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Photographer’s Mission

mickyates February 27, 2018 Biography, Coursework, Critical Research Journal, Personal, PositionsPractice, PPWeek5, Practice Leave a Comment

We been been asked to state our ‘photographic mission’. Here’s mine: What are your responsibilities? Firstly, in all of my work, I have a responsibility to adhere to sound ethical practice, acting with integrity, treating people fairly and with respect. Secondly, I have a responsibility to develop a signature style, as part of my own development as a photographer, which will stand the …

Interdisciplinarity

mickyates February 3, 2018 ContextualResearch, Critical Research Journal, Ethics, Ideas, Insight, Photography, PositionsPractice, PPWeek2 Leave a Comment

The theme of Week Two is close to my heart, as I am Visiting Professor at the Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning (IDEA CETL) at the University of Leeds. In 1985, I was also one of Procter & Gamble’s first General Managers leading a multinational team across Europe, which included multiple disciplines – marketing, finance, manufacturing, …

My work is ‘Unfinished Stories’. Life is always in motion, every moment creates a sense of place or personality. Having travelled and worked all over the world, my photography is informed by my view that we are more the same than we are different – yet differences reveal stories. Details matter.

I seek intimacy, rapport with and understanding of the subject, whilst asking questions about who people are, what they’re doing, and what concerns them. I deliver to the best standard that I know how: technically, artistically, respectfully, ethically.

The aim is to fairly represent the subjects of my work, whilst challenging clients and audiences with engaging and creative story-telling.

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