In the first episode of the series Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva introduce the project Fast Forward: Women in Photography looking at how the project started in 2014 and how it has developed since then. They discuss the ideas behind the creation of the Fast Forward Manifesto, which can be joined by organisations and individuals from all over the world. 

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts (UCA)

Voices in this episode: 

Anna Fox, Professor of Photography at UCA, Director of Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Photographer 

Maria Kapajeva, Project Manager at Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Artist

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

have produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

Can the Fast Forward Manifesto change the world making it more diverse and representative? Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva talk to different professionals in photography about their take on the points outlined in the Manifesto. How can we be sure the changes, suggested in the Manifesto, will be implemented in the future? The guests, Jean Wainwright, Karen Knorr and Hannah Starkey are sharing their personal experiences of working in the photography world and their opinions on how vital it is to include women’s stories in historical and contemporary conversations about photography. Aldeide Delgado shares the story of Women Photographers International Archive (WOPHA): how and why it was founded and what can we learn from each other’s experiences. 

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts 

Voices in this episode:

Jean Wainwright, Professor of Contemporary Art & Photography at UCA and a Steering Committee member of Fast Forward: Women in Photography

Karen Knorr, Professor of Photography at UCA, a Steering Committee member of Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Photographer

Hannah Starkey, Artist

Aldeide Delgado, Founder and Director of WOPHA and a Steering Committee member of Fast Forward: Women in Photography

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

ave produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

In this episode, Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva continue the conversation about the Fast Forward Manifesto and how institutions and independent curators work on making the world of photography more inclusive and diverse. They have included in this conversation the Director of The Photographers’ Gallery in London, Brett Rogers, the Director of Impressions Gallery, Bradford, Anne McNeil and artist and independent curator Sunil Gupta. 

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts 

Voices in this episode:

Brett Rogers, OBE, Director of The Photographers’ Gallery

Sunil Gupta, Artist and a Steering Committee member of Fast Forward: Women in Photography 

Anne McNeill, Director of Impressions Gallery

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

ave produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

In the next 3 episodes Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva introduce their recent project Putting Ourselves in The Picture, which was run collaboratively with 5 partner organisations in London, Bradford, Edinburgh and online. The project was set to work with three groups of marginalised women, who are refugees and migrants, to teach them photographic skills, to increase their confidence and to give them an opportunity to share their stories and through this process educate us all. In this episode we are getting inside information about the process of the workshops and the participants’ impressions of their experience at National Galleries of Scotland and at Impressions Gallery. 

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts 

Voices in this episode:

Anne Lyden, Chief Curator of Photography at National Galleries of Scotland 

Sam Rutherford, Artist

Wendy McMurdo, Artist 

Jane Hiley, Visitor Services and Bookshop Manager at Impressions Gallery (https://www.impressions-gallery.com/) 

Carolyn Mendelsohn, Photographer and Filmmaker
And some of the women from the workshops

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

ave produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

In this episode, Anna and Maria continue to talk about the processes, challenges and results of the year-long project Putting Ourselves in The Picture with groups of refugee and migrant women at different locations in the UK. This episode is focused on the conversation with Natasha Caruana, the founder Work Show Grow online school, about how and why Work Show Grow was founded, the nature of the school and the special workshops and activity set up for the participants.

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts 

Voice in this episode:

Natasha Caruana, Founder of Work Show Grow and Artist

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

ave produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

In the final episode, Anna and Maria continue to discuss the processes, challenges and results of the year-long project Putting Ourselves in The Picture with groups of refugee and migrant women at different locations in the UK. This episode focuses on the challenges and successes we have experienced, and learned from, through this project in conversation with Bindi Vora (Autograph), Sam Hudson (Women for Refugee Women) and Aida Silvestri (Artist Educator). 

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva (Fast Forward: Women in Photography)

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts)

Supported by: AHRC/UKRI ED&I (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) Engagement Fellowship and University for the Creative Arts 

Voices in this episode: 

Bindi Vora, Curator at Autograph and Artist

Aida Silvestri, Artist and Educator 

Samantha Hudson, Communications and Fundraising Manager at Women for Refugee Women

Fast Forward: Women in Photography in collaboration with Social Broadcasts 

ave produced the podcast series Putting Ourselves in The Picture about the recent projects Fast Forward has been working on with funding from the AHRC/UKRI as part of an Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity Engagement Fellowship awarded to Anna Fox. The series features conversations about improving inclusivity and diversity in photography in partnership with partner organisations, participants and other photography professionals.

For the last year we have been working with five organisations in the UK, recognized for their influential endeavors, Impressions Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Autograph, Work Show Grow and Women for Refugee Women to engage with three groups of women migrants and refugees providing them with skills training and knowledge about photography as a tool of empowerment to give voice to their stories which in turn educate us. The project is called Putting Ourselves in the Picture and has also involved developing our Manifesto calling for increased involvement of women in photography.

Fast Forward, based at University for the Creative Arts in the UK, is designed to promote and engage with women in photography across the globe. We provoke new debate and ensure, as women photographers and professionals, that we are in the news and in the history books. There are millions of women in the world of photography and now is the time to arrest the process of forgetting that so frequently erases women from the burgeoning histories of photography and shed light on new ways of thinking, showing, discussing and distributing our work.

Fast Forward have produced a second series of podcasts. The series of 3 episodes titled Ways of Doing are about the various ways that women work in photography. The series was funded by the Knowledge Exchange Fund at University for the Creative Arts. 

This series focuses on various aspects of career development for artists who work with photography through conversations with diverse professionals from the photographic industry
 
Episode 1: Working collaboratively, collectively
In the first episode of the series Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva have conversations with artists from different countries, who have worked on projects collaboratively with other professionals creating artistic work, archives and collectives.

Voices in this episode:

Anna Fox, Professor of Photography at UCA, Director of Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Photographer

Maria Kapajeva, Project Manager at Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Artist

Magdalena Kallenderger, Artist and Co-Founder of collective ‘Maternal Fantasies’, Germany

Tiera Ndlovu, Art Historian and Founder of ‘Baha Archives’, USA

NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati, Co-Founder of ‘photo.circle’, Co-Founder of  Nepal Picture Library, Co-Founder and Director of Photo Kathmandu festival, Nepal
 

Cynthia R Matonhodze, Photographer and Co-Founder of The Zimbabwe Association of Female Photographers (ZAFP), Zimbabwe

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva / Fast Forward

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio /Social Broadcasts

Supported by University for the Creative Arts
Series Artwork from the images by Magdalena Kallenderger

Fast Forward have produced a second series of podcasts. The series of 3 episodes titled Ways of Doing are about the various ways that women work in photography. The series was funded by the Knowledge Exchange Fund at University for the Creative Arts. 
 

This series focuses on various aspects of career development for artists who work with photography through conversations with diverse professionals from the photographic industry 

Episode 2: Working and selling in the art market place
In the second episode, Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva unpack the issues of getting into the art market and working with the galleries that represent artists commercially. The conversations brought together two artists, two experts who run commercial galleries and a publication house. 

Anna Fox, Professor of Photography at UCA, Director of Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Photographer

Maria Kapajeva, Project Manager at Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Artist

James Hyman, Founding Director of Centre for British Photography, Co-Founder of The Hyman Collection, UK

Hannah Watson, Director of TJ Boulting gallery and Director of Trolley Books, UK

Carolle Benitah, Artist, France / Marocco

Alys Tomlinson, Photographer, UK

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva / Fast Forward

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio /Social Broadcasts

Supported by University for the Creative Arts
Series Artwork from the images by Magdalena Kallenderger

Fast Forward have produced a second series of podcasts. The series of 3 episodes titled Ways of Doing are about the various ways that women work in photography. The series was funded by the Knowledge Exchange Fund at University for the Creative Arts. 

This series focuses on various aspects of career development for artists who work with photography through conversations with diverse professionals from the photographic industry

Episode 3: Sustaining and funding your practice

In the final episode of the series Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva focus on the issues to do with sustaining practice for photographic artists while working on commissions, applying for funding and grants. Award winning photographers and high-profile experts have shared their personal stories and given a variety of advice. 

Voices in this episode:

Anna Fox, Professor of Photography at UCA, Director of Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Photographer

Maria Kapajeva, Project Manager at Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Artist

Shoair Malvian, Director of The Photographers’ Gallery, UK

Eileen Perrier, Photographer, UK

Amalia Caputo, Artist, Venezuela / USA

Elizabeth Ransom, Research Assistant at Fast Forward: Women in Photography and Artist

Natasha Caruana, Artists and Founder of ‘Work Show Grow’

Presented by Anna Fox and Maria Kapajeva / Fast Forward

Produced by Lucia Scazzocchio /Social Broadcasts

Supported by University for the Creative Arts
Series Artwork from the images by Magdalena Kallenderger