Karin Albinson
At heart Karin is a documentary and portrait photographer. When she is not working commercially she spends her time on on-going projects in England, Sweden and Africa. Recently she has had several articles published and exhibitions made from the Berber project in the Sahara Desert.
A four page article is published in this months issue of Professional Photographer, May 2011.
She is based in Manchester and has worked free lance since the year she graduated in Documentary Photography in 1995. She has photograph the music scene since the early 90′s & was the official photographer for the yearly versus cancer concerts organized by Andy Rourke (The Smiths). She has also documented Shaun Ryder since the Black Grape days.
Karin has just come off the latest tour with Shaun Ryder & the Happy Mondays.
Her other passion is adventure. She loves taking photos while riding her motorbike, not knowing what’s around the corner and getting to know people living a life different form hers.
She has taught Photography at the University & continues to teach Photography on a weekly basis.
Kalvin Campbell
Kalvin has been taking pictures with a passion for years but has always had an eye for the art. After just three months of taking pictures, mainly of his wife who has had international success as a model, Campbell was published in a national magazine. This gave him the impetus to carry on with gusto!
Campbell is currently working on several projects including an exhibition, PR and marketing images for music artists and fashion projects.
Added with his passion for photography, Campbell is a leading skills trainer and hopes that the two will go together in bringing an excellent package and service for those who want to really move forward toward taking fantastic images with their new, or not so new, cameras!
“Images are everything to me and I feel really excited in imparting my passion and knowledge on to those who want to take advantage of what I can bring in order for them to really enjoy their own passions for the art.”
Rachael Field
Rachael Field has been a cutting edge artist since the mid 80s she is a painter, digital imager, performer and filmmaker. Her most recent role is Creative Director of Manchester’s first and only Photographic Gallery.
For 19 years, until 2007, Rachael was co-founder and artistic director of ‘doo-cot’, an award winning Arts Council regularly funded visual performance company, staging 23 theatre/live art productions that toured the UK, Europe and Japan. doo-cot was acclaimed as ‘simple genius’.
In the mid 90s Rachael embraced Digital Technology and her first computer animation toured internationally, opening festivals and was screened at the BFI. She consolidated her digital research with an MSc at Dundee University and was awarded a distinction in 2002.
To transfer her skills in 2009 Rachael became a qualified teacher and has taught National Diploma, Performing Arts and Media Studies, AS level Graphic Communication, Art Foundation, BA Media and Performance and Summer Arts College.
Ed Swinden
Edward Swinden is an award-winning former journalist, writer and multimedia artist. His work, which examines issues of society, conformity, and regeneration, has featured in publications including The British Journal of Photography, Ag, Aesthetica, and Digital Photographer.
He has completed a number of commissioned and self-published book projects including “Living Next Door” and “Lost & Stolen”.
Solo exhibitions include “Beekeeper: to serve the Queen” at the National Agricultural Centre, 2010 and “Life of Pride” at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 2010; Ed’s work have also been exhibited at Manchester’s Northern Quarter Gallery; Sketch 360 Studios; Salford’s Chapman Gallery; the BBC; Chorlton Arts Festival, Heaton Park; London’s Clarion Gallery and 5A The Gallery, St. Helens.
The series “Street B” won the Shoot the Street! competition, run by BJP and the Format International Photography Festival. Selected from over 100 international entries, Ed’s work was picked out by a four strong judging panel: Diane Smyth, deputy editor of the BJP; Louise Clements, director of FORMAT 2011; Mike Seaborne, senior curator of photographs at the Museum of London and Sophie Howarth, co-author of Street Photography Now, published by Thames and Hudson.
He is currently based in Manchester, England.