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Art Credit: Michi Masumi. BA.MA
📸 Medway and Kent Lens 2026
A month-long celebration of photography, film, video, creativity, storytelling, and community across Medway and Kent. Hosted by The Black Art Hub CIC and supported using public funding by Arts Council England, the programme brings together artists, photographers, filmmakers, workshops, wellbeing walks, talks, and community-led creative experiences for all abilities—from beginners and hobbyists to emerging and professional creatives.
🟣 = Online Event
🟢 = In-Person Event
🟠 = Online + In-Person / Hybrid
📅 = Date & Time
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🟢 Historic Dockyard Chatham Photography Walk with Benjamin Ross
📅 Friday 12th June 2026
🕒 Time TBC
📍 Historic Dockyard Chatham
A creative photography walk through the Historic Dockyard, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with photographers and image-makers.
Participants are encouraged to bring a camera or mobile phone and explore the architecture, textures, heritage, and atmosphere of the Dockyard environment.
🤝 Partnership: Historic Dockyard Chatham
📸 Photography Walk
🎤 Panel Discussion & Q&A
🟢MKL 2026 - Photography Panel Talk
📅 Friday 12th June 2026
🕒 Time TBC
📍 Historic Dockyard Chatham
A creative photography walk through the Historic Dockyard, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A session with photographers and image-makers.
Participants are encouraged to bring a camera or mobile phone and explore the architecture, textures, heritage, and atmosphere of the Dockyard environment.
🤝 Partnership: Historic Dockyard Chatham
📸 Photography Walk
🎤 Panel Discussion & Q&A
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🟢Twydall Phoetry Walk
🕙 10:00 am – 11:00 am
📍 Meet Outside Twydall Library
A gentle well-being walk combining photography, reflection, and found poetry. Participants are encouraged to slow down, notice their surroundings, and creatively engage with everyday spaces through photography and words.
🚶♀️ Trained & insured lead walker: Michi Masumi
🤝 Partnership: Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Medway
🌿 Community well-being focused
📱 Mobile photography welcome
DYCP with Arts Council England & Dominic Markes
Tuesday 23rd June 2026
🕡 6:30 pm
💻 Online Presentation & Q&A
A practical and informative online session exploring the Arts Council England DYCP (Developing Your Creative Practice) fund.
Dominic Markes discusses his successful DYCP application, his current project—film (analog) & documentary photography—funding opportunities, artist development, and creative sustainability for photographers.
🤝 Partnership: Arts Council England
🎤 Hosted by: Dominic Markes
💡 Artist Development & Funding Advice
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RAW — Photography & Business
📅 June 2026 — Date & Time TBC
📍 Online (Live Talk with Q&A)
A candid “real talk” conversation around photography, creative sustainability, visibility, branding, and business development for photographers and visual creatives.
🎤 Hosted by: James Barnett & Michi Masumi
📸 Photography Industry Discussion
💼 Creative Business & Visibility
🟢 Lighting Workshop
Monday 29th June 2026
🕒 Time TBC
📍 Hulkes Darkroom & Studio, Rochester
A practical studio lighting workshop that introduces participants to portrait lighting, studio techniques, and creative experimentation in a professional photography environment.
🤝 Partnership: Hulkes Darkroom & Studio
💡 Led by: James & Tim
📸 Studio Photography
🟢 Analogue Photography Workshop
Tuesday 30th June 2026
🕒 Time TBC
📍 Hulkes Darkroom & Studio, Rochester
An introduction to analogue photography processes and traditional photographic techniques. Participants will explore creative image-making using classic photography methods and darkroom-based practices.
🤝 Partnership: Hulkes Darkroom & Studio
🎞 Analogue Photography
📸 Led by: James & Tim
Photography & Publishing Presentation
with Sam Fentiman-Hall
🕡 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
💻 Online Event
A creative publishing and photography discussion exploring independent publishing, visual storytelling, literature, and creative development. Sam Fentiman-Hall discusses publishing pathways, collaborative arts projects, and community creative engagement.
🤝 Partnerships: Wordsmithery & Medway River Lit (MRL)
📚 Publishing
📸 Photography
✍️ Literature & Creative Practice
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🌍 About Medway and Kent Lens
Medway and Kent Lens 2026 celebrates local creativity through photography, film, and video while building accessible cultural participation and creative opportunities across Medway and Kent.
The programme supports hobbyists, students, emerging creatives, semi-professionals, and professionals through workshops, artist talks, community events, and creative wellbeing activities.
🤝 Key Partnerships Include:
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The Halpern Gallery | Medway ArtBox | Nucleus Arts Centre (Chatham)
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Arts Council England
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Ramblers Wellbeing Walks Medway | A Better Medway
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Photoworks
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Poco Loco
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Historic Dockyard Chatham
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Wordsmithery
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Medway River Lit (MRL)
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Hulkes Darkroom & Studio
📍 Events take place both online and across Medway & Kent.
🌐 Book your space today: events-workshops
