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CRITICAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
This CRJ was created as a documentation of my learning process as part of the MA Photography study programme at Falmouth University from 2021 to 2023. The journal acted as a record of my engagement with specific themes, topics and methods that were vital to my photographic practice at the time of my studies.
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Oct 18, 20234 min read
A Road Less Travelled: Photography in Children’s Literature
Looking at a children’s literature section in book stores leaves me perplexed: are there any photographically illustrated books for...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
May 2, 20233 min read
Online Article On The Latvians in The Netherlands Website Latviesi.nl
On April 19, 2023, the website for Latvians in the Netherlands published an article about the exhibition ‘The Bush Monster’ on their...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Apr 24, 20231 min read
EXHIBITION 'THE BUSH MONSTER'
Exhibition of the children's story 'The Bush Monster' at the performance and event venue Kulturhus EGW in Epe, the Netherlands from April...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Apr 19, 20232 min read
Online Article On The Latvians Abroad Association’s Website Latviesi.com
On April 18, 2023, the media/news association group for Latvians abroad published an article about the exhibition The Bush Monster on...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Apr 12, 20233 min read
Interview Article In The Schaapskooi Newspaper
On April 11, 2023, the regional newspaper ‘Schaapskooi’ (distributed to 29 000 houses and available online) published an article about...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Pages of the Exhibition Hand-out
A size A5 hand-out with an overview of the exhibition and activities for children is created for the exhibition visitors. Printed by...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 29, 20231 min read
Exhibition Hand-out
The video documentation of the exhibition hand-out does not contain any sound. Please find the video below.
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Een video van het boek 'Het Struikmonster'
Over het project ''Het Struikmonster'' is een verhaal voor kinderen geïllustreerd met foto's, geïnspireerd door zowel mijn zoon als de...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Video Recording of 'The Bush Monster' Book
The video recording contains sound.
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Feb 20, 20231 min read
Pages of 'The Bush Monster' Book
Book pages (in English) in full view are available in the PDF file below. Book pages (in Dutch) in full view are available in the PDF...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Feb 8, 20232 min read
DESCRIPTOR OF THE PROJECT
'The Bush Monster' is currently a project that is still work in progress in the production stage. ‘The Bush Monster’ is a...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Jan 19, 20231 min read
BOOK REVIEW
On daily basis I have a wonderful opportunity to go through a bunch of photography books for children with my little baby boy (he...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Oct 10, 20224 min read
SUSTAINABILITY AND MINDFUL PHOTOGRAPHY
According to Simon Veith, “Sustainable photography is working holistically as a photographer” (2021), and not specifically focusing on...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Oct 10, 20224 min read
FMP - THE BUSH MONSTER
Once upon a time John Updike made a claim that is still valid today: “Photography, for all its contemporary abundance, still plays a...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Sep 22, 20222 min read
ETHICAL CODE OF PRACTICE
As a fine art photographer currently developing a project for children audience that is going to include nature and wildlife subjects...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 31, 20221 min read
DOCUMENTATION VIDEO OF THE BOOK
"What happens to leaves When they fall off trees?"
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 25, 20226 min read
PRODUCTION, INTENT AND CONTEXT
The photographically illustrated project “What happens to leaves When they fall off trees?” created primarily for children audience tells...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 14, 20228 min read
A SEA OF IMAGES
Living in the world overflooded with photographic images creates an effect when one’s images look like many others already seen before,...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Mar 4, 20228 min read
IMAGE AND WORDS
I devoted this week for looking at the relationship between image and text, and participated in two workshops during the Word\Image/Play:...
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Ruta Saksens Kalmane
Feb 22, 20225 min read
CHILD’S GAZE
While developing a project directed towards children audience, it seems useful to investigate how children look at the world and what...
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