Getting Into Assisting

In this session we aim to shine a light on becoming an Assisting Photographer as a career choice on entering the industry. You need a myriad of skills when taking your first steps into the industry, both in relation to technical and soft skills, assisting is a great way to obtain this all-round experience by assisting a range of different photographers. As industry experts in their field, join our AOP Assisting Photographers Working Group panel comprised of Photographer members Adam Shaw, Sarah Hogan and Assisting member Ira Giorgetti as they share their insights and experience as assistants, and why they see it as the perfect route into the industry.

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The AOP Starting Out Conference offers photography graduates and students the opportunity to experience the professional working side of the industry. With the support of leading photographers and names within the industry, these sessions will provide practical knowledge and insights for you to start your photography career.

The AOP Student Awards recognise and highlight the emerging photographic talent that exists in further education institutions across the UK. Our Student Awards 2024 finalists will be exhibited throughout the Show and we will have announced our Gold and Silver category Winners as well as our 2024 Best in Show Winner at the Private View on Thursday 20 June 2024.

See our Student Awards Showcase exhibition at Free Range Hub, F BLOCK G5.

Join us at the AOP x Free Range for an exciting programme.

Sessions must be booked in advance.

For details of our full programme please visit: https://www.aopawards.com/aop-starting-out-2024/

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Sarah Hogan

Sarah is an interiors, portrait and still life photographer with over 20 years’ experience in the industry. Moving frequently between three different countries and a degree in Mixed Media Arts. Her personal work often has a playful colourful element, surrealism and Bauhaus being my favourite movements. Sarah has contributed imagery for international magazines like Elle Decoration, Living Etc, House & Garden, Harrods magazine and more. As well as commercial clients like the White Company, Mamas & Papas, Boden and Ikea, she has photographed some of the UK’s most stunning homes working with high end Interior designers and architects. Sarah has co-authored Bold British Design, a book all about the fearless workspaces and homes of some of the UK’s best creative interiors talent.

https://www.sarahhoganphoto.com/

Adam Shaw

Adam Shaw is a freelance photographer based out of his studio in Leicestershire. A Cumbrian who studied photography at Nottingham Trent University at the end of the 90s, he first entered the industry working as a photography studio co-ordinator for a global manufacturer and then moved to an in-house position with a retail design agency. Years spent working on high volume catalogue productions and for high street retailers gave him the experience and tools to transition to a successful freelance career.

Adam has since worked internationally and across the UK producing authentic, conscientious work for a wide range of organisations and businesses.

He is drawn toward working alongside everyday people and communities to help them tell their stories and share their loves. It's one of the ways he can play a part in challenging prejudice and discrimination.

A dam is a Member Director on the AOP Board and Chair of the AOP Education Working Group.

Ira Giorgetti

I am a photographer, entrepreneur and proud queer immigrant of colour. I love to shoot striking, dynamic and joyful photos that celebrate diversity, culture, gender and all the beautiful intersections in between.

Originally from the Philippines, I came to London in 2016 to chase my dreams, create a better life and tell the stories I’ve always wanted to tell. It’s been a bumpy road with a lot of twists and turns but I’m grateful for all the opportunities and good luck!

Being a Board member is an opportunity that will genuinely help me give back to the photographic community and show both new and long-standing members that being an outsider is something worth celebrating. I relish the chance to represent the views of younger, up and coming and underrepresented talent in a quickly evolving space that's ripe for change and modernisation.

I truly believe the world we live in has so many wild and wonderful stories just waiting to see the light, and I can only hope that my contributions might serve as an example to everyone out there who don’t think there’s a place for their stories, their creativity or their vision.

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See our Student Awards Showcase exhibition at Free Range Hub, F BLOCK G5.

Join us at the AOP x Free Range for an exciting programme.

Sessions must be booked in advance.

For details of our full programme please visit: https://www.aopawards.com/aop-starting-out-2024/