TPF TALKS with Zula Rabikowska

TPF TALKS is a platform where underrepresented photographers share their journey, a selection of their work & some tips for emerging creatives who are navigating the industry.

We have created this space to encourage the next generation of photographers and creatives to be part of the conversation, build their networks, and create space for themselves in the industry.

Each event you can expect:

• A photographer sharing their work and journey into photography - followed by an audience Q&A!
• Space to network & connect with other photographers and creatives
• An opportunity to speak to staff & trainees about our Training Programme
• A chance to look around our studio & browse our photo books and zines
• Refreshments and table-tennis, to create a welcoming & informal atmosphere

In celebration of International Women's Day, we are delighted to have Zula Rabikowska speaking at this event.

Zula is a Polish-British photographer & videographer based between London and Kraków. Her work explores themes of displacement, belonging and gender identity.

At this event, Zula will be sharing her tips on writing funding applications, working as a freelance photographer & balancing personal projects with commercial work. She will be sharing her most recent documentary work Nothing But a Curtain, a multimedia project which explores womanhood and gender in post-communist countries in Eastern Europe, through portraiture, interview, written testimonies & a collaborative knitted curtain.

Countries once behind the Iron Curtain are often reduced to the term “Eastern Bloc," which lumps a diverse population into a homogenous and unrecognisable mass. The Iron Curtain was the socio-political barrier that divided the "West" from the "East" during the Cold War.

A selection of the work from this project will be on display in the studio during this event.

Accessibility notes

• TPF Studio is on a ground floor level, there is 1 step up
• Our front doors are 137cm wide, the doors to the toilets are 65cm wide & the door to the back office is 70cm wide.
• To find the nearest disabled toilet, you can use this map.
• We welcome wheelchair users and have volunteers to help with mobility
• If you have any accessibility questions or requirements please do not hesitate to email sadie@thephotographyfoundation.org

Note: please make sure to do a lateral flow COVID test before coming to the event.

We will live stream this event to our Instagram Live & it will be saved to our IGTV.