Joanne Carter – TheAppWhisperer Speaks at The Photography Show 2015 – Seminar 1 – First Part
Many of you will be aware that I was invited to speak on stage at The Photography Show this year about mobile photography. This is the largest annual photography show in Europe and it was a privilege to be asked to talk. I was not given a brief, other than being told I had been booked for four 30 minute seminars over two days. I didn’t need or want a brief, I knew what I wanted to talk about, I knew what a wanted to share with the audience. I wanted to ensure that every single person that attended my talks, left inspired, invigorated with their minds buzzing at the possibilities of mobile photography and what can be achieved. I’m delighted to say, this happened each and every time, literally time after time.
My talks could have quite easily have extended to 60 minutes, I had plenty of content and the audience wanted more. It was not possible to extend due to the packed schedule of events.
After each seminar many of the audience approached me, eager to learn more about the artists I had been portraying. Asking advice regarding selling or buying mobile images and art. They shared some of their work with me, left me their details, told me their minds were alive, they felt invigorated. I knew it was a job well done. The audience consisted of a wide spectrum of wonderful minds, from the Head of Photography at Cambridge University (who was incidentally hugely inspired, he told me he had learnt so much, and came back for a second talk too), to professional artists and photographers, to Journalists, TV presenters and to students from Universities from around country.
I’d spent several weeks working around the clock preparing for the show. I had contacted some of our Columnists to ask for contributions as well and each and everyone that I asked produced outstanding work, which I will show.
In this post I am going to detail the first part of Seminar 1 and the second part to follow in the next article. I will follow throughout the week with Seminars 2, 3 and 4.
I asked Vivi Hanson Sacerdote to accompany me as an Assistant and she was perfect, very professional, I am so thankful to her, many of you will have seen the images and short videos that she posted on FB of the event, I can’t thank her enough.
Introduction to Mobile Photography and Building Communities
For the first 20 minutes of the first part of Seminar 1 I talked through a PowerPoint presentation introducing mobile photography and explaining how to build communities and why we share. These are the slides of that Presentation, of course I expanded upon each slide, these were essentially visual prompts that I developed verbally.
Example Screen Shot of TheAppWhisperer.com
Screenshot of my Interviews at Vogue
Screenshot of my articles at LensCulture
What Is Mobile Photography? I expanded on each of these points
Talking about the mobile phone being a connected device
Screenshot showing the Columns and wide spectrum of articles on TheAppWhisperer.com
The Advantages of Flickr and how it integrates with our Flickr Showcase and expansion of that
Our Eleven Flickr Groups
Our most popular Flickr Group
Screenshot of a Flickr Group Showcase
Explanation of Facebook in respect of Mobile Photography
Screenshot of our Streets Ahead Facebook Group
The Significance of Instagram
Our Instagram Page
Why is Twitter Important?
Our Twitter Page
Pinterest – Do not ignore
Our Pinterest Page
So, why do we share images?
Mobile Photography Competitions
Mobile Photography Awards
MIRA Mobile Prize Competition
Screenshot
Mobile Photography being given status within traditional competitions, example
Screenshot of WPO – Sony World Photography Awards with Mobile Category
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
2 Comments
Janine Graf
Great topics! I bet you hit this out of the park, Joanne! 😀
Carolyn Hall Young
I am a little jealous of those who got to hear and see your talks firsthand! Brava, Joanne –a my thoughts are as Janine expressed. Great topics, no doubt, you were fabulous!