Phillip Job
First Duty
First Duty is a photographic study of listening: what good listening really is: what it takes to do it well, and what benefit it has for both the speaker and the listener. The Samaritans is a UK helpline best known for giving confidential support to anyone feeling suicidal and I spent the summer of 2017 with volunteers in London. Using a fixed camera on the desk in front of the volunteers while they answered genuine calls from the public, taking a photograph every 30 seconds. The resulting body of images shows what it is like to really listen to someone: the effort it, the concentration, and the emotional impact on the Samaritan volunteers.
Claudia Agati • Simon Clarke • Chrystal Ding • Doma Dovgialo • Fiona Filipidis • Ying Min Goh • Alejandro Gómez • Phillip Job • Jelca Kollatsch • Selim Korycki • Nayara Leite • Diarmuid McGarry • Yorli Mendoza • George Selley • Mattia Stompo • Harry Truman • Katie Waggett • Yi Yin • Alice Zoo •
Arts University Bournemouth
MA Commercial Photography
University of Brighton
MA Photography
Falmouth University
MA Photography
London College of Communication
MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography
University of Plymouth
MFA Photographic Arts
Royal College of Art
MA Photography
University of South Wales
MA Documentary Photography