In London
I was quite for a long time. So many things happened and all my plans changed in the last few weeks. My plan was to come to London to do a MA in photojournalism at the London College of Communication. So I moved to London, installed myself here and finally when the course started I was really disappointed. The course is really good, but many of the other students were beginners and most of the questions they were asking the teachers I could have answered as well. I didn’t feel good at all and more like an outsider. Yesterday I wrote an email to Paul Lowe, one of the course directors and he understood my concerns and suggested I should try the part-time online course. That’s why I signed in as a test user and tried out an online-tutorial this morning. And I am really excited; the people there have a great level of experience and even the lessons online are great. So I can be where ever I want to be and still take part in the lectures. I feel free again and not stuck in something that I don’t really want to do.
Actually I planned to stay in London for the next 6 months, but with the online-course I believe that I will only stay here for the next 2 months - the rent here is extremely expensive compared to Belgium or other countries. Afterwards I am anyway going back to Haiti for 5 weeks. I also applied for a grant of 10 000 Euros for the continuation of the Haiti project. In the middle of February I will get the answer. In case I get the money I will go back to Haiti probably 2 more times this year. Any suggestions for original stories in Haiti are welcome!
I will post some pictures I have taken for the MA; the topic was “people at work”. So I tried to take a visually boring subject and take still good pictures. I love the challenge 
Nigel, the carpenter
Alex said,
January 20th, 2009 at 21:19
Alice I want to ask you if u graduated a photography school?
Or just applied for the master without finishing Photography/Arts faculty?
Alice said,
January 21st, 2009 at 02:47
hi Alex,
I didn’t graduate, i just started a bachelor program but quit after one year to assist Philip Jones Griffiths. They sometimes do exceptions and let people into the MA without having a Bachelor.
Alex said,
January 21st, 2009 at 11:01
that was my concern.
If I can apply for a Master in photo even though I’ve finished Management.
Regarding your grant.where did u apply for this huge grant?
if u can tell me.
Good luck!
ps: I’ve added you on facebook but u didn’t
joe said,
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:58
Alice keep us posted with how this online program goes im very intersted in it, its just a bumer that its so much money for non-eu students.
Alex said,
January 30th, 2009 at 17:37
hey Alice.
keep us updated.