Name: Behind the Lens: A Photography Discussion and Q&A
Start: 2024-05-16T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-05-16T19:30:00+01:00
Location: Hackney Museum

Behind the Lens: A Photography Discussion and Q&A

Join us at Hackney Museum for a panel discussion with women who have photographed Hackney across fifty decades
About this Event

Join us at Hackney Museum for a panel discussion with women photographers on capturing Hackney through a lens.

Spanning 50 years, attendees will hear from innovative and ground-breaking women who have recorded Hackney's changing landscape and communities with a camera. The photographers will also discuess how they have forged their careers in the creative industry. Hear their insights and ask your own questions in the follow-up Q&A.

Speaker One: Micheal Ann Mullen of the Hackney Flashers

Michael was part of Hackney Flashers, a photography collective who were active in the borough from 1974-1980. During this time, they used their craft to raise awareness for the difficulties facing women, from equal work to child care. Images from their 1978 series, Who's Holding the Baby, is featured in At Home in Hackney.

Speaker Two: Donna Travis of Future Hackney

Donna Travis is part of Future Hackney, a social non-profit organisation that seeks to record Hackney's present day communities and urban heritage. As well as featuring in At Home in Hackney, Future Hackney's work is displayed in street exhibition's around the borough (Richmond Road) and currently at Sutton House.

Speaker Three: Connie Swift

An up-and-coming photographer who submitted her work to the At Home in Hackney young photographers call out. Connie photographed her friends on nights out and mornings after in Hackney - four of these photographs are featuerd in the exhibition and has been shown by the Museum of Youth Culture. Connie is now working with Don Travis of Future Hackney on projects exploring Hackney's nightlife and has work exhibited in Sutton House.

Chair: Sue Andrews, co-curator of At Home in Hackney

All three panelists have their work featured in the celebrated At Home in Hackney exhibition, now closing 15 June 2024.

Image: Gillet Square Stories, 2022, Don Travis, Future Hackney

Please note, Hackney Museum cannot guarantee seating for all audience members. Seating will be prioritised on an accessibility and first come basis. We recommend arriving early if you wish to reserve a seat. Please contact the following if you have any concerns: [email protected]