Elisa Iannacone
Elisa Iannacone is a professional photographer and a member of the Canon Ambassador Programme.
Elisa is a photo/cinematographer with experience working on six continents producing work for outlets such as Newsweek, National Geographic, and BBC World, covering challenging environments, from the Rabaa massacre in Cairo, to domestic violence within Iraqi refugee camps, which has fuelled her work with social consciousness.
Her travelling exhibition, The Spiral of Containment, is now a part of the Johannesburg Constitutional Court permanent Art Collection. She is a guest lecturer (York University, University of Dublin), speaker (TEDx, PSA), and the founder of Reframe House media agency to shift views on social justice through multi-media.
Her work as Director of Photography has screened on television, Amazon Prime, and global film festivals.
Elisa uses magical realism to express current affairs through art.
Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour is a professional photographer and has worked within the photography industry for five years.
Richard studied Professional Photography at the University of Westminster in London, where a module on Kubrick’s 2001 ‘A Space Odyssey’ changed his entire perspective. Now, Richard specialises in capturing the forces of technology in our ever-changing world.
Richard creates a unique vision for his clients through a bold use of colour, single point perspective and a cinematic style that has won numerous global awards including Best in Category twice at the AOP Awards London and 2nd Place in the IPA Awards in New York.
He has also directed short, branded films and TVCs. His short for Leica on the manufacturing of the M10 camera went viral and has now attracted over half a million views.
James Smith
James Smith is the BA (Hons) Photography Course Leader at Norwich University of the Arts.
James’ background includes industrial photography, editorial content for the specialist rock climbing market and work for design agencies. Work undertaken for these companies has involved producing images for literature to promote clients ranging from youth development initiatives to business lawyers.
He has previously held the position of the British Mountaineering Councils official photographer, covering events such as the finals of the World Climbing Championship in Birmingham.
