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B.Arch. University of Manitoba, Canada
MRes Design, Goldsmiths London

Karl began his teaching career coaching Special Olympics and working as a camp councillor for the YMCA in Canada. Today he works both as a professional photographer and busy adult education lecturer. Among his many accomplishments Ofsted awarded him their highest award, Grade 1, for excellence in his photography teaching. His photography can be found on www.gettyimages.com where his work has been used from billboards to book covers. His educational client list includes Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London Borough of Hounslow Council, St. Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, TenUK Ltd., Office Concierge Ltd. and Enjoy Work at Chiswick Park. He has also worked as Western Canadian Photo editor for Tony Stone Images Canada, curator and photographic judge. His workshops were recently written about in the prestigious Russian magazine, Mir. See the link on his blog: http://karlgrupe.com/blog/?p=1363.

Alumni have produced and edited work for The Telegraph and The Evening Standard, exhibited solo fine art shows in the international market, developed work for stock submissions and made complete career transitions to become professional photographers.

Karl has successfully “Escaped from Alcatraz” in the Californian triathlon, rated as one of the most challenging. He also has the Rapperswil Half Ironman in Switzerland under his belt, along with a few London Triathlons where he raises funds for the NSPCC (National Society for the Protection of Children). Any budding sports photographers do come and join us in cheering him on!

He has just this month graduated with Distinction, this time round in a Masters of Research in Design at Goldsmiths, London, where he was researching the shifting landscape of photography since the use of iPhoneography and social networking streams, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. See his website dedicated to his research:

http://stuffcarlsees.com

More also from him at:

www.karlgrupe.com/blog

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Julia Massey Stewart

Mag. in Film, Theatre and Media Studies and Languages (MA equivalent), University of Vienna; FRGS

Julia's most recent travel exitment saw her filming and photographing for almost 3 months in Africa. Living off a truck and spending considerable time camping posed a number of challenges for her, from shooting passing scenery on bumpy roads to dust, backups and battery charging. Her filming ranged from documenting people, wildlife, adrenaline activities (some of which she undertook herself!) and she used additional equipment such as bush cameras and underwater sound recording to widen the scope of her footage. The process of putting the film together is now underway.

Her photography initially became second nature as she documented living in a village school in rural India, teaching Art and English, and travelling across the country. Her skill at languages has given her access to people and their wide-ranging cultures, from learning to fish in frozen lakes of the Siberian winter to studying Kiswahili grammar in the heat of Kenya & Tanzania. She has produced images for editorial use, appearing in magazines, on CD covers and in encyclopaedias, and at exhibitions.

Working in a design agency as photographer and accounts manager she photographed for and assisted in the production of prospectuses and annual reports for schools such as Wycombe Abbey, Woldingham, Francis Holland and City of London.

Teaching is a key part of her life wherever she calls home, inspiring adults and children in photography and languages, art and music. She has successfully facilitated the use of photography as a means to healing on workshops for people affected by trauma.

Her strong musical background has led her to sound recording, including underwater and the sounds of whales and fish. Julia combines her teaching with her own study of natural science and film. Watch Upon Water is at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF3Caj-I0Ro, the film she co-produced at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival. Her recent 10-country African exploits will be uploaded here soon.

She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and serves on the Younger Members’ Committee. She will be joint hosting “Geographical journeys: Microlectures”, an evening for members to present illustrated 10-minute talks with a geographical theme. Entry open to all. Do come along!  Wednesday 27 March 2013 at 6.30pm. Phone the Royal Geographical Society on 020 7591 3007 (Events department). http://www.rgs.org/WhatsOn/Members+events.htm

www.juliamasseystewart.com.temp.livebooks.com
www.juliamasseystewart.com


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We are passionate about your learning experience. Seriously. We want you to have the best money can buy. It’s why we keep the class sizes at no more than six. It’s why we select our tutors who not only have practical experience but sparkle with enthusiasm. It is why when you arrive we’ll offer up a freshly brewed cuppa with a smile. Since 2009 when we opened our doors we knew we were offering something special. Not just an education but a philosophy. A chance to change the direction of learning and the service of teaching. We continue to strive for this, building our strength in the market place one student at a time. This is learning - as it should be.