Laura Blight
Lecturer, Commercial Photography BA(Hons)
Laura Blight is a visual practitioner, educator and stills producer. Originally from Essex, Laura lived and worked in London for 10 years before joining Falmouth University as a full-time Lecturer on the BA Commercial Photography course in September 2021. Since 2024, Laura also Lectures on the BA Photography course. Prior to this, she worked at Norwich University of the Arts for six months on the BA Photography course and completed a PGCert in Creative Education at University for the Arts in 2021.
Laura completed an MA in Photography at London College of Communication in 2018 with Distinction. Traces left by human activity are recurring themes throughout her work, capturing domestic spaces and objects in-between habitual use and in states of transition. Her culturally impactful photographic project on British House Clearances has been shown at two touring international group exhibitions -
UK Women: British Women Photography between Social Criticism and Identity (2024) in Germany, and the Arles International Festival of Photography in Home Sweet Home (2019).
Laura brings 10 years of production and art-buying experience to Falmouth, from commissioning small editorial shoots to large advertising campaigns. She has worked for advertising agencies in London and Sydney including Saatchi & Saatchi. Laura also worked as a freelance stills-producer for photography agencies across London including Making Pictures and Concrete Represents.
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Qualifications
Qualifications
| Year | Qualification | Awarding body |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PGCert - Creative Education (Advance HE Fellowship) | University for the Arts |
| 2018 | Masters in Photography | London College of Communication |
| 2010 | Photography BA(Hons) | Middlesex University |
| 2024 | NOCN Level 1 Award in Trade Unions Today |
Research Interests
Research interests and expertise
My interdisciplinary research-based practice draws on the familiar and unknown in domestic environments to explore themes of materiality, absence and loss. I use photography as a tool to explore transitional objects and spaces. My current research considers the material signifiers and health implications of indoor air quality through the presence of domestic dust and non-human life forms.
Research topics
- Domestic spaces + dust
- Absence
- Human + non-human worlds
- Materiality
- Indoor air quality
Research Outputs
Publications and research outputs
Externally funded research grants information
| Collaborators | Currency | Funder | HESA Category | Project title | Value | Year ending | Year starting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funding awarded by the 'Arts Health ECRN' team from UCL and University of Toronto |
Arts Health early Career Research Network | 2023 |
Teaching
Areas of teaching
- Research Skills
- Dissertation Supervision
- Collaboration
- Professional Practice
- Critical Thinking
- Production
- Brand Narrative
- Photographic Project Supervision
- Domestic Spaces & Photography
- Impact, Sustainability & Advertising
- Conscious Creative Practice
Courses taught
- BA Commercial Photography
- BA Photography
Professional Engagement
Independent professional practice
Conference Presentations & Panel Discussions
(2025) 'Dust and Breath: The Materiality of Air Quality'. ASLE 2025 Biennial - Collective Atmospheres: Air, Intimacy, and Inequality. University of Maryland, US (virtual presentation).
Tropospheric Materialities. ASLE Collective Atmospheres (panel discussion).
(2024) ‘Invisible Worlds: The Interplay of Photography, Death, and Commemoration’. Death X Design X Culture. Falmouth University (in-person).
Journal Publications/Books/Magazines
(2026) 'Domestic Residue'. A visual essay collaboration with Dr. Robyn Cook .able (peer reviewed journal - accepted for publication).
(2021) ‘Home Sweet Home - ‘British House Clearances’. Issue 84, Exit Magazine.
(2020) 'This Strange Stillness'. Asymptote International Journal of Literature and Art focusing on translation.
(2019) Home Sweet Home. Les Editions Textuel, (book).
Exhibitions
(2027) Dust & Stone. Auction House, Redruth.
(2024) UK Women British Women Photography between Social Criticism and Identity. Ludwig Galerie, Oberhausen Germany (selected).
(2023) Terra Research Group. Grays Wharf, Penryn.
(2023) 26 Places. The Poly, Falmouth, Cornwall.
(2019) Home Sweet Home. Arles Les Recontres & Lille France (selected).
(2020) My House is an Island. Arthousehaus, London.
(2019) Collective Strategies. Lewisham Art House, London.
(2019) Salon 19 New Approaches to Photography. Fourcorners Gallery, London.
(2019) Beyond the Camera. Pingyao International Photography Festival, China.
(2019) Interiors. Photographic Exploration Project, Berlin.
(2019) Uprooted. Art Hub Studios, London.
(2019) Fire in the Swimming Pool. Pocko Galley, London.
(2018) Surfaces. Loosen Art, Rome.
(2018) Umbra: MA Photography Final Show. LCC, UAL, London.
Social, community and cultural engagement
(2023) Go Abroad: Cultural Immersion Programme (Academic lead) The School of Art, Sunway University, Kuala Lumpur, Malyaisa. The programme also partners with staff and students from Lancaster and Birmingham Universities.
(2022) Springboard Studios. (Creative lead) Falmouth University.
(2022). Re-Wilding Creativity Residency Programme with SL & Artist Jessie Edwards-Thomas, UWE. [Co-founder & facilitator] Glastonbury.
Engagement with professional associations and societies
Terra Research group, Falmouth University. Member
Tropospheric Materialities Research Group. ASLE. Member.
(2023) I was selected by Falmouth University to take part in the Aurora programme; an Advance HE leadership development initiative for women.
