Author Archives: Matilda Egere-Cooper

Matilda runs The Culture Club Photography Workshops and describes herself as a "urban adventurer in love with documentary photography and the work of Mary Ellen Mark". She was named one of 50 Commended Photographers in the Sony World Photography Awards 2011 for her photo, Underground Vintage.

Snapshots from the Culture Club’s Art Remixed workshop at the Hyperlink Festival, Tate Modern, April 26th

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published May 7, 2013

Last month, The Culture Club Photography Workshops had the honour of being chosen to run workshops during the Hyperlink Festival, a weekend -long event curated by Tate Collective for young people aged 15–25.  We took the theme of “six degrees of separation”, and developed a two-hour session that featured colourful brainstorming, mysterious boxes and props inspired by the [...]

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Hot shots: London Marathon 2013

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published April 22, 2013

Yesterday, I went to Mile 21 along the London Marathon course to shoot my running crew Run Dem Crew. I brought along two cameras – my Canon 5D (with a 50mm, 1.8 lens) I recently bought second-hand and an entry level Canon 1100D (with a 18-55mm, 3.5-5.6 lens,) as I wanted the option to switch between [...]

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NEWS: The Culture Club heads to Tate Modern for Hyperlink Festival

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published April 15, 2013

Over the past month and a bit, we’ve been working tirelessly on a project that’s been hush-hush until now; we’ll be running photography workshops for schools at the Tate Modern’s Hyperlink Festival on April 26th! Hyperlink is a free festival of music, art and fashion for young people,  curated by Tate Collective. It’s the first in a series of [...]

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Snapshots from the Easter break photography workshops for teens, April 8th

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published April 9, 2013

We had an absolute blast at our latest photography workshop for teens, which we ran during the second week of the Easter holiday.  Seven teenagers aged 13-15 got to grips with techniques for improving their photos – and all enjoyed the challenge at the end, which featured prizes for three winners! Our next holiday workshop [...]

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Why you should invest in lenses, not bodies

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published March 25, 2013

I’ll never forget this piece of advice I received when I started getting serious about photography: invest in lenses, rather than bodies.  It was only later than I understood how much a good lens really affected the overall quality of a picture, unlike bodies which go out of date as quickly as they appear – [...]

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The Culture Club presents… easter photography class for teens, April 8th!

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published March 19, 2013

During this fun workshop for 14-17 year olds, students will learn composition techniques to understand how to take better pictures.  Activities include themed photography challenges to develop their skills. This practical and dynamic workshop is ideal for students working on an Art & Design,  Photography GCSE/A-Level  or teenagers who would like something fun to do [...]

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Volunteers needed for educational project in April

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published March 7, 2013

 The Culture Club Photography Workshops is seeking three enthusiastic volunteers to start immediately at our office based in Hackney. They will be responsible for undertaking administrative and research tasks before playing a  hands-on role during a project day in April. The right candidates will: – Have an interest in photography and understand composition techniques – [...]

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Snapshots from the half-term photography workshop for teens, February 20th

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published February 25, 2013

We were fortunate the cold frost held off long enough for us to put on our first half-term photography workshop for teens on February 20th!  Four young women, aged 14-16, came along to learn how to take better pictures around the Hackney area – and it was a fantastic day!  Here’s feedback from one parent: [...]

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Hot shots: Matt Burden

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published February 18, 2013

These fantastic snaps dropped into our inbox last night from former street photography workshop attendee Matt Burden. He took the pics during our January 20th class and we love them for the creative use of colour and  they way the street art adds to the narrative of the pictures – great work Matt!     [...]

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Hot shots: Kings Cross St Pancras station

By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Published February 11, 2013

Quite an inspiring venue for photography!  

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