Established in 2005, the Durham Centre for Advanced Photography Studies (DCAPS) brings together academics with research interests in the photographic image at the University of Durham. It aims to forge regional, national and international links with researchers, practitioners, curators and others with shared interests in photography. DCAPS runs a regular programme of seminars, workshops and a major biennial international conference, the latest of which took place at the end of September 2009. It also coordinates the activities of the MA in the Photographic Image, which launched in 2003, and is the hub for a cohort of postgraduate students.

DCAPS 3 - Humanising Photography

The latest DCAPS conference took place on 25-27 September 2009, and investigated the relationship between photography, humanism, human rights and humanitarianism. It featured contributions from a range of international scholars, human rights activists, and the photographers Luis Sinco, Marcelo Brodsky, and Bruno Boudjelal. Podcasts from the conference will be available on the DCAPS website shortly.