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Researchers on the ESRC-funded Ethnic Minority Representation at Work project have been working with a well-known photojournalist to capture visual images of three minority ethnic communities in London. The project explores how identity, community and social networks interlink to provide support and advice for individuals who find themselves faced with problems at work and we hoped to capture some of these themes through the use of photography.

In talking about his work, Jim Hodson, explained:

‘My reportage work captures the 'real' world as the wonderfully exhilarating and exceptional place that it truly is. The result is believable, trustworthy, honest and, at the same time, visually appealing. Uppermost in my mind is the dignity of the individual. I have worked in the densely populated cities of Asia to the desolate areas of Siberia, and from the boardrooms of the City of London to the waste dumps of Jakarta. Having over 20 years experience, I am well versed in working in awkward and pressurised situations.’

In visits to the Kurdish community of Hackney, the black Caribbean community in Lambeth and the South Asian communities of Ealing, Jim has produced a striking collection of images that will be used for the Ethnic Minority Representation at Work (EMRAW) project. The research team hopes to use these in a series of exhibitions in each of the areas towards the end of the project. Contact Jane Holgate, j.holgate@londonmet.ac.uk for further information on the research.

Jim Hodson, photographer

Kurdish Community in North London

We presented two papers from our participatory visual research at Visual Sociology Study Group, BSA Annual Conference, Glasgow, 7-9 April 2010 and at BSA Work, Employment and Society Conference, 7–9 September 2010 Brighton. BSA Visual Sociology Study Group's paper is available for download Visualising ‘community’: an experiment in participatory photography among Kurdish diaspora in London Visualising community BSA paper.doc

Jim Hodson, photographer

Umit Avcu

Umut Avcu

Jim Hodson, photographer.

Jim Hodson, photographer

Umit Avcu

Jim Hodson, photographer

Dondu Demir

Afir Be

Jim Hodson, photographer

Erdogan Guccuk

Jim Hodson, photographer

Caribbean Community in Lambeth

Jim Hodson, photographer

Jim Hodson, photographer.

Jim Hodson, photographer

South Asian Community in Ealing

Jim Hodson, photographer.

Jim Hodson, photographer

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Kurdish Community in North London

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