photography - the highlights2010 - a year dominated by illness | Continued leading the weekly Happy Mandays photography workshop | | Continued working as part of a team on the development of N Staffs Photographic Collective |
2009 | Continued leading the weekly Happy Mandays photography workshop - including mentoring student photographers |
| January – worked with Mandays photo group participants to prepare prints for the Hidden Talents 08 exhibition | | January- April – documentary project about the relocation of the maternity unit at UHNS | | February-December – a series of six one-day photographic workshops delivered at Wedgwood Memorial College | | February–April – part of the ‘rebirth’ project documenting the closure of the old maternity unit at University Hospital North Staffs – develop and lead a participatory arts project around the closure of the old Maternity unit, University Hospital N Staffs | | February-April – part of a team delivering workshops people experiencing mental distress on behalf of NSCHT’s Early Intervention Team, working with Letting in the Light/Anne Kinneard | | March – taking a leading role in developing a collective of photographers to establish and manage a permanent photographers gallery and resource centre in Stoke-on-Trent | | March – member of judges panel for Urbanvision North Staffs’ annual photographic competition | | March – initiate the development of the ‘Photographic Collective N Staffs’, including permanent exhibition space for photography at BSofA | | April – invited to become an associate artist with “Letting in the Light” (a community arts organisation based in N Staffs) | | May – co-facilitate a consultative workshop with Letting in the Light, for Stoke City Council | | June – images in the Diverse exhibition at Burslem School of Art – the first exhibition of work by members of the ‘Photographic Collective N Staffs’ | | July – five of my images selected for permanent exhibition at the new Maternity unit, University Hospital N Staffs | | August onwards - proposed series of photography workshops at Burslem School of Art | | August onwards - working with Age Concern in North Staffs to produce a bank of images, and run workshops involving older people | | September – invited to become a research associate at the Creative Communities Unit, Staffs University, researching theories of participation in community arts projects (starting Sept 2009) | | Late 2009 - work on photo-documentary projects with Staffs County Council, FRONTline dance, Letting in the Light and B Arts | | Late 2009 - joint exhibition with N Staffs Photographers Collective documenting B Arts production of Clay |
2008 | January on - Continued leading the weekly Happy Mandays photography workshop – including mentoring a Staffs Uni 2nd year photography student | | January on - Continued MA Community & Participatory Arts at Staffs University | | February - Produced publicity images for The Boat Band – to be used for posters, flyers and CD | | February - Produced portfolio/catalogue images for ceramicist Perry Walmsley-Pitts | | March - Category first prize UrbanVision’s Living Landscape competition | | March - Tutored a Beginners digital photography day workshop at Wedgwood Memorial College – rated ‘Outstanding’ under formal observation | | April - Image published in 'Staffordshire County' magazine illustrating an article about The Boat Band | | April - Produced images and artwork for Professor Bernard Moss's inaugural lecture - also documented the event | | May - 'The Patient Journey' a photography project documenting the Rheumatology clinic at Haywood hospital - project work will continue for about six months. Resulting photographs/artwork to be exhibited at the Haywood Hospital and Burslem School of Art | | June - Official photographer Middlewich Folk and Boat festival | | August – Photo project documenting ceramicist Perry Walmsley-Pitts at work, as part of a skills exchange funded by Advantage West Midlands | | August - Official documentary photographer Croissant Neuf 2008 festival | | Sept - Joint exhibition with Penny Vincent - 'edgescape - land:water:air' coastal photography - 15th- 27th Sept at Burslem School of Art | | Sept - Urbanvision's book "Living Landscapes" published: contributed cover image and four content images | | Sept - Documentary project on the work of Burslem School of Art | | Autumn onwards - proposed series of photography workshops at Burslem School of Art | | Winter – planned exhibition at Burslem School of Art based on 'The Patient Journey' (see above) |
2007 – see winning and published images here | Official photographer Middlewich Folk and Boat festival, N Staffs/S Cheshire One World week, Planet Sound City Centre Carnival, Planet Sound Spectrums of Sound, Hidden Talents exhibition - documentary and event photography | | CD rear jacket picture / publicity flyer and magazine advert picture for Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention/Jethro Tull) & PJ Wright (Steve Miller band) – photo credit on Dave Pegg’s 40th anniversary CD set “A Box of Pegg’s” | | Three first prizes (Hanley, Tunstall, popular vote) - Urban Vision’s Living Landscapes competition | | Documented a planning and promotional event held by a local co-operative group | | First prize the Higher Education Academy’s national Social Work photographic competition | | Double A4 spread in US magazine ‘Vision’ summer issue, via London agency, CDT Design | | Two images used in the English Heritage magazine “Heritage Today” June issue | | Led Intermediate (July) and Beginners (March) digital photography workshops at Wedgwood Memorial College | | Studio session for rock band The White Orchids – promotional photographs, CD jacket | | Summer - Developed and led a weekly photography workshop for men with enduring mental health problems as part of the Adult Mental Health Service’s Happy Mandays project | | Summer - Attended Staffs University short course 'Making it happen with Community Arts' | | September - started part-time MA in Community & Participatory Arts at Staffs University Creative Communities unit | | Autumn - attended third year undergraduate course on Photography and Philosophy |
2006 | Start work on seascapes project | | Three images used in National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux volunteer recruitment materials – brochure, flyer, posters | | Led a Beginners digital photography workshop at Wedgwood Memorial College | | Promotional images for musicians Tom Doughty and The Distance, dance group Black Dog Molly and recording studio Urban Lizard | | Official photographer - Planet Sound City Centre Carnival & Planet Sound Spectrums of Sound; Sanity Fair; Middlewich Folk and Boat festival |
2004 & 2005 | Started atypical photoblog/gallery website – www.atypical.me.uk - in collaboration with my partner | | Official photographer - Planet Sound City Centre and Newcastle Carnivals; Sanity Fair | | Start work on Stoke buildings project | | Developed a website for the Friends of Chatterley-Whitfield colliery – the site includes a large number of my images | | Studio session for Planet Sound drum school |
2002 & 03 | Official photographer  | Sanity Fair – street/documentary photography | | Official photographer Burslem Carnival | | Official photographer Tunstall Community Arts Festival |
| | Developed website to promote Sanity Fair – including a large number of my images | | Joint exhibition of images at Burslem School of Art | | Promotional materials for rock band Texas Hurricane – including website, all images for CD “Burslem Blues”, flyers etc |
selected non-photographic arts experience - music:theatre:arts administration:community arts:publishing | Musician/Singer – in a range of bands, choirs and scratch performances since childhood | | Part of the team that set up and ran Pitville Arts Centre, Cheltenham (1973) | | Part of the team that helped revive Bath Place Community Arts Centre, Leamington (1978-79) | | Actor in “Sign on the dotted line” at Warwick Uni/Edinburgh festival (1980) | | Founder/Director All Mouth and Trousers theatre company (1982) | | Other acting roles (1978-1998) | | Full-time member of Kermase workers co-operative – ran a bookshop and publishing business, organised a series of readings by leading poets including Roger McGough, U.A. Fanthorpe (1982-1989) | | Published “A Three and Sevenpence Halfpenny Man” a novel by Arthur Berry (1984) | | Part of the Sanity Fair team - mental health street celebration (2003-2006) | | Helped organise Burslem School of Art centenary exhibition (including a large exhibition of the paintings of Arthur Berry) (2005) | | Singer and musician with the Penkhull Community Mystery players/choir (2006-07) | | Assisting with design and production of UrbanVision’s Living Landscapes book, which presents images from three recent photographic exhibitions/competitions (2008)
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