ISSUE ONE
THE PHOTOJOURNO WAY
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ALL GOOD PJ THINGS
GET IN PRINT We’re still working on the launch issue of the course magazine. Chris and Sarah are working with the first years in their Visual Media module and things are ticking along nicely. Each year group has really GIRLS, AND BOYS, ON FILM impressed the team with Great to see the achievements of the second their standard of work, years, in the Technology of Cameras module. The so let’s think about ways module leader, Peter Defty, gave the class the task in which we can present of building cameras out of household objects and that. Peter Defty has an take pictures on film. Yep: film. Remember those idea of a book. Honey’s days? No? Oh... Though some students were a wondering if she could little daunted as to the prospect of making a follow the book on camera out of a bookshelf (don’t deny it, people), Instagram. the final result was exceptional and a testament to the group’s engagement to a creative idea. Look out for press coverage in specialist publications. For more info, visit the Ilford website: FUTURES FEST: www.ilfordphoto.com/pressroom. Some of our Photojournalism students really shone at the Futures Fest event on the 30th January 2014. We were treated to an industry panel of speakers, including the freelance journalist Sophie Mei Lan and photojournalist Mike MacSweeney. It was par ticularly impressive to see one student listen intently to the panel, despite the fact she admitted she was still a little drunk from the night before... That’s commitment for you.
PJ STAR OF THE MONTH: Soraya Homayoonpoor, third-year student, for her positive and forward-thinking attitude, as shown in recent rep meetings. And if you’ve got any nominations for future ‘stars’, or any copy you’d like to submit, email the sketch at s.s.cooper@leedsmet.ac.uk.