Find out top tips and the process that led to making Diane Bielik’s first self-published book.

Hear about the ins and outs of the making, the sequencing process, design and layouts, making book dummies, using text, finding money, self-publishing, launching it, selling it and getting it out in the world.

Originally from West Yorkshire, a London based artist and photographer, studied photography at Staffordshire University graduating in 1997. Diane went into industry as a freelance photographer and illustrator and slowly moved into teaching, gaining a teaching qual in 2002 and in 2009, starting an MA at LCC in London, graduating in 2010 and is currently a senior Lecturer at University of Hertfordshire.

Diane has made and shown work for many years in a number if venues, often achieved through a DIY approach, but not always. Halo Tango, Diane’s first book was self-published in 2022 and has been selected for a number of national and international festivals.

Free, booking recommended via Art Tickets, or call the gallery on 01274 737843.

Part of our annual Photobook Fair on Saturday 12 October 2024, with a focus on independent, non-mainstream, grassroots and self-published photobooks and zines.

Image top: Halo Tango © Diane Bielik