Nick Dunmur - photographer/media artist/producer
Born Oxford, England in 1966. Nick graduated with a BA (Hons) first-class degree in Photography at Trent Polytechnic, Nottingham 1988. He currently lives just outside Nottingham.
Nick works mainly in the advertising and commercial sectors and now increasingly the arts sector.
As an experienced professional photographer he has a wide range of expertise in many aspects of the creative industries.
He is experienced in both film and digital formats. The work involves a high degree of managerial and creative skill including concept, development and implementation of visual strategies to a client brief. Nick works internationally and his images are used globally in advertising and promotion.
Nick has established a reputation for quality, consistency, creativity and reliability. Regular clients include Triumph Motorcycles and Paul Smith.
He has established a fully colour-profiled and calibrated digital workflow from image capture through to file/print delivery ensuring colour accuracy throughout and optimum quality. He also uses 3D ‘virtual reality’ equipment and rendering software for producing virtual tours.
Nick has developed and run workshops for students at Degree level. He has facilitated and managed photography student work-placements from both the HE and FE sectors and part-time employment opportunities. He has worked as a visiting photography lecturer at Nottingham Trent University, North Nottinghamshire College, Worksop and the University of Derby.
He was a winner of Agfa Bursary (1987) resulting in exhibition at Smiths Gallery, Covent Garden. He’s been a member of the the Association of Photographers since 1998, becoming a director in 2007 and Chairman in 2008.
He is also collaborating with photographers Tracey Fryer and Paul Harrison on “Rising and Sinking Lands” - a series of abstract photographic landscape print-works produced along the North-east coastline and with Paul Harrison on “Edgelands” - a photographic print-work looking at areas of marginalised and neglected land at the interface of “natural” and man-made environment.
Paul Harrison - writer/film-maker/photographer
Born in Tynemouth, Tyne & Wear, England in 1958, Paul attended Sheffield University graduating with a BA Hons in Fine Art Visual Communications in 1981. He now lives in Nottingham.
Since graduating Paul has worked in multi-media, photography, film and video production. He has photographed and directed music promos, drama and documentary for screen and television and continues to produce photography, print and art installation work. Paul has exhibited nationally including: Lovebytes Electronic Arts Festival, Sheffield; The Imperial War Museum, Cambridge; Derby Industrial Museum; Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield; Nottingham Castle Gallery; Foto Gallery, Cardiff; Untitled Gallery, Sheffield and numerous small venues in Sheffield, Nottingham and Newcastle.
He recently completed “Insight”, an installation video art project for children with special needs at Shepherd School, Nottingham and directed and photographed two films; “Home from Home” (about the wishes and hopes of four young asylum seekers in Nottingham) and “Love to the Rescue” (an arts-based film involving dancers and musicians from Bosnia, Chile, India, Mexico and the UK.
Paul has written for publication, live performance and film. He wrote the Royal Television Society Award-winning “King of the Road”, a dark comedy about shipyards, debt and Cadillacs made for Tyne TeesTV/Yorkshire TV. He wrote and directed “Learning to Drown”, a short film about a woman coming to terms with her life and death, made for the Film Council/Tyne Tees TV. He has written the feauture script, “Undertow”, a story of murder and betrayal amongst friends set against the background of industrial ship-building on the Tyne for the Film Council/NF&M and is developing feature film scripts for the Film Council: ”The Song of the Sky” - the story of a boy who sees God everywhere; “Hurt” - the story of a soldier’s struggle with madness set against the background of the First World War and is co-writing with Jonathan Barame, “Where is our God?” - the story of a man working in Rwanda post-Tutsi and Hutu genicide, who discovers a way of reconciliation for himself and for Rwanda.
Paul has considerable experience working in the corporate sector producing internal documentationand training programmes as well as stills imagery for companies including; Arts Council England, British Glass, COI, Creative Partnerships, EMAP, Metro UK, Design Council, Sheffield Hallam University, Health & Safety Executive, Prudential, Sheffield City Council, the Sports Council and Pepsi UK.
As a director of the Untitled Photographic Gallery and Workshop in Sheffield (now the Site Gallery), he has selected and curated exhibitions, created and delivered short photography courses and helped in day-to-day gallery and workshop management. In addition Paul has over 15 years experience as a lecturer in photography, multi-media, TV and video production at Intermedia in Nottingham, De-Montfort University, Lincoln, Northern Media School Sheffield, Nottingham Trent University, Sheffield University, Northumberland College and North-east Media Training. He has been a media course lecturer for the University of Derby.
Paul is presently engaged in shooting and directing electronic video environments for music and art installation work. He recently directed and filmed “Bypass Control”, a music promo for Talk MTV. He is collaborating with photographers Tracey Fryer and Nick Dunmur on “Rising and Sinking Lands” - a series of abstract photographic landscape print-works produced along the North-east coastline and with Nick Dunmur on “Edgelands” - a photographic print-work looking at areas of marginalised and neglected land at the interface of “natural” and man-made environment.
Tracey Fryer - photographer/printer/project-manager
Born in Nottingham, England in 1961, Tracey attended Nottingham Trent University graduating with a BA Hons in Photography in 1985. She lives in Nottingham. Since graduating Tracey has worked as a freelancer since 1989. As a photographer she has produced images for PR, arts commissions, training, music, drama, documentary and art installation work.
As an image maker and project manager, Tracey has exhibited installation and print work nationally including; Lovebytes Electronic Arts Festival in Sheffield, The Imperial War Museum Cambridge, Derby Industrial Museum, Focal Point Gallery Nottingham, Nottingham Castle Gallery.
As a printmaker and project manager Tracey produced “We Have Given All Things That Were Ours” - a large-scale print installation shown at the Imperial War Museum. She project-managed “Light Submerged” - a video and glass installation shown at international arts festival, Lovebytes, in Sheffield.
In 2004/5 she documented the 'World in One County' music festival in Nottingham and worked on two films produced by the Image Company; “Home from Home” - about the wishes and hopes of four young asylum seekers in Nottingham and “Love to the Rescue” - an arts based film involving dancers and musicians from: Bosnia, Chile, India, Mexico and the UK. She has also recently produced a portfolio of work on Janoy, a major Hindu blessing celebration in Nottingham.
Tracey has photographed music promo work for: ABC, Cabaret Voltaire, Hula, Depeche Mode, Vertigo, Fudge Tunnel and Telex. She has worked in the corporate sector producing internal documentation, PR and training imagery for companies including; Arts Council, British Glass, Co-operative Society, COI, Dare UK, Design Council, Nottingham City & County Council, Opera North, Sheffield Eagles RL, Sports Council. In addition Tracey has over 5 years experience as an Associate Lecturer in Photography and Critical Studies at the University of Derby FDBA, Northumberland College FD, South Nottingham College and Chesterfield College.
Currently Tracey is photographing and project-managing “Rising & Sinking Lands”, a large-scale abstract print work of images produced along the northern coast of Britain.