Photographer’s Lounge, Somerset House.
14:00: Archives. How can we decide which photographic work gets preserved in archives, and what should photographers do with their own work if they want it to be preserved? This session outlines the latest thinking on photographers and their archives; developing best practice guidance specific to photography, deciding on the most appropriate content of archives, and the role of institutions. Speakers:
Jem Southam, photographer and professor in the School of Art and Media at Plymouth University
Pete James, Head of Photographs, Birmingham Central Library
Brigitte Lardinois, Deputy Director of the Photography and Archive Research Centre at University of the Arts London
Introduced by Paul Herrmann, Director of Redeye
14:00: Copyright discussion. This session, led by photographer David Hoffman, aims to be a frank exchange of thoughts on copyright, looking at the growth in infringements, new ways of discovering these, and how photographers can recover what is owed to them. David will outline his recent court case establishing that the belief of innocence is no defence to a copyright infringement claim. What will be the role of the forthcoming UK small claims court for intellectual property, and why does the Intellectual Property Office think that the court will only handle 150 cases per year? Please come with your experiences and ideas on this subject.
16:00: Break
17:00: The ethics of press and public photography, with particular reference to the implications of the Leveson Inquiry. At what stage does photography become harassment? Should there be controls? More broadly, where is the press heading in its use of photography? Should the press, citizen journalists, and members of the public all be treated the same or differently, whether in general or at newsworthy events? This panel discussion features a range of points of view – that of a photographer who gave evidence at the Leveson Enquiry, a leading picture editor and a champion of citizen photography.
Speakers:
Neil Turner, photographer and vice-chair of the British Press Photographers’ Association
Pauline Hadaway, Director of Belfast Exposed Photography
Alan Sparrow, Chairman of the Picture Editors Guild and Executive Picture Editor of Metro UK
Chaired by Andrew Wiard, photographer
17:00: The print market. A relaxed, informal and open ended discussion of the photographic print market with three leading figures, starting with a quick run-down of the state of the market. Which areas of the market are doing the best, what work is popular with collectors, and why? Speakers:
Zelda Cheatle, Gallery Director of Margaret Street Gallery
WM Hunt, collector, curator and photographic consultant
Chair: Jeffrey Boloten, Managing Director, ArtInsight
Saturday 28 April 2012
09:00 onwards: Registration in Portico Room / Photographer’s Lounge, Somerset House.
10:00 to 10:45 (Strand Palace Hotel): Keynote – Peter Kennard, the UK’s most influential photomontage artist, talks on his life and career.
11:00 to 12:45 (Strand Palace Hotel): Work and the economy. If the Western economy is settling into a slow decline what are the implications for expenditure on photography? How should organisations and photographers plan for the future? How are photographers reinventing themselves for new audiences and the new economy? What are our responsibilities as organisations and individuals to talented, but increasingly unemployed, young people? Speakers:
Esther Teichmann, photographic artist
John Wright, portrait and fashion photographer, and board member of the Young Photographers’ Alliance
Sara T’Rula, documentary photographer
Chaired by Paul Herrmann of Redeye
11:15 to 12:15 (Somerset House): In conversation: critical to commercial. What compromises are made when photographers articulate their critical approaches and aesthetic styles into commercial vernaculars? While it’s not unusual for clients to take the best artistic imagery and then shape it for their own ends, it’s more interesting and arguably less of a compromise when photographers take the initiative, often by working more closely with appropriate clients. In this open-ended session the photographic artists David Moore and Ewen Spencer explore these issues in relation to their own and others’ work. Introduced by Dewi Lewis, publisher.
12:45: Break
14:00: (Strand Palace Hotel): Collaborations, whether between organisations or individuals, can generate new thinking, save on resources and increase profile. But they often don’t seem to go as smoothly as they might, and both people and organisations are protective of their own ideas and projects. At the organisational level in photography, is there more we could do together on collaborative ventures? Between individuals, how can we encourage more collective and collaborative work – perhaps across disciplines or professions – or can it be counter-productive for photographers to work this way? Each member of this panel has a special interest in collaboration in their work.
Speakers:
Anna Fox, photographer and Professor of Photography, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham;
Anthony Luvera, artist, writer and educator;
Chaired by Anne McNeill, Director, Impressions Gallery, Bradford.
14:00 (Somerset House): Women in Photojournalism. While women outnumber men on photography courses, the opposite is still true in many areas of photography; none more so than photojournalism, news and editorial photography. What are the reasons for this? Is there a “boys’ club” mentality among some photographers, pressure or pigeonholing from the picture desks and commissioners, or are there reasons why women are less interested in certain areas of work? What advantages do women photojournalists have over their male counterparts? And how does the UK compare with other areas? Accomplished photojournalists will talk briefly about their own work, and discuss this area: the freelance photojournalist Laura El-Tantawy, Reuters staff photographer Suzanne Plunkett; Chaired by Carmen Valino, photographer.
15:45 Break
16:15 (Strand Palace) Photography Question Time: the format is familiar from the BBC, but the subject matter is all photography; this is a chance to put your questions to a panel of the most interesting and influential people in photography. In your pack you’ll find a question slip. Please fill it in with any questions you would like to put to the panel and hand it back to the registration desk by 15:45 on Saturday.
On the panel:
Simon Norfolk, photographer
Dewi Lewis, publisher
Anne McNeill, Impressions Gallery
Andrew Wiard, photographer
Chaired by Paul Herrmann of Redeye
Submit your questions to Photography Question TIme via Twitter with the hashtag #NPSQT.
17:30 Break
18:15 (Strand Palace): WPO session – tickets must be booked separately. In the Photographer’s Studio with William Klein and Vanessa Winship.
Sunday 29th April 2012
10:30 Informal gallery visits. Details to follow.
Speakers include:
Alan Sparrow
Andrew Wiard
Anna Fox
Anne McNeill
Anthony Luvera
Brigitte Lardinois
Carmen Valino
David Hoffman
David Moore
Dewi Lewis
Esther Teichmann
Ewen Spencer
Jeffrey Boloten
Jem Southam
John Wright
Laura El-Tantawy
Neil Turner
Pauline Hadaway
Pete James
Peter Kennard
Sara T’Rula
Simon Norfolk
Suzanne Plunkett
W.M. Hunt
Zelda Cheatle