Photography students focus on Engineers
Photography students focus on ITEE and Biomedical Engineering
In recent weeks, a number of Canberra Institue of Technology’s Photography degree students have assisted Engineers Australia in photographing engineers in action.
Deep space radio telescopes, oscillators, electronics testing and biomedical equipment were all new territory for the photographers. Volunteering their skills and expertise gave these student the opportunity to take landscapes at Canberra’s Deep Space Complex at Tidbinbilla, and view the internal workings of sophisticated radiation therapy machines of The Canberra Hospital’s new cancer treatment ‘bunkers’.
"It is always great to photograph people involved in something they''''re passionate about, even if this time I didn''''t really know much about the equipment," said second-year student Kate Luke.
As the peak body for engineers in Australia, part of Engineers Australia’s role is to introduce the profession to school students using presentations which showcase the variety of career opportunities available. Communicating visually to high schoolers is essential to the process. The public perception of what engineers do, is also a communication challenge. To assist with this challenge, CIT photographers focussed their cameras on subjects which non-engineers can readily associate importance and value. The work of these photographers demonstrat the relationship between engineers as people, and the systems and equipment they design, develop and manage.
CIT''''s Science, Forensic and Engineering Centre also contributed by lending electrotechnology students as models – with thanks to Patrick Egan, Tyson Bollan, and Engineering Education Manager Douglas Lang.
“Work-experience partnerships with not-for-profit organisations give our photographers the chance to view and understand industry from another perspective – one that is different from advertising or event photography,” said Silvia Velez, Photography Program Coordinator. In return, the work of photographers Kate Luke, Jason MacCarthy and Ash Scott will be acknowledged on Engineers Australia brochures, banners and website where their work appears.
The images taken in these shoots mainly focussed on electronics and telecommunications, and biomedical engineering disciplines.
