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FOR PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATORS & STUDENTS

Photography is a
great adventure in
​thinking and looking.

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at secondary, post‑16 and beyond.
Big ideas, slow looking & honest questions.
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We're two photography teachers — Jon Nicholls and Chris Francis — who created this site for colleagues. It began with a simple need: to share resources, to debate the nature of the subject and to support the development of exciting initiatives.

Over the years it has grown into a resource for teachers, lecturers and their students across the UK and beyond. Everything here is free. We're always happy to collaborate.

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​Header image by Scarlett Bennett, Thomas Tallis School, 2025.

Ten Threshold Concepts

Big, troublesome ideas — Click to read.
TC#1: GENRE
TC#2: LIGHT
TC#3: PURPOSE
TC#4: SELECTION
TC#5: ABSTRACTION
TC#6: CHANCE
TC#7: CONTEXT
TC#8: GRAMMAR
TC#9: POWER
TC#10: TIME

Featured resources:


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KS3 / 4 — CLIMATE EMERGENCY
POST 16 — COMMUNITY
POST 16 — PERSONAL INVESTIGATION
Constructed Landscapes

How have photographers constructed landscape images? What can they tell us about our relationship to nature and photography?
Where We Belong

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An exploration of photography, friendship and community with Alejandra Carles‑Tolra — a workshop on belonging, fact and fiction.
13 Ways to Begin a Personal Investigation
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Thirteen playful exercises to help you start your photography personal investigation — from Jon Nicholls & Di Minnicucci.
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OPEN RESOURCE
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  • Home
  • About
  • Threshold Concepts
    • Threshold Concept #1
    • Threshold Concept #2
    • Threshold Concept #3
    • Threshold Concept #4
    • Threshold Concept #5
    • Threshold Concept #6
    • Threshold Concept #7
    • Threshold Concept #8
    • Threshold Concept #9
    • Threshold Concept #10
  • Blog
    • Blog Archive
  • Resources
    • KS3-4 Resources
    • Post 16 Resources
    • The RPS >
      • Squaring the Circles of Confusion
      • In Progress
      • Science and Photography
      • Exhibition Visit Activities
      • Sugar Paper Theories
      • Space Steps
      • Altered Ocean
    • Representing Homelessness
    • Class Photobooks
    • Starting a new course?
    • Photo Literacy
    • PhotoPlay
    • Articles
  • Contact