Why did you decide to study on the MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography course at LCC?Īfter finishing my BA and MRes, I ended up working in finance, and later, as an operations manager for various start-ups.
"Changed my life forever and helped me to re-orientate" Image taken from 'Tender Grounds', Zula Rabikowska. I often work with both digital and analogue photography, and I also incorporate archival images and documents to challenge conventional visual storytelling norms. My art practice is influenced by my own experience of immigration, and I explore themes of national identity, displacement and belonging. I was born in Poland but I grew up in the UK, and my whole life has been underpinned by reconciling this dual identity. What are some of the major themes and approaches across your work? These experiences encouraged me to perceive the world from a different perspective, which led me to learn about documentary photography and photojournalism. I also taught English as a foreign language and worked in China, South Africa and India. I’m interested in stories and storytelling: my BA was in English Literature and French, and I later completed an MRes in Postcolonial French literature and lived in the Caribbean. "National identity, displacement and longing" What first attracted you to photography? We caught up with Zula to discuss her exciting achievements, her time at London College of Communication, and the ways in which our Industry Mentoring Programme has helped to kickstart her career. “The role of a mentor isn’t to teach or even necessarily to find someone a job yourself, but it is about making them more employable, and most of that is just instilling a bit of self-confidence, self belief and perhaps some useful contacts from one’s Little Black Book!” The rest is all totally down to her talent and very hard work. I can take little or no credit for any of them, other than to encourage her to really go for any opportunity or competition that came her way. “She had numerous beautiful projects already before I met her, and these have brought her a number of exciting and prestigious awards over the past year. I’m certainly learning as much from her as any advice that I may pass on, and quite possibly far more,” he said.
“I reckon that I am Zula’s ‘cheerleader’ more than anything else. Zula was matched with photographer and former LCC academic, Graham Diprose, who was able to share his experience and guidance to support her career plans. "A bit of self-confidence, a bit of self belief and perhaps some useful contacts"ĭuring her time at London College of Communication (LCC), Zula enrolled in our Industry Mentoring Programme, which brings together postgraduate students with experienced mentors to help them navigate their future in the creative industries. Image taken from 'Matka i Córka (Mother in Daughter)', Zula Rabikowska. Open to both current students and alumni, Mead Fellowships also help applicants to develop key skills such pitching and developing project proposals. This success was later followed by the news that she had been awarded a prestigious Mead Fellowship from University of the Arts London (UAL), which provides successful applicants up to £10,000 of support to develop their creative practice. Zula graduated from LCC's MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography course in 2019, and in October 2020, was announced as the inaugural Emerging Talent Gold Award-winner in recognition of her recent work, which threads together analogue portraits through stop-motion to explore themes of migration and belonging. For over 35 years, their annual AOP Awards have celebrated exceptional work by photographers across the globe, with an Emerging Talent category launched for the first time in 2020 to celebrate a ‘new wave’ of photographers who have been practising for less than 3 years.
The Association of Photographers (AOP) was established in 1968 to celebrate excellence in artistic practice, and continues to promote, protect and educate photographers at all levels. London College of Communication (LCC) graduate Zula Rabikowska was recently awarded the Emerging Talent Gold Award by one of the most influential organisations in the industry for her project, Citizens of Nowhere. National Trust - Interactive Animation Experience Summer Study Abroad - Media, Culture and CommunicationsĮmergence: Service/Social/Sustainable Designīusiness, Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange Summer Study Abroad - Graphic Media Design Summer Study Abroad - Digital Photography Portfolio Summer Study Abroad - Contemporary Photography Practice Summer Study Abroad - Communication for PR and Advertising Creative Industries London - Study Abroad Module
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