Hi! I'm Emma Joyce.
I'm a photographer from Dorset, England and I love to be out with my camera! Whether it is out in the countryside photographing the wonderful English landscape, capturing beautiful portraits of beautiful people, creating promotional or corporate images and videos, or shooting unit stills, you will find me with my trusty camera and a smile!
Sometimes my photographic work has a story or meaning, sometimes it is made purely for creativity. However, I always ensure my work is captive and inspired and I will often spend hours researching and developing a plan to ensure that the outcomes are perfected.
I have a passion for the outdoors and nature, sports, geography and history and have always sought to combine photography with these passions. So if you have an idea in mind, let me know!
Degree:
In 2022 I graduated from Arts University Bournemouth with a First Class Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photography. This helped create a solid foundation for my learning and development as a professional photographer. I know many people feel they don't need university or a degree to go into the creative arts but I definitely feel that it has been the launchpad for my professional creative career.
Career:
I have worked as a Media Instructor in the Higher and Further Education Sector most recently, helping to teach the new generation of film makers how to use an array of cameras, lighting equipment, rigging, and studio setups. This has been a valuable experience in developing my own videography skills and practice, as well as being rewarding in knowing that I have had a positive impact on these young people's lives. I hope in my future to continue to give back to the younger generations, who find it increasingly hard to break out into the world.
Unit Stills Mentee:
In 2024, I met Academy Award winner Gareth Ellis-Unwin, Producer of the King's Speech, and had the opportunity to be photographed with his Oscar! Following from our meeting, Gareth has taken me on as a mentee to help get my foot in the door as a film set Unit Stills Photographer (behind the scenes)! I now have an upcoming film test shoot I will be working on, which I hope to share photographs from eventually.
Exhibitions:
Solo Features:
Nocturna. 23 - 30 May 2022. BUMF Gallery, Bournemouth, UK.
My first solo show, displaying the whole series of Nocturna. Display featured three 40x30 inch aluminium mounted c-type prints, and seven A3 inkjet prints. The show was curated by myself.
Collective Features:
Evoke Collective. 16 September - 2 October 2022. Pen Gallery, Poole, UK.
A smaller group of artists from Evoke Collective showed in Pen Gallery, a small local gallery in Dorset. I showed three different pieces of work from my Nocturna series.
Evoke Collective. 21 - 24 July 2022. Bargehouse OXO Tower, London, UK.
Evoke Collective is the showcase for Arts University Bournemouth's 2022 BA Photography Graduates. Two 40x30 inch c-type prints from my series Nocturna were displayed mounted on aluminium.
AUB Summer Show. 24 June - 1 July 2022. Arts University Bournemouth, UK. Online until July 2023. Accessed here.
All Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) graduates featured. The showcase was throughout the university campus. I had one aluminium mounted 40x30 inch print from the series Nocturna shown as the introduction piece for BA Photography.
A Dorset Wanderland. May 2020. Durlston Country Park, Swanage, UK.
This was a collaborative project hosted by Event Management students from the Arts University Bournemouth to produce an interactive arts trail. The event was cancelled due to the first lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic. An alternative online show was created which I produced a poem showcased with photographs of the location, as well as making audio for a video collaboration.