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Izabela is the Editor in Chief of the British Journal of Photography, a job that requires her to select and coordinate the photography projects and journalists for the magazine's features. She also curates the narrative for the issues theme, from project to project and page to page. 

Izabela’s path to this role has not always been linear, originally studying language and politics, then journalism, before completing a postgraduate degree in graphic design.  

In this episode, Izabela explores how her varied education has helped her to get to where she is now and offers up words of wisdom for budding photographers. 

 Instagram handle: @izaradz 

 BJP website: https://www.1854.photography/ 

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Alex Harman is the CEO and one of the founding members of KODE Media Productions, a London-based production house who represent directors and photographers across a range of creative activities. 

Throughout his career, Alex has helped to produce music videos, advertisements, commercials and other moving image work for companies such as Nike, Adidas and Aston Martin. 

In this episode, Alex discusses his unorthodox trajectory through education, the skills and attributes he likes to see in directors and what it takes to succeed in a very competitive industry. 

Instagram handle: @kodemedia 
KODE Media website: https://kodemedia.com/

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Jelly Green is a British – New Zealander painter based in Suffolk.  Jelly’s work is defined by her passion for the natural world, particularly the earth’s forests. She has spent extended periods working from the jungles and rainforests of the world which has inspired her work.  

We talk to Jelly about her experience of being mentored by another British artist Maggie Hambling since she was very young and how her practice is spurred on by the current climate crisis. 

Instagram handle: @jellygreenartist  

Jelly’s website: www.jelly-green.com 

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Artist and writer, Annabel Dover, favours the representation of the ephemeral, she is interested in unveiling the hidden stories and emotions of the objects around us, engaging the viewer in untold tales of wonder.

 Annabel uses a variety of mediums, including painting, photography, video, cyanotype, and drawing. Her work is part distillation, part peripatetic ramble through her influences which range from archaeological illustration, archaic scientific techniques and the enthusiasms of a Victorian lady to the theories of Freud and anthropological research.

We talk to Annabel about the nuances of having a multifaceted career, how to creatively compromise with clients without compromising your creative identity, and how to continually find new creative ideas.

Annabel’s website: https://www.annabeldover.uk/ 

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Karina is a cultural curator, educator, producer and consultant who works to improve representation in the arts and culture. 

Over the past 20 years, she’s worked across the arts, culture, education, and media to shape the experience & engagement of diverse audiences and stakeholders.

 We discuss with Karina the importance of decolonising the curriculum and representation in the arts – or the lack thereof. We also talk about her passion for music and the different influences that have shaped her multihyphenate career.

Karina’s website: https://karinahmaynard.com/ 

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Jesse is a musician and producer best known as the bass player of the British pop-rock band, Keane. Alongside performance, Jesse has dedicated his voice as a campaigner for music accessibility in schools. Including a recent interview with the BBC lobbying the government to support and fund music in schools.

He also founded and runs a community arts centre called Old Jet on an abandoned U.S. Air Force base in the English countryside near Suffolk. 

We discuss how collaboration and community are key in the music industry, and how education today supports but also sometimes fails young musicians and artists.

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Nina Stevenson is Education for Sustainability Leader at UAL’s Centre for Sustainable Fashion. CSF (Centre for Sustainable Fashion) ‘provokes, challenges and questions the fashion status quo’, ‘shaping and contributing to Fashion Design for Sustainability as a field of study, industry, and education practices.’

Her work involves collaborating with others to develop complex sustainability ideas into creative and measurable learning in online and offline spaces. 

We will be exploring how teachers can use creative education to enable conversations and learning about climate justice. We will also talk about how to remain creative, optimistic and experimental when working in an industry that has faced so much criticism.

Check out resources for fashion tutors: www.fashionseeds.org

CSF’s latest free online courses: https://www.futurelearn.com/partners/lcf

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Jamie Beddard, one of the UK's leading disabled theatre practitioners. He is a writer, actor, director and workshop leader as well as a trainer and consultant. Above it all, Jamie is an insisting advocate for the integrated sector, working tirelessly for change.

He is Co-Artistic Director for Diverse City, a performing arts company where social justice and culture meet and Lead Artist for Extraordinary Bodies, which is the UK’s leading professional and integrated circus company. 

We talk to Jamie about his multi-faceted career so far, the barriers and the opportunities for the disabled in creative arts and how covid has affected these. We also discuss his view on how teachers and learning institutions can lead the way in accessibility for the performing arts, and how society can shift its focus on what disability is.

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Sue Hamilton-White, an Art Psychotherapist, artist, MD and founder of a non-profit arts organisation, Untapped. Sue studied MA Art Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths College and is passionate about reducing youth suicide and self-harm through her work with Untapped and as an Art Psychotherapist for CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) (NHS)

Sue’s dedication and unreserved commitment to using art as a tool for healing is a testament to the kind of person she is. 

We talk to Sue about the cross-section of arts and therapy, how Covid has affected young people, and how teachers can support wellbeing in creative teaching. 

Trigger warning: In this episode we will be covering the topic of mental health, including suicide and self-harm. If you or anyone you know is affected by these issues, please do check out the links in the show notes for more information and support in this area.

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