I am a freelance documentary and fine art photographer , writer and researcher,  educator, and organiser of photographic events with a background in Hispanic cultural and visual studies.   Since 2003 I have worked with migrant communities in Spain, resulting in a growing body of work exploring the migrant experience (http://www.johnperivolarisimages.com/) . I lead the Image Makers’ Sub-Group of the Arts, Migration Diasporas Regional Network, working in collaboration with Arts Council England, AHRC, and the National Institute of Continuing Education to promote work in the visual arts by migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the East Midlands (http://www.makingtheconnections.info/). Between 2005 and 2007 I was the  Board Chairman of LOOK 07 (http://www.look07.com/) and Co-Organiser of The Democratic Image Symposium. LOOK 07 comprised a series of exhibitions at 17 galleries and museums in Manchester, a series of 8 workshops with under-represented groups in the city, and lead by 12 photographic artists, More than 20 commissions for photographers and artists, a series of gallery talks and special events, as well online projects. The   culminating event of LOOK 07 was The Democratic Image Symposium (21-22 April, 2007), featuring invited speakers from five continents and involving a collaboration with openDemocracy.net and The Photographers’ Gallery in the production of The Democratic Image blog (http://thedemocraticimage.opendemocracy.net/). I am currently photographing and writing projects on, respectively migrant identities (http://leftluggage.wordpress.com) and surveillance  and photographers .