Virtual Photography Symposium

Tue Jun 28 2022 at 09:30 am to 06:00 pm

University of Westminster | London

University of Westminster
Publisher/HostUniversity of Westminster
Virtual Photography Symposium
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Join us for a discussion about the emergent forms and uses of virtual photography within the new digital environments.
About this Event

Given the shifting shape of photography in computerized societies, we are initiating events to discuss the new emergent roles of the photographic image in them. In this symposium, titled Virtual Photography, we have invited computer industry and educational specialists to present, exchange and discuss the different advances of computational and virtual images. The symposium aims to explore the implications of these changes for industry, education and individual creative producers, artists and photographers. Hosted at the University of Westminster, the first institution in the world to offer educational courses on photography (early 1850s), this will be the first of several landmark events to consider the future of the photographic image and the implications for everyone involved.


Programme


9:30 Registration

9:45 Introduction - Prof. David Bate and Dr. Paula Gortázar


10: 00 – 11:45 Virtual Industries

How are still photographs integrated in virtual and augmented reality environments?, What new roles do still images serve in extended reality environments?

Anders Printz, Photography Manager at IKEA, Sweden

Brandon Harper, AR Designer, HoloLens at Microsoft, USA

Robert Overweg, Innovation Catalyst and Virtual Photographer, Founder Adaptable Mindset Method, Amsterdam

Petri Levälahti, In-game Photographer, EA DICE, Sweden

Panel Discussion and Q&A, chaired by Paula Gortázar


11:45 - 12:15 Tea Break


12:15 – 13:30 The Future of Image Education?

What computational skills should photography students be taught and how might they be used in the context of a BA photographic arts course?

Ziggy Kolker, Lecturer in Photography and Artist, University of Portsmouth

Prof. Sophie Triantaphillidou, Lecturer in Computational Vision, University of Westminster

Dr. Christopher Fry, Lecturer in Contemporary Media Practice, University of Westminster

Panel Discussion and Q&A, chaired by David Bate


13:30 – 14:30 Lunch Break


14:30 – 16:15 Virtual and Computational Arts

How are photographers integrating computational art in their practice? What are the critical issues and debates related to photography in computational arts?

Prof. Sebastian Schemieg, Artist, Designer and Lecturer at HTW Dresden, Germany

Dominic Hawgood, Cross-disciplinary Artist, London, UK

Arieh Frosh, Digital Producer and Artist, The Photographers’ Gallery, London

Panel Discussion and Q&A, chaired by David Bate and Paula Gortázar


16:15 – 17:00 Plenary Session

17:00 – 18:00 Social Drinks


Conference conveners:

David Bate, Professor of Photography, University of Westminster, London, UK

Dr Paula Gortázar, Lecturer in Photography, University of Westminster, London, UK


Contact: Dr. Paula Gortázar [email protected]


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 5.00 to GBP 7.50

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