Role
Ferdi works with a team to run the Artstore online booking system where I loan out photographic equipment to students and to staff for their workshop. I also help students when they are producing work and need some technical assistance. I also carry out general technical duties in the photography recourse area.
Courses taught:
Photography Introduction workshops:
Black & white Film Processing
Blcak & white printing
Colour printing
Photographic studi
Career overview
After completing my undergraduate degree in Photographic Studies, I worked as a photography technician at Rolleston College in Burton where I managed the darkrooms and studios. I also helped the students using the computer suite and ran the art shop.
I worked at the Alber Art Gallery in Derby where I helped run the gallery space and maintain the gallery and darkrooms. I worked at Derby Community Arts as a photography worker. I helped build the darkroom and maintained the area.
I also taught beginners photography at DCA. I ran evening classes offsite to the general public.
Research areas
Since working at NTU, I have completed my postgraduate degree in Photography and looked at ‘Abandoned’ Photography Looking at ”fly tipping” in streets and how this is seen has anti-social yet also a form of recycling.