Mr Mark Hall
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Job title: Senior Lecturer BA (Hons) Commercial Photography
Email: m.hall@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: www.hallmarkimaging.co.uk
Phone No: 01332 593132
Room: Markeaton Street 106
I'm a media friendly expert
Recent publications
- Journal article in Spatial Representations of British Identities, Longing for the Light: Darkness dislocation and Spaces of Exile, May 2012
Experience in Industry
I have spent the last 26 years as a commercial advertising and editorial photographer working in a variety of fields from still life to cars and people, though primarily my practice centres around location and people.
My list of clients is exhaustive and covers many of the top advertising agencies and magazines in the UK and Europe.
Current Activities / Links with Industry
I now undertake private commissions and shoot across the UK and in Africa.
Winner of the Association of Photographers' Lecturer of the Year Award in 2009 with a series of commissioned portraits of big game hunters in Africa.
Faculty: Arts, Design and Technology
School: School of Art and Design
Subject Area: Commercial Photography
Senior Lecturer in Commercial Photography
Teaching responsibilities
- External Examiner at University of Gloucestershire
- External Examiner University of West London
Professional interests
Over 20 years experience in Advertising, Editorial and Corporate Photography.
I have been a commercial/editorial and advertising photographer since graduating from Blackpool in 1986. I've worked on many high profile campaigns both in the UK and in Europe as well as for many magazines and supplements. I continue to work for clients in the Midlands and shoot work in Africa for several weeks each year.
Research interests
I am currently studying for a PhD at the University and my research interest is The Light Ages (Photography, lighting and visibility as a means of control). My general research interests centre around technology, light and photography.
International Experience
I have also traveled widely, working on every continent most recently in Tanzania and Mozambique.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
- Associate Member of British Institute of Professional Photography (ABIPP)
- University Member of the Association of Photographers (AOP)
- External Examiner at the University of Gloucestershire
- External Examiner at University of West London
External panel member at recent validation events, at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen; Thames Valley University, Reading; South Nottinghamshire College, Nottingham.
Recent Conferences
- Mapping Dangerous Spaces - British Library
- New Horizon's Conference - University of Derby
- The University of Paderborn - Reading English Spaces
Additional Interests and Activities
Cycling, mountain biking, rugby, marathon running and motorcycling
Media experience
Interviewed on BBC Radio regarding the possibility that the photographs in the The Mirror of Pete Doherty might be fake.
Interviewed by BBC Radio about the ethics of digital manipulation in the media with specific regard to some recently published images of Twiggy.
Interviewed by BBC Radio about mobile phone images and the media.
Interviewed by BBC Radio about posing and how to make yourself look good in your holiday pictures
Radio clip
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Undergraduate qualifications
- HND Photography, Blackpool and Fylde College
- Professional Qualifying Exam, British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP)
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA in Photography, London College of Printing
- Associate, British Institute of Professional Photography
- Associate, Higher Education Academy
