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		Workshop Details and Biographies Skye Games Photo Document - Andy Biggs Sunday August 2nd to Saturday August 7th Workshop details to follow Residential fee £395, inclusive of 5 nights accommodation, all meals, tuition and reasonable materials Non residents £275 Top of Page Andy Biggs Click here for Workshop Details Initially I trained as an engineer and my first interest was sailing. I started photography, like many people, by buying a camera to record holiday experiences, which regularly involved travelling to sailing competitions. However I soon found more interest in the places visited rather than in the actual sailing. Much of my early work was in the form of slides and I found myself being invited to give slide shows to local groups. However, this work left me personally empty. The turning point came at the “Through the Looking Glass” exhibition at the Barbican. Here I encountered the work of Hamish Fulton. The following weeks were spent finding more of his work and also that of Richard Long. Later I attended two workshops given by Fulton at “The Photographer’s Place”, joined the RPS Contemporary Group and Independent Photography in the Southeast (although I live in the Midlands). I also work with a small group called Heritage Independent Photographers, who are recording the life of Hednesford, Staffs. This group is based at the Valley Heritage Center in Hednesford, has had four exhibitions, and published a book. You can see examples of this project by looking at the group’s web site: http://www.hip.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk I’ve had work hung in several group and personal exhibitions, which have looked at the landscape and man’s influence on it. Recently I’ve started to build a body of work from Iceland, which I have traveled to on eight occasions; five of these have been by bicycle. It is a country I describe as “The place where the landscape begins”. The decision to start on the MA Photography course was really motivated by the desire to have a change in life. Photography had become a large part of my life and I wanted some time to think about why I took pictures and who they are for. The course has made me more confident about discussing how we read photographs and articulating these ideas to other people. It has also moved some of my practice, from a black and white landscape photographer to a colour urban photographer. This has led me to starting a PhD at DeMontfort University, looking at the influence and use of photography in youth culture and education. The DeMontfort MA Photography web site is at: www.lightgeist.co.uk Some of Andy’s work is below The Colour of Light Pennine Way Wedgwood Top of Page