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Common ground

2 cyanotype portraits, left portrait is of a student standing to the side with a skateboard in their hand. In the right hand portrait student is wearing a hoodie and looking into the camera.
2 cyanotype portraits, left portrait is of a student standing to the side with a skateboard in their hand. In the right hand portrait student is wearing a hoodie and looking into the camera.
'My-Blueprint' final work by Keikoh and Mithoon 2024, London College of Communication, UAL Photograph Autograph ABP

Explore your identity through photography

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For year 12 students

Are you a creative media and photography student studying in Greater London?

This is a special chance to deepen your experience of developing and making photographic work:

  • experiment with ways to tell your story through photography
  • explore new techniques and processes
  • learn about studio photography and how to take professional shots
  • showcase your final pieces in a public exhibition.

You'll be guided and mentored by London College of Communication tutors and practitioners from the world-renowned Autograph.

Before you apply

Please check our eligibility criteria.

Any questions? We're here to help. Contact  us: outreach@arts.ac.uk

Project dates

  • Evening and weekend workshops: from Wed 28 May 2025
  • Summer School: Monday 30 June –  Friday 4 July 2025
  • Showcase:  mid October 2025

Workshop locations

London College of Communication (Elephant and Castle)

Autograph (Shoreditch)

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For Common Ground 2025

Common Ground 2024: 'My Blueprint'

Last year we focused on creating cyanotypes portraits and anti-portraits.

These were turned into large images to display in a digital installation in Old Street.

Left picture, digital installation on a building featuring a cyanotype portrait of a student smiling at the camera. Right picture, cyanotype portrait close up of another student. The have heavy eye make up and are pointing their chin up with eyes away from the camera
'My-Blueprint' digital installation and final artwork featuring work by Darek and Phoebe for the Common Ground project, Old Street, 2024, London College of Communication, UAL |Photograph: Autograph ABP (right) and Phoebe (left)

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