curriculum vitae
Name: Colin White
Current Position: Freelance Photographer
Qualifications: BSc Photographic Sciences, Polytechnic of Central London 1986
MSc Digital Imaging, University of Westminster 2000.
Professional Associations:
The Royal Photographic Society, Imaging Science Group.
The Association of Historical and Fine Art Photography. National Committee member 1996-2009.
Professional Interests:
Photographic workflow management.
Colour management.
Image Quality metrics.
Image asset management.
Employment History:
Photographer, The National Gallery, London. 1988-1996
Deputy Head of Photography, The National Gallery, London. 1996-2005
Head of Photography, The National Gallery, London. 2005-2011
Photography Manager, Art UK. 2017-2020.
Art Camera Professional Photographer, Google UK. 2014-present.
Publications:
PAST EXPERIENCE
Past Roles
2005 - 2011
Head of Photography, The National Gallery
Responsible for the photography, asset management, preservation and distribution of all the Gallery's technical and creative photography.
1996 - 2005
Deputy Head of Photography, The National Gallery
Reporting to the Head of Photographic and photography with specific responsibility for overseeing design and implementation of departmental database systems and the MARC (Methodology for Art Reproduction in Colour) scanning initiative (a program to digitise the entire collection between 2000 and 2002).