Photo Mind
practising AWE through photography
PhotoMind is a collaborative photographic project addressed to participants who identify themselves as part of an ethnic minority.
Run online for 8 weeks, it encourages the community to practise awe through photography: the feeling of wonder can transform every mundane detail into something extraordinary!
Through interactive activities we cover photographic concepts, from the composition of a single image to the structure of a photo essay. We also look at post production, editing and sequencing techniques.
Participants are invited to take photographs using their smartphones, based on how they feel, or on how what they are photographing makes them feel. Finally, we take the portraits together with the aim to decolonise the usage of words like BAME and to suggest new ways of addressing questions around identity and belonging.
Enjoy our Black History Month 2021 exhibition!