It has been a busy week with preparation for the pitch that is coming up and also with me attending the Laia Abril talk, the Sugar Paper Theories Exhibition and talk with the artist Jack Latham, and also a visit to the Martin Parr Foundation. These were all very valuable in learning about how to research projects and how to work with subjects for documentary projects in ways that are ethical and collaborative.

I was very interested in how these artists approached the photographic narrative and art of story-telling, something which I would love to develop further and would be eager to learn more about in the course of my MA Photography. The other aspect of these talks that was of big interest to me was the way in which they approached the creation of a photobook and made it unique with clever design, layout and inserts. These are all techniques designed to create visual interest and subtly guide the viewer to reach their own conclusions about the topic. Very insightful talks and it was great to be able to attend.