Art and design blog

We have some beautifully visual books in the library which are part of the Portrait of Humanity and Portrait of Britain series:

• Portrait of Humanity volume 4
• Portrait of Humanity volume 5
• Portrait of Humanity volume 6
• Portrait of Britain Volume 7

Johannah Churchill is a lecturer in Contemporary Photographic Practice at the university and she says: “For photography students the books are something to aspire to and something to draw inspiration from. Each of the books showcase 200 new portraits from national and international photographers, selected from thousands of entries, allowing the privilege of a glimpse into the lives of their subjects, and celebrating what connect us.  They’re such a valuable resource for students to draw upon - a wide selection of contemporary photographers and subject matters – I think what I like most is when students find an image in there and then do a deep-dive into favourite photographers’ work.”

Thanks to Johannah for sharing her insights into how these books are useful for our students studying photography. Do pop into our St Peter's Library to discover the delights of these books and the photographs included in them.

Box of Broadcasts is a brilliant resource which all our students and staff have access to through the library. 

For anyone who hasn’t discovered it yet, Box of Broadcasts (often know as BoB) is an on-demand TV & radio streaming service, giving you access to programmes from over 65 free-to-air channels from the UK and beyond. You can also to be alerted when programmes in the next two weeks are ready to watch - a great tool for your time management!

This series of short videos will help you get the most out of this resource for your studies and research including:

• How to access and search BoB.
• Using the programme guide.
• Using your own personal area of BoB.
• How to make a playlist and clips.
• How to request a programme.

If you're not a big reader but are keen to learn about your subject, this is a really good way of developing your knowledge and helping with your research.

It is always a delight to promote research by academic colleagues in the university. Craig Ames is the Programme Leader for our BA Photography and Digital Imaging course. He has recently donated five of his creations to the library - thanks Craig!

You can find the details of the books below which are all available to consult and borrow from the Library@DavidGoldman:

• Ames, C. (2023) Evidential 
• Ames, C. (2022) New topographies: Images of an algorithmic landscape
• Ames, C. (2022) Photographs of British algae: AI impressions
• Ames, C. (2023) The waters of Thera
• Ames, C. (2022) Twentysix image returns