Nigel Walker - The Professional Hobbyist
Photography
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17m
This documentary introduces the working practice of creative photographer Nigel Walker as he delivers workshops, introduces his exhibitions, negotiates with clients and responds to insightful observations from other professional photographers about the nature of photography as a valued social artform as well as what it means today for a range of new practitioners in the digital age.
Personable and warm, the film offers TV-style hand-held intimacy with a studio-lit interview to show the links between a real ordinary life and the cultural ambitions of a well-loved artform full of metaphors, meanings and opportunities for connection with others.
He is joined by composer Simon-Mary Vincent as they discuss their joint music & photography projects. Then chats the history of photography with Alina Cretu before discussing his own work again with art critic Estelle Lovatt.
The film is aimed to attract audiences from hobbyist and semi-pro photographers who are looking for insights and reassurance about their creative directions - with a strong nod to all those who are looking for more satisfying and deep creativity for a purposeful expression in their daily life.