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Thank you for visiting the Photolink International™ web site at www.photolink-international.co.uk Photolink International™ was established in 1989 to support education for photography, priding itself on an unrivalled knowledge of education for photography, worldwide. The primary aim was to help Colleges and Universities find partners for international link and exchange programmes and students, courses on which to study. The director of Photolink
International™,
Dr Ian R Smith PhD, Cert Ed, FRPS, ABIPP, IIP Final (Med), is
currently an
independent consultant, lecturer and university examiner and offers
objective advice and guidance about photographic education to educational
institutions, students, and commercial companies. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORICAL
RESOURCES ___________________________________________________________________________________________ A copy of the PhD thesis by Ian R
Smith. He set up the group after retiring, believing that the lack of a central body to deal with the professional needs of educators and trainers was an impediment to the development of photographic education. He was particularly concerned that teachers of photography in schools were under supported. The idea was to create an inclusive group of teachers from all levels of photographic education in order they might share ideas and good practice. He also saw the group as a means of communication between education, examining bodies, professional organisations and the trade. He was supported by a number of lecturers in photography and in particular Mrs Sylvia Barnes (Granville College and later Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design*) who was the membership secretary. It was successful and enjoyed the backing of Ilford Ltd and Kodak which helped keep subscriptions low and underwrote conferences and seminars. The Group's activities ceased when Mr Hawkins was unable to continue with the workload which was considerable. The Newsletters offer a real insight into photo education of the period and the initiatives of educational practitioners during what many would regard as a golden era for tertiary and further education. * Bournemouth and Poole College of
Art & Design developed to become the Arts University at Bournemouth.
Information about courses was first published as a printed directory and later, as a disk based computer programme. In 1996 the Photolink web site was launched and attracted visitors from all over the world. Many changes have taken place in education for professional photographers since the original Photolink project, largely driven by technological developments. When Photolink was launched, few colleges or universities published details of their programmes on the web and so the Photolink International™ web site was a unique and much used resource. However, students and teachers now have many ways of finding programmes on which to study. In 2016 it was considered no longer viable or indeed necessary to update the Photolink data base of colleges which had become very outdated. Originally it was proposed the web site be taken down entirely, however it was agreed to keep parts available as an historic document to help researchers. This link will take you to the
original Photolink International™
‘Photoeducation’ database as an historic document. It shows a unique
profile of education for photographers across Europe (and many other
countries) during the 1990s.
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paper: A History of Photographic Education 1839 - 2000 as a PDF