Photography Workshop : Damien Frost & Edwina Richards
In a pop-up studio at Watt Space Gallery, there will be a hands-on demonstration of lighting modification techniques, as well as discussions drawing on real-life examples from commercial and personal projects. sharing accumulated knowledge of the psychology of collaborative portraiture and pushing boundaries in the world of social documentary.
Participants are encouraged to ask questions and to actively participate both behind and in front of the camera. Flash and camera equipment will be provided for the demonstration, but participants are welcome to bring their own cameras.
This is a 2 hour deep-dive into portrait photography for all abilities. Limited to 18 people only.
ARTIST BIO - DAMIEN FROST
@nightflowersbook @thedamienfrost
Damien Frost is an Australian-born, London-based photographer whose work explores identity, transformation and the aesthetics of subculture. Working behind the scenes in London’s theatre world by day, Frost turns his lens at night to the theatricality of the city’s queer clubs and alternative nightlife. His photographs capture fleeting moments of beauty, self-expression and performance among drag artists, goths, fetishists, cabaret performers and club kids, transforming ephemeral encounters into enduring visual statements.
Operating at the intersection of documentary and fine art photography, Frost’s practice examines visibility, resilience and beauty within communities that exist beyond the mainstream. His work has been exhibited at The Lock-Up Newcastle, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image, the Museum of London and the V&A, and featured in The Guardian, Vice, Dazed & Confused and Hunger Magazine. His book Night Flowers was published by Merrell in 2016.
ARTIST BIO - EDWINA RICHARDS
@edwinajillrichards @whip_collective
Edwina is an award winning commercial and art photographer, specialising in collaborative portraiture, social documentary, environmental and community projects. Trained in both Art (Masters Photomedia, College Of Fine Arts UNSW) and Journalism (BA Communications, UON), she describes her approach to her broad practice as ‘a documentary sensibility with an eye for the cinematic’.
In 2020, she founded the WHIP Collective (Women from the Hunter In Photography), a group of professional photographers based in the Hunter. The collective fosters a collaborative culture that focuses on education, professional development, and raising the profile of contemporary photographic excellence through exhibitions, networking, and shared projects.
She is currently based at creative working space The Soap Factory in Mayfield East, Muloobinba (Newcastle).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project is supported by The Lock Up's Artist in Residence Program.
