Gemma Thorpe's Page

Current position and base (organization, company, etc.)

Photographer - freelance.

Biography

Publications/ Exhibitions
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Cafe Zarah, Beijing
April 2009
Solo exhibition ’Inner Mongolia: Grasslands and Nomads’.

Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Frankfurt, Germany. December 2008
Construction in China photo story published in the 2008
German Architecture Annual.

Pingyao International Photo Festival, China
September 2008
Exhibition of images from Construction in China photo story.

Watercube: the book. Author: Ethel Baraona Pohl
Actar D, Barcelona. July 2008
Collaborator on book discussing the sustainable development of Watercube, the National Aquatic Centre for the Olympic Games in Beijing.

The Bigger Picture: BBC Big Screen
Manchester, UK. July 2008
Footsteps in the Gobi multimedia projected as part of a programme showing emerging talent in photography and cinema.

Index magazine
UK. 2007/8
Illustrated China-focused articles on migrant workers and ethnic minorities (May 2008), free speech and Internet addiction (December 2007).

Projection 08
The Lowry, Manchester, UK. January 2008
Footsteps in the Gobi multimedia shown at showcase of new photographic talent.

National Art Museum of China, Beijing
September 2007
Part of group exhibition documenting grasslands culture in Inner Mongolia.

Education
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MA Photography (International Photojournalism, Documentary and Travel Photography)
2007
Dalian Image Art College, China (degree endorsed by the University of Bolton, UK)

HND Photography and Digital Imaging
2004 - 2006
Leeds College of Art and Design, UK

BA (Hons) Geography
2001 - 2004
The University of Sheffield, UK

Specialities & interests

China, migration, environment, rural issues, historical geography, Africa & development.

Current geographic base:

Europe

Category(ies) that best describe(s) me:

freelance photographer

I have a:

website

Web URL

http://www.gemmathorpe.com

Contact details (email, phone, IM, etc.)

info@gemmathorpe.com