SOURCE MAGAZINE

Graduate
Photography
Online 2017
Selections

Each year as part of Graduate Photography Online we ask three curators to review all the BA work submitted and to make some recommendations. These are published both in a supplement in the magazine and here on our website. We hope this makes an interesting introduction to the project as a whole.

Marie-France Kittler

Marie‑France
Kittler

Curator

It has been revelatory to participate in Source Graduate Photography Online 2017. The process of short-listing was made difficult and lengthy by the high standard of work, and if I had not been limited to just six finalists, I could have found a lot more to say about a host of great projects. I wish all the graduates the best of luck with their future careers and look forward to rediscovering them down the line!

Selected Photographers:

Giya Makondo-Wills »

University of South Wales - BA (Hons) Documentary Photography

Giya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-WillsGiya Makondo-Wills

Selector's Comment: Giya Makondo Wills' 'They Came from The Water While The World Watched' depicts the co-existence of indigenous and appropriated faiths in South Africa through the lens of the artist's own mixed identity. Employing subtle signifiers she reveals the uncanny nature of a place and people formed by opposing cultures. I was particularly struck by the use of light in these images, which have faith and mysticism at their heart. Here, light is not just a technical agent but becomes an active protagonist in scenes that are animated by something invisible.

Ben Hatherly »

University of Portsmouth - BA (Hons) Photography

Ben HatherlyBen HatherlyBen HatherlyBen HatherlyBen HatherlyBen HatherlyBen HatherlyBen Hatherly

Selector's Comment: Ben Hatherly's photo-story 'You Take the Best Cat Home' about a cat 'best in show' is a witty and pointed look at the strange yet serious world of competitive breeding. More than simply documenting the event, his artistry skillfully captures the multiplicity of power struggles and personalities at play in this microcosm of breeders, judges and pets. From the tight-crops of faceless inspectors evaluating the uncomfortable entrants' attributes, to the rosette adorned cages showcasing proud felines in their element, the photographer has managed the art of story-telling with nuances, and from many different points of view.

Sinead McCarthy »

IADT Dun Laoghaire - BA (Hons) Photography

Sinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthySinead McCarthy

Selector's Comment: For 'Cara Park' Sinead McCarthy has handed the camera over to her subjects - twelve children from an Irish Travelling Community - to capture an insider point of view of an often misunderstood and marginalised group within society. This process allows for complete trust between the appointed photographers and the photographed, avoiding a clichéd response to a popular subject matter. These images, although of children, have a distinct rawness, which is conveyed by the graininess of the point and shoot compact cameras. The subjects, themselves, present a mixture of innocence and confidence, which I find refreshing, and which could be attributed to their empowerment by the camera.

Thomas Wynne »

Middlesex University London - BA (Hons) Photography

Thomas WynneThomas WynneThomas WynneThomas WynneThomas WynneThomas WynneThomas WynneThomas Wynne

Selector's Comment: Thomas Wynne's 'Ground Control' is a fascinating experiment in depicting an ethereal and ever-changing subject matter: the sky. Reminiscent of John Constable's Cloud Studies these atmospheric investigations into colour, mood, distance and landscape go beyond the realms of science and meteorology. This inquisitive playfulness is explored to its maximum potential through the artist's choosing to create and manipulate these works in the darkroom. I was excited by the infinite possibilities and images this project suggests, each one a unique abstraction of time and place.

Archie Munro »

University of Portsmouth - BA (Hons) Photography

Archie MunroArchie MunroArchie MunroArchie MunroArchie MunroArchie MunroArchie MunroArchie Munro

Selector's Comment: Archie Munro's 'Through a Glass Darkly' satisfies a universal curiosity that is held by most about 'the other'. His photographs, which peer into his oblivious neighbour's illuminated kitchen and bathroom, at night, are at once banal and insidious. The use of formalism in this series with its strong black outline framing the action - the effect of looking through a peephole - is particularly successful, and helps to increase the sense of tension that comes with each new image. I enjoy the thrill of being kept wondering with this work, safe within the familiarity of its domestic setting.

Sam Lyne »

Plymouth College of Art - BA (Hons) Photography

Sam  LyneSam  LyneSam  LyneSam  LyneSam  LyneSam  LyneSam  LyneSam  Lyne

Selector's Comment: Sam Lyne's 'My Dearest Beatrice' was one of the most touching projects of all. This personal history piece makes use of an extensive archive of photographs and letters to recount the story of the artist's Great Aunt and her beloved, who met during the Second World War. The extraordinary collection of portraits of his Aunt in front of awe-inspiring mountain scenery recalls the compositions of the German Romantics. Each photograph follows the same intriguing principal of presenting the Aunt from the back looking into Nature. As if Nature were the subject, rather than the Aunt. The images are created in the style of a postcard perfect view to send a message back home from abroad or from beyond - as if they had been knowingly created at the time for the artist to use today. Despite being old photographs, they emanate a real sense of natural vitality and bring the reality of a life lived long ago firmly into the present.

Selection by Ivy Lahon »
Picture Editor - Save the Children.

Selection by Salvatore Vitale »
Editor-in-chief - YET magazine.

View Submission Guidelines »

COURSES:

Bath Spa University
BA (Hons) Photography

Blackpool and the Fylde
BA (Hons) Photography

University of Brighton
BA (Hons) Photography

Arts University Bournemouth
BA (Hons) Photography

University of Chester
BA (Hons) Photography

Cleveland College of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography

Coventry University
BA (Hons) Photography

Dublin Institute of Technology
BA (Hons) Photography

Griffith College Dublin
BA Photographic Media

IADT Dun Laoghaire
BA (Hons) Photography

Edinburgh College
BA Professional Photography

Edinburgh Napier University
BA (Hons) Photography

Falmouth University
BA (Hons) Photography

UCA Farnham
BA (Hons) Photography

Hereford College of Arts
BA (Hons) Photography

University of Huddersfield
BA (Hons) Photography

Leeds College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography

Limerick School of Art and Design
BA (Hons) Photography and Lens Based Media

Manchester Metropolitan University
BA (Hons) Photography

Middlesex University London
BA (Hons) Photography

Open College of the Arts
BA (Hons) Photography

National College of Art and Design
Photography and Digital Imaging Certificate

Plymouth College of Art
BA (Hons) Photography

University of Portsmouth
BA (Hons) Photography

Sheffield Hallam University
BA (Hons) Photography

University of South Wales
BA (Hons) Documentary Photography

Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photography in the Arts

Swansea College of Art, UWTSD
BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary

Ulster University
BA (Hons) Photography

University of Westminster
BA (Hons) Photographic Arts

CATEGORIES:

Documentary/Photojournalism

Pages:  1      2      3      4      5      6      7 

Commercial/Fashion

Pages:  1    

Landscape

Pages:  1      2      3    

Portraiture

Pages:  1      2      3      4    

Staged/Constructed

Pages:  1      2      3      4      5    

Urban/Suburban Landscape

Pages:  1      2