Students of this year’s MA documentary photography and photojournalism course at the London College of Communication present their final projects to the public this week as their work is exhibited in London.
The show – called This Way Up – was shot in 10 countries and explores a wide range of subjects, from deeply personal moments, to those of a more global nature.
Course leader Aletheia Casey, recent winner of a World Press Award, said: “Over the past two years, students… have developed in-depth and meaningful bodies of work which not only push the boundaries of the photographic language, but also engage with vital concerns of our time.”
Here is a small selection of the work, with captions in the photographers’ own words.
Anna Kroeger
As I Walk This Tidal Path is based on psychogeographic wanderings in the Thames estuary.
Blending the mundane and the surreal, the work is an invitation to immerse oneself in the…