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The Bridge

Finding inspiration

The word inspiration comes from the Latin word meaning ‘to breathe life into’. Inspiration breathes life into our ideas. Inspiration comes from a well-fed imagination. We all need to feed our imaginations by exposing them to the creative work and culture of others.

‘Take inspiration from everywhere. Be aware of everything, take inspiration from the street, from popular culture, from music and from comedy.’

Lee Widdows, art director and teacher.

Be inspired by cameras

Be inspired by cameras and technology. Cameras surround us – look at their fantastic creative possibilities. As well as digital cameras and cameras that use film, you can create and be creative with images from photocopiers, scanners, webcams, ...

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