Introduction English national identity is deeply rooted in the British landscape. Is what we encounter a patriotic national pride, grounded by our links to the past or is it an overt stubborn nationalism from a warring island nation divided by class? The aim of this text is to explore Photography’s contributions in understanding our national …
Assignment Four Tutor Feedback
4.karen_jefferyDownload It was a relief to get positive feedback on the essay as I'd found it hard to get it done. In hindsight, I think it was because of the slight issue that Chris has pointed out. When I was doing the background reading, I had a sense that Class was a big issue in …
Assignment Four Critical review
Know Your Place: Patriotism and Class in the British Landscape. Introduction English national identity is deeply rooted in the British landscape. Is what we encounter a patriotic national pride, grounded by our links to the past or is it an overt stubborn nationalism from a warring island nation divided by class? The aim of this …
A Celebration of Photography at Lacock Abbey
In 1989, The National Trust and Kodak presented an exhibition at Lacock Abbey, 'A Celebration of Photography'. Lacock Abbey, the home of Fox Talbot and location of many of his early images has become known as the birthplace of photography. The National Trust was founded in 1894 "to preserve 'places of historic interest and natural …
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Martin Parr and British identity
Martin Parr, Porthcurno, Cornwall, England, 2017. © Martin Parr. Courtesy of Magnum Photos and Rocket Gallery. (Pound, 2020) Whilst Martin Parr would be described as a documentary photographer rather than a landscape photographer, his work is pertinent to my assignment four essay because of his focus on British identity. I don't think there is any other photographer …
Our Forbidden Land – Fay Godwin
Fay Godwin began her photography career photographing her children and had worked in publishing prior to her marriage. She's quoted as saying she'd have liked to have been an adventure-documentary photographer, instead she focussed on producing photo books. Whilst she considered herself more a documentary photographer, she produced beautiful black and white landscape images often …
We English – Simon Roberts
The Haxey Hood, Haxey, North Lincolnshire, 5 January 2008 © Simon RobertsSunderland vs. Liverpool, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, 16 August 2008 © Simon Roberts(We English - Photographs and text by Simon Roberts | LensCulture, 2009) 'We English' is body of work produced by Simon Roberts in 2009. Roberts travelled in a motorhome with his wife …
Ingrid Pollard
Wordsworth's Heritage Wordsworth's Heritage, Ingrid Pollard 1992 Ingrid Pollard is a London based British artist and photographer who uses portraiture and traditional landscape imagery to explore constructs such as Britishess. (Tate, 2020) I chose to post the image above because it made me smile. Everything about the 'postcard' is typical, even the text at the …
Assignment Four, background reading
For the purposes of Assignment Four, I have chosen three main texts as reference and background reading. These are: "A Dream of England, Landscape, Photography and the Tourist's imagination" by John Taylor "Landscape and Englishness" by David Matless "Storied ground, Landscape and the shaping of English national identity" by Paul Readman What is evident within …
Landscape, Place and Environment 