two ways of life symposium

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These are the slides from the presentation I was invited to give at the Two Ways of Life Symposium. The talk explored the opportunities that can arise if and when we adopt new mindsets for photographers and photography in a digital era. I was also able to offer a sneak peek to my latest project in partnership with GRAIN (The Photography Hub). This event has been developed in the context of the exhibition ‘From Darkroom to Digital’ at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, which is co-curated by Wolverhampton Photographic Society, and features Oscar Rejlander’s pioneering composite picture ‘The Two Ways of Life’. This one-day event will enable photographers to explore and discuss analogue and digital image making, engage with professionals in critical debate and seek advice on their own career and portfolio development. Our presenters and leading experts are Paul Herrmann (photographer, writer and Director of Redeye), Dean Kelland (artist, writer and teacher), Karen Newman (curator, writer and academic), Pete James (curator and writer) and Jonathan Shaw (artist, writer and academic).

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NEW ALTERNATIVE MINDSETS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS IN A DIGITAL ERAJonathan Shaw

Two Ways of Life Symposium23rd November, 2013Wolverhampton Art Gallery

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Being biased...For me digital media enabled this... #grainphotohub

Being biased...For me digital media enabled this... #grainphotohub

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Being biased......and this!

Photographic Mediations iTunesU Collection

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New?...the digital experience #grainphotohub

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Thinking differently...What can happen when you consider your approach and invite people join you! #grainphotohub

We should be openly engaged...politically, socially and culturally #grainphotohub

What does it mean to be a 21st century photographer?

“Networked...Image: Jenny Swerdlow & Rachel Appleby #grainphotohub

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Connected...conversational #grainphotohub

Personal...meet the tutors Jonathan Worth and Matt Johnston #grainphotohub

Integrated...featured in What’s Hot in Photography apps! #grainphotohub

Open experiencesSharing resources

Conversations with communitiesCritically engaged

TrustedConnectedHub (rather than supplier)

Principles...to think about #grainphotohub

Effective...does not equal to scale! #grainphotohub

In fact, the more engaging social media becomes, the less scale it delivers. Think about it. We all know that social media is

essentially conversational and personalised. But conversations only work with a small group of people: the more people you add to a conversation (the more scale you add to it), the less

effective it becomes.

“Richard Stacy...Why social media is a dangerous concept #grainphotohub

Going back to the drawing board...and work out what you want to say! #grainphotohub

New Partnerships!...a ‘living’ book-project #grainphotohub

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Collaboratorsmore coming... #grainphotohub

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