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The merger back in 2013 of the University of Glamorgan and University of Wales, Newport to form the new University of South Wales is only now seeing changes made to the Photography courses previously offered by the separate institutions. 

As part of the recent Creative Industries Career Day at the National Museum in Cardiff, the University of South Wales set up a small studio space to allow visitors to have some fun portraits made. During a break, we grabbed the chance to speak to Geraint Cunnick, Academic Manager for Photography and Rosa Goodchild, second year student at the Newport Campus about the future photography courses offered by the new University in Wales.

Ffoton went along to the recent Creative Industries Careers Day hosted at the National Museum, Cardiff - whose Learning team also kindly allowed us to capture some images and sound from the day.

Here's our recording of the afternoon Panel discussion on working in the Creative Industries - and photography. Questions via Twitter and the attending audience raised some interesting discussion amongst the panel - and got very interesting for photographers around the 17:40 time in the audio when value of work and pricing/rates became a hot topic! Look out for news on another Career event at the Museum later this year.

We also recorded a conversation with the University of South Wales on the new structure of their Photography courses - we'll post that next week.

(Sound feed was kindly provided by the Museum AV team).

Collage, installation and photograph make up the new work in the show. © Brian Carroll

Returning to the Wales Millennium Centre for his new exhibition of Valleys work 'Something Must Be Done', Jon Pountney is aiming to poke and prod people's perceptions of the modern-day South Wales Valleys and "...depict an area at the mercy of history, neglect, tradition and misplaced nostalgia".

Located on the first floor of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay, the show is now open to the public until the 9th June 2015.

We joined Jon and guests for the show opening on Friday 8th May and grabbed a quick chat with him...

Jon Pountney talking with guests on the show opening night. © Brian Carroll

Show images © Jon Pountney   >   www.jonpountney.co.uk   >   @C_before_C on Twitter

Peter Jones, Cardiff 2015.  © Brian Carroll

Peter Jones interviewed by Peter Evans and Bartosz Nowicki. © Glyn Shakeshaft

We joined a small audience on the evening of Friday 8th May to listen to Peter give a fascinating recollection of his route into photography to record rural life in a ten mile radius of his West Wales home, a thirty year hiatus and coming back to it again in later life. Always on film.

Peter's 'Welsh Farming Community' show is running at 3rd Floor Gallery in Cardiff Bay until 17th May 2015.

Many thanks to Peter, Claire and the 3rd Floor Gallery team for allowing us to record a very enjoyable evening.

Peter Jones, Cardiff 2015.  © Brian Carroll

Peter Jones with film editor Glyn Shakeshaft, Cardiff 2015.  © Brian Carroll

Peter Jones and show curator Claire Kern at 3rd Floor Gallery. © Glyn Shakeshaft

We had the pleasure of grabbing a coffee and chat with Glenn in Littleman Coffee in Cardiff recently to discover the inspiration behind his first photography project and the taboo of tattoos in the Healthcare. Listen to our conversation below.

Abergavenny-based Glenn has a selection of his work showing in Littleman Coffee (on Bridge Street, Cardiff) from Wednesday this week. So pop in for a great coffee and view the work over the next few weeks.

You can follow his progress on the tattoo project via his facebook group and his wider adventures in photography as @_Ggb12 on Twitter. 

Cawsom sgwrs a choffi gyda Glenn yn y Little Man Cafe yn ddiweddar a darganfod yr ysbrydoliaeth tu ôl ei brosiect ffotograffig cyntaf, prosiect sy'n delio a'r tabŵ o datws ar weithwyr sy'n gweithio ym myd iechyd. Gwrandewch ar y sgwrs islaw.

Mae Glenn yn byw yn Y Fenni ac fe fydd ei waith yn cael ei arddangos yn y Little Man Coffi ar Strd y Bont o heddiwm mlaen. Ewch am goffi yno a gwerthfawrogi gwaith Glenn.

Gallwch ddilyn y prosiect tatw ar Facebook ac anturiaethau ffotograffig Glenn ar trydar @_Ggb12

All images © Glenn Gameson-Burrows

We spoke with the two lovely and enthusiastic Kickplate founders Dafydd Williams and Zosia Krasnowolska about the exhibition, analogue photography and their mission to bring fine art photography to more small towns in the valleys. Ffoton wishes them all power to their elbow.

We highly recommend seeing this work if you can!

'Standing Still' opened on Sunday the 22nd of February and runs until 8th March at The Abacus,  St David's House, 18-20 Wood Street, Cardiff CF10 1ER (opposite Cardiff Central train station)

Cawsom sgwrs gyda sylfaenwyr brwdfrydig y prosiect Dafydd Williams a Zosia Krasnowolska am yr arddangosfa analog yma a'u bwriad i gyflwyno gwaith ffotograffig cain mewn trefi bach yn y cymoedd. Y mae Ffoton yn dymuno rhwydd hynt iddynt!

Os oes ennyd sbâr gyda chi ewch i weld y gwaith sy'n rhedeg o'r 22ain o Chwefror tan yr 8fed o Fawrth yn Yr Abacus Tŷ Dewi 18-20 Wood St  Caerdydd CF10 1ER gyferbyn a'r orsaf drenau yng nghanol y ddinas.

Ffoton's Emyr Young with Dafydd Williams from The Kickplate Project

TV editor Glyn Shakeshaft and Alex Vann of Photography 102, based at The Abacus

All images © Ffoton Wales