AUDIO: Podcast with Alicia Bruce/Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

This series of podcasts has been created to accompany the launch of Grant Scott’s book Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained.

Alicia Bruce
Alicia Bruce is an award winning Scottish photographer who explores community, environment and the politics of space. She studied Photography, Film and Imaging at Edinburgh’s Napier University, graduating in 2006. Alicia’s photographs have been presented on an international platform and won several artists’ residencies and bursaries. Her images have featured in national press including The Times, The Scotsman, and STV News, and are represented in several public and private collections including the National Galleries of Scotland photography collection. Her commercial portfolio features an impressive list of high profile clients including the National Galleries of Scotland

Alicia talks to Grant in this podcast about her personal projects, the importance of finding photographic stories and the importance of social media in finding an audience for your work. You will find Alicia’s work and approach to creating personal projects featured in Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained.

www.aliciabruce.co.uk

Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained is available now via Amazon worldwide. This is the UK link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Photography-Global-Landscape-Explained/dp/041571754X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395774447&sr=1-6&keywords=grant+scott

This is the US link:
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Photography-Global-Landscape-Explained/dp/041571754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407233948&sr=8-1&keywords=grant+scott

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