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In episode 86 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering perceptions of creativity within photography, how the past ten years has impacted photography and the opportunities that technology has given us to tell visual stories and communicate.Plus this week photographer Homer Sykes takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’If you want to hear more about Homer's friendship with Bill Jay mentioned in this episode and find out why and how Bill Jay was one of the most important people in the evolution of British photography at the end of the 20th Century you can by watching our feature length documentary on Jay's life featuring Homer, Martin Parr, Ralph Gibson, Paul Hill, Anna Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Alex Webb, Brian Griffin and Daniel Meadows here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU www.donotbendfilm.comYou can read the review of Grant's latest book by Cary Benbow here www.fstopmagazine.com/blog/2019/12/book-review-new-ways-of-seeing-the-democratic-language-of-photography-by-grant-scott/Homer Sykes was born in 1949 and is a Canadian-born British documentary photographer. He was a keen photographer as a teenager, with a darkroom both at home and at boarding school. In 1968 he started a three-year course at the London College of Printing (LCP), and during his first year, went to New York, where he was impressed by the work of photographers - Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Lee Friedlander, Robert Frank, Burk Uzzle and Garry Winogrand — that he saw at the Museum of Modern Art. Whilst considering a new photographic project at college, Sykes came across a story on the Britannia Coconut Dancers in an issue of In Britain magazine. This led him to research other local festivals in Britain at the archives of Cecil Sharp House, London. Sykes' photography of these festivals was inspired by that of Sir Benjamin Stone, but he approached them with a modern sensibility and a small-format camera, after absorbing advice from photographer David Hurn, then a part-time lecturer at LCP, as well as other photographers that he met through Hurn, including editor and writer Bill Jay. Sykes moved on to photographing news stories for the Weekend Telegraph, Observer, Sunday Times, Newsweek, Now, Time, and New Society. He worked with various agencies including from 1989 to 2005 with the influential Network Photographers. Sykes also photographed the British landscape for various books but always found time for his own projects including Hunting with Hounds, and On the Road Again, photographs of four North American road trips taken over three decades. Sykes has taught on the Master's course in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication and in 2014, the Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau, Paris, held a major exhibition of Sykes' work from the 1970s. He photographed the glam rock, punk, new wave and other music/fashion scenes of Britain and his work has been consistently published as a series of short narratives by Cafe Royal Books and as a major monograph My British Archive: The Way We Were 1968-1983 by Dewis Lewis in 2018. Homer continues to document the British way of life today and lives in South-West London. www.homersykes.comGrant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019.© Grant Scott 2019

In episode 86 UNP founder and curator Grant Scott is in his shed considering perceptions of creativity within photography, how the past ten years has impacted photography and the opportunities that technology has given us to tell visual stories and communicate. Plus this week photographer Homer Sykes takes on the challenge of supplying Grant with an audio file no longer than 5 minutes in length in which he answer’s the question ‘What Does Photography Mean to You?’ If you want to hear more about Homer's friendship with Bill Jay mentioned in this episode and find out why and how Bill Jay was one of the most important people in the evolution of British photography at the end of the 20th Century you can by watching our feature length documentary on Jay's life featuring Homer, Martin Parr, Ralph Gibson, Paul Hill, Anna Ray-Jones, David Hurn, Alex Webb, Brian Griffin and Daniel Meadows here <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wd47549knOU</a> <a href="http://www.donotbendfilm.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.donotbendfilm.com</a> You can read the review of Grant's latest book by Cary Benbow here <a href="http://www.fstopmagazine.com/blog/2019/12/book-review-new-ways-of-seeing-the-democratic-language-of-photography-by-grant-scott/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.fstopmagazine.com/blog/2019/12/book-review-new-ways-of-seeing-the-democratic-language-of-photography-by-grant-scott/</a> Homer Sykes was born in 1949 and is a Canadian-born British documentary photographer. He was a keen photographer as a teenager, with a darkroom both at home and at boarding school. In 1968 he started a three-year course at the London College of Printing (LCP), and during his first year, went to New York, where he was impressed by the work of photographers - Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Lee Friedlander, Robert Frank, Burk Uzzle and Garry Winogrand — that he saw at the Museum of Modern Art. Whilst considering a new photographic project at college, Sykes came across a story on the Britannia Coconut Dancers in an issue of In Britain magazine. This led him to research other local festivals in Britain at the archives of Cecil Sharp House, London. Sykes' photography of these festivals was inspired by that of Sir Benjamin Stone, but he approached them with a modern sensibility and a small-format camera, after absorbing advice from photographer David Hurn, then a part-time lecturer at LCP, as well as other photographers that he met through Hurn, including editor and writer Bill Jay. Sykes moved on to photographing news stories for the Weekend Telegraph, Observer, Sunday Times, Newsweek, Now, Time, and New Society. He worked with various agencies including from 1989 to 2005 with the influential Network Photographers. Sykes also photographed the British landscape for various books but always found time for his own projects including Hunting with Hounds, and On the Road Again, photographs of four North American road trips taken over three decades. Sykes has taught on the Master's course in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication and in 2014, the Maison de la photographie Robert Doisneau, Paris, held a major exhibition of Sykes' work from the 1970s. He photographed the glam rock, punk, new wave and other music/fashion scenes of Britain and his work has been consistently published as a series of short narratives by Cafe Royal Books and as a major monograph My British Archive: The Way We Were 1968-1983 by Dewis Lewis in 2018. Homer continues to document the British way of life today and lives in South-West London. <a href="http://www.homersykes.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.homersykes.com</a> Grant Scott is the founder/curator of United Nations of Photography, a Senior Lecturer and Subject Co-ordinator: Photography at Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, a working photographer, and the author of Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained (Focal Press 2014) and The Essential Student Guide to Professional Photography (Focal Press 2015). His next book New Ways of Seeing: The Democratic Language of Photography will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in 2019. © Grant Scott 2019

A Photographic Life - 86: Plus Homer Sykes

HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGLONDON, JULY 2018HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGLLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's.But rather than be a Lemming chasing current new stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on.      “Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.”      — Homer Sykes       Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. In this final part of our discussion we focus on Homer's book publishing, his love of working with Café Royal Books, his use of Social Media and the competitive nature of professional photojournalism.Part 2 of 2. Listen to part 1 One of Homer's oldest and most well known series of photographs is the 'Biddy Boys' - an ancient festival celebrating the Celtic Saint Brigid in Killorglin, Co Kerry in Southern Ireland. A special book was published of the series and is still available (at time of writing) on Café Royal Books via the link at the bottom of this page. See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.                                         View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                           View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website homersykes.photoshelter.comFollow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykesGallery and banner images © Homer SykesHomepage portrait of Homer © Emma DrabbleImages used with permission of the photographers.Further reading from this conversation:"Photographers are Lemmings": Guardian interviewDewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British CustomsCafé Royal Books: www.caferoyalbooks.comFfoton conversation with David Hurn: Our ConversationIan Berry: Our news piece on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016 Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.See our Terms page for more details.  Our RSS Feed

<h3>HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG LONDON, JULY 2018</h3><h3>HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG LLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018</h3>With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's. But rather than be a Lemming chasing current new stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on. <blockquote> “Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.” </blockquote> — Homer Sykes Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. In this final part of our discussion we focus on Homer's book publishing, his love of working with Café Royal Books, his use of Social Media and the competitive nature of professional photojournalism. Part 2 of 2. <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/8/2018/homer-sykes-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to part 1</a> One of Homer's oldest and most well known series of photographs is the 'Biddy Boys' - an ancient festival celebrating the Celtic Saint Brigid in Killorglin, Co Kerry in Southern Ireland. A special book was published of the series and is still available (at time of writing) on Café Royal Books via the link at the bottom of this page. See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod. <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546028875-G44OJGDU4942YT8VWUQ4/Castleton+Garland+Day%2C+Castleton+Derbyshire+England.+May+29th+British+folklore+country+custom+UK++.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546055101-LHGTHK18XDHEGRCH3W5E/Abbots+Bromley+Horn+Dance%2C+Abbots+Bromley%2C+Stafordshire+England+Folk+custom++.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546090562-0F8EGRA5ZE65PYGO0YL0/Burry+Man%2C+South+Queensferry%2C+Lothian%2C+Scotland+++1.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a 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</a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546285917-AF0BKI7DYR1H7H7PULKS/PROUD+FATHER+PRIDE+FIRST+BORN+CHILD+BOY+SON+DAD+TOGETHER+UK+018.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546297388-V17AMA8P03CW0J470KFD/Health+and+Hygiene+Latex+Gloves+2015051405.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="http://www.mansioneditions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.mansioneditions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website <a href="https://homersykes.photoshelter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">homersykes.photoshelter.com</a> Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HomerSykes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HomerSykes</a> and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/homer.sykes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@homer.sykes</a> Gallery and banner images © Homer Sykes Homepage portrait of Homer © <a href="https://drabbleandco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Drabble</a> Images used with permission of the photographers.Further reading from this conversation: "Photographers are Lemmings": <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/09/homer-sykes-my-britain-1970-80-british-photography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guardian interview</a> Dewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book <a href="https://www.dewilewis.com/products/once-a-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British Customs</a> Café Royal Books: <a href="https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/biddy-boys-1972-homer-sykes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.caferoyalbooks.com</a> Ffoton conversation with David Hurn: <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our </a><a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversation</a> Ian Berry: Our <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/news-items/2016/2/ian-berry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">news piece</a> on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016 Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. 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Homer Sykes : Part 2

HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNGLONDON, JULY 2018HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNGLLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's.But rather than be a Lemming chasing current news stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on.      “Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.”      — Homer Sykes       Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. This first part of our talk explores his start in photography, learning from David Hurn before the original Newport course started, and the ability to use a camera as a Passport into people's homes and lives.Part 1 of 2. Listen to part 2 See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod.                                         View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                                                                View fullsize                                           View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website homersykes.photoshelter.comFollow him on Twitter @HomerSykes and on Instagram @homer.sykesGallery and banner images © Homer SykesHomepage portrait of Homer © Emma DrabbleImages used with permission of the photographers.Further reading from this conversation:Ffoton conversation with David Hurn: Our ConversationIan Berry: Our news piece on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016"Photographers are Lemmings": Guardian interviewDewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British Customs Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team.See our Terms page for more details.  Our RSS Feed

<h3>HOMER SYKES IN CONVERSATION WITH EMYR YOUNG LONDON, JULY 2018</h3><h3>HOMER SYKES YN SGWRSIO GYDAG EMYR YOUNG LLUNDAIN, GORFFENNAF 2018</h3>With a lifetime interest in photography, Homer Sykes made his professional start as a UK photojournalist in the 1970's. But rather than be a Lemming chasing current news stories, Homer chose to leave photojournalism and document the traditional festivals, events and customs across England and the wider UK and continues to do so nearly 50 years on. <blockquote> “Photography... I don’t think I’m obsessed any more by it. I just do it because it’s a habit.” </blockquote> — Homer Sykes Ffoton had the pleasure of talking with Homer about his long career, his unique and extensive photographic archive and the various methods he exploits to promote and publish his work. This first part of our talk explores his start in photography, learning from David Hurn before the original Newport course started, and the ability to use a camera as a Passport into people's homes and lives. Part 1 of 2. <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/2018/8/homer-sykes-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen to part 2</a> See below for a small selection of Homer's work, reproduced here on Ffoton with kind permission of the photographer.Yma ar Ffoton trwy garedigrwydd y ffotograffydd fe welwch gasgliad bychan o'i waith isod. <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546028875-G44OJGDU4942YT8VWUQ4/Castleton+Garland+Day%2C+Castleton+Derbyshire+England.+May+29th+British+folklore+country+custom+UK++.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546055101-LHGTHK18XDHEGRCH3W5E/Abbots+Bromley+Horn+Dance%2C+Abbots+Bromley%2C+Stafordshire+England+Folk+custom++.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a 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target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546137094-RFLB2V5804I3CKCCG567/YOUNG+CONSERVATIVE+SUPPORTERS+POLITICAL+RALLY+TRAFALGAR+SQUARE+1960S+BRITISH+SOCIETY+city+boys+bowlers+hats++.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546239299-DQB44HUJZTVD2G5YHH0O/HUNTING+WITH+HOUNDS+by+HOMER+SYKES+QUANTOCK+STAG+HOUNDS+HUNT+BALL+SOMERSET+STAG+HUNTING+ENGLAND+.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546189738-SMPHO0AWPLI3SWU6587T/YUMMY+MUMMY+CHILDREN+GOODWOOD+FESTIVAL+OF+SPEED.+SURREY+ENGLAND+09.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546238068-JRQ3339XZX05KRBH6R9O/Village+Tea+wasking+dishes+up+England+201507510.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546285917-AF0BKI7DYR1H7H7PULKS/PROUD+FATHER+PRIDE+FIRST+BORN+CHILD+BOY+SON+DAD+TOGETHER+UK+018.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54819aebe4b05ea9bd1c8244/1530546297388-V17AMA8P03CW0J470KFD/Health+and+Hygiene+Latex+Gloves+2015051405.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> View fullsize </a> <a href="http://www.mansioneditions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a><a href="http://www.mansioneditions.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> </a> View more of Homer's work on his extensive archive website <a href="https://homersykes.photoshelter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">homersykes.photoshelter.com</a> Follow him on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/HomerSykes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HomerSykes</a> and on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/homer.sykes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@homer.sykes</a> Gallery and banner images © Homer Sykes Homepage portrait of Homer © <a href="https://drabbleandco.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Emma Drabble</a> Images used with permission of the photographers.Further reading from this conversation: Ffoton conversation with David Hurn: <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Our </a><a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/interviews/2016/1/david-hurn-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Conversation</a> Ian Berry: Our <a href="https://www.ffoton.wales/news-items/2016/2/ian-berry" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">news piece</a> on Ian's visit to Cardiff in 2016 "Photographers are Lemmings": <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/09/homer-sykes-my-britain-1970-80-british-photography" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guardian interview</a> Dewi Lewis Publishing: Homer's unique book <a href="https://www.dewilewis.com/products/once-a-year" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ONCE A YEAR: Some Traditional British Customs</a> Please note: Comments or views made by interview participants are their own and are NOT necessarily the views of the Ffoton Wales team. 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