Tom Ingate

I'm a photographer, teacher and artist that uses photography and collaborative mixed methods to explore our environment and document how we live in it, to try and find new ways to talk about how we participate in our ecosystems. After studying photography at Falmouth College of Art I completed my PGCE in 11-19 Art & Design Education from the University of Exeter. In 2004 I started teaching part-time at Helston Community College and working as a freelance photographer. I joined Falmouth University in 2005 providing photographic workshops and delivering modules across Journalism, Public Relations, Press & Editorial Photography and MA Professional Writing. I am currently Senior Lecturer on BA (Hons) Documentary & Editorial Photography where I teach photographic histories, critical and cultural studies, audio visual and interactive storytelling, and law, ethics and human rights. 

My current photographic work documents the environment with particular emphasis on coastal erosion, pollution and climate change. This work is featured in galleries, exhibitions and conferences and has included music made from apple trees, a cob shed, and photographs in response to the 1967 Torrey Canyon oil spill. I also have a keen interest in photographic archives and local history, working with community groups and organisations to improve public access to photographic archives.