In Focus: Photography in Higher Education

Jim Mortram - Photography for Change pt.3/3 - Final Togcast Episode

For our final ever episode we welcome Jim Mortram to The Togcast. Jim is a British social documentary photographer and writer based in Norfolk. His ongoing photographic work Small Town Inertia records the lives of a number of disadvantaged and marginalise people living near to his home.

We chat to Jim about the power of photography to bring change in society. We also discuss how his photography has brought change to the people he works alongside, and to himself. Be sure to follow Jim on Twitter (@JAMortram) or via smalltowninertia.co.uk 

This episode concludes our mini-series discussing 'Photography for change' and is the final Togcast ever. Many thanks to all of you who have listened over the years.

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The Togcast was co-created by Sam Gregory and Paul Sanders. Many thanks to all the guests and listeners who helped us to rack up over 500,000 downloads and lots of fun memories.

To find out more about Sam Gregory you can visit his website: https://www.samgregory-photography.com

And for more on Paul Sanders, please visit: https://www.discoverstill.com

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Finally a big thanks to Fotospeed (https://fotospeed.com) and WEX Photo Video (https://www.wexphotovideo.com) for sponsoring the show over the years.

Robin Hammond - Witness Change - Photography for Change pt.2/3

We're delighted to be joined by award-winning photojournalist Robin Hammond to discuss the power of photography to bring change, and the fantastic work of his non-profit organisation Witness Change. Their mission statement reads "Stigmatized people are often excluded from their own stories. We use visual storytelling to support these people as they reclaim the narratives of their lives to achieve necessary change such as influencing policies, attitudes and behaviours that affect them."

Robin is a National Geographic Explorer and his career recognition includes the winning of two World Press Photo prizes, the RF Kennedy Journalism Award, six Pictures of the Year International Awards, the W.Eugene Smith Award for Humanistic Photography, the recipient of six Amnesty International awards for Human Rights journalism and being named by Foreign Policy as one of the 100 Leading Global Thinkers.

Check out more on Witness Change via their website: www.witnesschange.org and see more about Robin via www.robinhammond.co.uk

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We'll be back for the final ever Togcast episode in a couple of weeks featuring Jim Mortram - don't miss it!

The Togcast is hosted by Sam Gregory (www.samgregory-photography.com)

Toby Smith - Climate Visuals - Photography for Change pt.1/3

In the first of the final 3 Togcast episodes (ever!) we chat with photographer Toby Smith about ClimateVisuals.org and the power of photography to affect and influence change in the field of climate change. Toby has had work published with National Geographic, the New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and the Royal Geographic Society to name just a few.

Toby and the Climate Visuals team have competed lots of research exploring how viewers react to and understand imagery around the climate change topic. This has led to a range of recommendations from Climate Visuals to help content creators and editors to ensure compelling images are used in the best way to connect with different audiences.

We hope you enjoy this episode, you can find out more about Climate Visuals and their research on this page, and you can see Toby's work via his website.

The Togcast is hosted by Sam Gregory (https://www.samgregory-photography.com)

In Focus: Photography in Higher Education

In this 'In Focus' episode we're talking about photography in higher education, both studying and teaching. We've talked to students, ex-students, tutors and mature returners to get a picture of the photographic degree scene.   There are a number of photography courses and options for studying for both young adults and mature students. In this episode we wanted to get a feel for a photography degree course, how to find the right one, what the role of the tutor is and what you might expect to do afterwards.   Contributors:    Big thanks to the following for contributing to the show:   Lottie Davies: lottiedavies.com   Lucy Cooksley: lucycooksley.com   Victoria Cooke: vcphotography.website   Sarah Blandford: sarahblandford.com   Phil Hill: philhillphotography.com     If you're interested in exploring a degree in photography we'd recommend checking out UCAS.com for more information on courses and locations.   The Togcast is recorded, edited and mixed by Sam Gregory . Thanks for listening!

Bonus Episode: Helen Iles (Mountain & Coastal Safety)

We wanted to share the full interview with Helen Iles from our recent 'In Focus' episode because it goes into more detail about staying safe whilst out in the landscape. Big thanks to Helen for sharing her knowledge and experience with us.

If you want to download a free copy of her Kit PDF please visit: https://www.thetogcast.com/latest-episode

Patreon Bonus Content & Support

We are now on Patreon sharing extra content including full interviews for all the In Focus episodes, bonus videos discussing various elements of photography, behind the scenes mini-podcasts, photo-walks and much more.

Check out https://www.patreon.com/thetogcast to get involved from just £4 per month!