Tag: West London

Why shop small business?

PHOTOGRAPHY FOR YOUTHS, Youth Magazine

Photojournalism Hub presents Why shop small business? – the latest edition of documentary photography and writings from our local young and senior participants of our documentary photography courses.
Why shop small business? brought a lot of conversations and critical analysis on what it really means. Are we shopping more ethically because more conscious of what we eat? Are we more aware of the authenticity and the personal experiences that one has in small independent outlerier. Or the choices of shopping small points to having the economic capacity to do so and thus a statement of wealth. One pervading reflection is that shopping small is very much tied to serving communities. We could say that we have many communities around each local shop, something that we cannot find in much bigger commercial chain.

We have printed a number of copies of the magazine for our beneficiaries and for sharing and making it available in our community. If you would like a copy or discuss a feature, please contact us.

We would like to thank the NHS West London Trust, Hammersmith & Fulham Council, Sobus and Hammersmith United Charities for their support.

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Photojournalism Nights: Aidan Brooks and Andrew Blowers

Events, IN FOCUS, Photojournalism Nights

We’re delighted to welcome Aidan Brooks and Andrew Blowers to the 36th edition of the Photojournalism Nights.

Both photographers use the tool of photography as a means to connect with others in an authentic, raw and meaningful way whether through exploring encounters with strangers or documenting the street around them.

Photojournalism Nights is an event that invites photojournalists and documentary photographers to share their powerful, committed photography dedicated to social justice and human rights causes. Photojournalism Nights event is an opportunity for the public to ask questions, found out how to be involved and learn insights behind the powerful photos stories that are helping advance social justice and human rights around the world. After the presentations, the audience and the guest photographers can continue conversations and socialising in Riverside Studios bar and coffee lounge area.

Aidan Brooks
I am a community photographer and visual storyteller, with the goal of capturing individuals in an authentic and meaningful way. I use my camera to initiate conversations and discover how people feel in the moment. My passion for photography began during my childhood as a shy boy growing up in Wirral, Merseyside. Instead of asking direct questions, I found comfort behind the camera, which gave me confidence and security when interacting with people. This experience has taught me to challenge my judgments, approach things with courage and curiosity, and be a good listener. I believe in the power of being present for people and providing a safe and empathetic environment where they can express themselves freely. Aidan will be presenting selected images/stories to talk about why “talking to strangers is important for us all.”
www.aidanbrooks.co.uk
@aidan_brooks

Andrew Blowers
Having first picked up a camera after growing tired of taking phone snapshots, Andrew spent £50 on a film SLR in 2017, and was hooked. Alongside photography, Andrew is also an accomplished semi-professional bass player and during the COVID pandemic and lockdown of 2020 he found himself without a creative outlet and his enjoyment of street photography turned into documenting the world around him. 
Exclusively shooting black and white, he greatly favours the use the old ways of film and the darkroom, only utilising digital when needs must. His style is honest and open, empathetic and devoid of visual trickery. 
He is a member of documentary collective New Exit Group @newexitgroup where copies of collaborative debut zine Bardo are available. The project based on blues in Soho is being sequenced and designed, available soon. Darkroom prints from projects are available on request.
@andyblowers
@newexitgroup

To book a place HERE

About Me, and my Community – Issue 4

Older People Projects

We are pleased to present the 4th issue of ‘Me, and my Community’, a photography magazine produced by a group of senior residents of Hammersmith & Fulham.

In this issue, the group has continued to explore their individual ideas and projects on communities and their lives within. We present photo stories that document the impact of regeneration in the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, street photography exploring life through shop windows, eco-community and sustainable living at Meanwhile Gardens, Ravenscourt Park and much more.

We hope you enjoy this issue.

Photojournalism Hub Workshops x White City Place

Blog

Cinzia D’Ambrosi

It was a privilege for the Photojournalism Hub to be invited by Stanhope Plc to host a series of free Photography Workshops for residents of Hammersmith and Fulham borough at White City Place in White City, London.
The workshops were facilitated by photojournalist and founder/director of the Photojournalism Hub, Cinzia D’Ambrosi for the past three consecutive Mondays at different time of the day, including lunchtime, to render them available to a wide range of people.
The aim of the project was to provide an inclusive space in which member of the local community would get together and learn visual skills. Under the theme of getting to know one another, participants worked with a fellow participant to tell something about their lives in the form of a photo story using reporting techniques such as interviewing, writing and taking photographs. The outcome is a series of printed zines which will be made available in/around White City.

The project has highlighted how people of different ages, backgrounds and experiences can be brought together by creative expression. It has provided a platform upon which participants have had the opportunity to develop a photo story following through steps from start to completion. Most participants identified becoming more confident in taking photos, learning visual narrative and enjoying meeting new people as being some of their key experience of the sessions.

Group of participants working together on an exercise on editing.
Developed using darktable 3.6.0
Mia and Tiana, 16 years old, enrolled to the workshop as they are thinking to pursue a career in media and politics.
Developed using darktable 3.6.0
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Developed using darktable 3.6.0

The Photojournalism Hub launched in November 2018 in White City and since then has delivered many community focused photography projects in the local area working with youths, women, and the elderly. Photojournalism Hub has used the concept of getting to know a fellow participant to its workshops as a means to combat isolation, prejudice whilst providing a platform for creative expression and for learning reporting, visual narrative and photography.
The workshops at White City Place were kindly supported by Stanhope PLC.

About us

Community Photojournalism Projects, Older People Projects

The ‘About Us’ photobook was produced with senior residents living in London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. It presents a series of photo stories based on the lives of each participant and created by another participant within the project. Participants developed storytelling techniques and basic photography skills, whilst they were able to use visuals as a tool for self expression and a means to develop and foster togetherness and friendship.
Facilitating this project has been a very positive experience and we are very proud for the achievements that participants accomplished.
A special thanks for their valuable support to the funders of the project Hammersmith United Charities @hamunitedcharities and to Hammersmith Community Gardens  @hammersmith_community_gardens for allowing us to use the wonderful Glasshouses in Ravenscourt park.
Special thanks to Tina Wood, from the Masbro Centre @masbrocentre for her valuable assistance during the project and to the participants for their trust and eagerness to learn and be open to the creative processes. It would be a delight to share more on this wonderful community focused project.

Knowing You programme: Us Connected

Photography for Women

‘Us Connected’ is a photobook created by women from West London as part of the Photojournalism Hub’s ‘Knowing You’ program—a course designed to build skills in photography and visual storytelling.
The project offers a supportive space for self-expression, healing, and connection. Through the process of crafting and publishing photo stories of one another, participants gain tools for personal empowerment while fostering broader community cohesion.


The project has been kindly supported by the National Lottery.

Photojournalism Hub is Recognised for the ‘Knowing You’ project.

News

The Photojournalism Hub’s Knowing You project received a Recognised award from the London Faith & Belief Community & Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith.

I would like to express my thanks to everyone for their Nomination, the wonderful participants, the charity Near Neighbours, the London Faith & Belief and Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith. It is an honour that the Photojournalism Hub’s Knowing You project will be receiving a Certificate of Recognition from the Faith and Belief Forum and Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London’s Council on Faith on the 30th November at The Royal Society of Medicine.

Knowing You photo-book cover with an image of the participants meeting over Zoom during lock-down

Wondering About West London? Issue3

Magazines & ZInes, PHOTOGRAPHY FOR YOUTHS, Youth Magazine

Wondering about West London? is a local news-based zine run by the Photojournalism Hub and created by young people living in West London.
The third issue brings together a compelling collection of photo stories, from a tender visual portrait of an elderly couple and explorations of street life, to a collective photo documentary reflecting on Christmas under the shadow of Covid-19. The zine is enriched by wonderful illustrations created by two young participants in the project.
Issue 3 offers an engaging, creative and often moving perspective on life in West London through the eyes of a new generation of budding photographers and journalists. The stories produced in and around the borough capture something of the time in which we live, offering a meaningful visual record of our communities, experiences and shared moments.
I am immensely proud of what the young contributors have achieved and of the creativity, resourcefulness and commitment they have brought to the project.
My sincere thanks to W12Together for supporting this worthwhile project and helping us create a space where young people can develop their voices through photography, journalism and visual storytelling.

— Cinzia D’Ambrosi, Editor-in-Chief

Wondering About West London? Issue2

Magazines & ZInes, PHOTOGRAPHY FOR YOUTHS, Youth Magazine

It is with great pleasure to present the second issue of Wondering about West London? a news-based zine run by the Photojournalism Hub and kindly supported by the resident-led partnership W12Together.
Wondering about West London? is produced by young people living in west London and covers local news and stories. This second issue reflects on the impact of Covid-19 on our communities with photo stories on isolation among the older generations and business owners’ survival. It shares the hopes of young people post-Covid-19 through a series of photo portraits and interviews, illustrations and a day in the life of an avid food lover and great young chef.
Wondering about West London? issue 2 brings amazing creative, resourceful and touching content from a youth perspective.
I am immensely proud for this achievement and I would like to renew my gratitude to W12together for supporting this worthwhile project – Cinzia D’Ambrosi, Editor in Chief.

West London Zine

Magazines & ZInes

West London Zine is a Photojournalism Hub ambitious programme that provides practical opportunities and media experience and training for youths (16+).

The project enables participants, under the guidance of a media professional facilitator, to work on their own journalistic and photo stories which are then published to produce an online zine covering local news.

The project provides the invaluable opportunity to publish own work, generate content for a working Portfolio and receive practical guidance and mentorship. The outcome will leave the participants with a body of published work that can assist them in accessing further education and/or work placements.

The project will equip the participants with:

Reporting Skills
Photography
Editorial Skills
Digital publishing

To learn more on the project and/or would like to hire us to run a West London Zine project within your organisation, please email: cinzia@photojournalismhub.org

‘WEST LONDON ZINE’ is kindly supported by W12Together.org