I found the trip to Bradford Media Museum, Impressions Gallery, and Darley Street Market interesting and managed to draw inspiration into my own ideas and work. Particularly the Impressions Gallery and the "Make Yourselves At Home" exhibition which consisted of 5 different photographer's work all exploring the idea of family in a unique way- "Laura Mate’s series A Fair Trade captures the vibrancy of local markets. Tori Ferenc’s Sěmьja draws on her Polish heritage, visiting Eastern European social clubs still alive with music, laughter, and memory. In From Hope, From Bradford, Anselm Ebulue meets people in chance encounters, photographing them against the district’s diverse and iconic backdrops. Nathan McGill’s Home Grown celebrates green spaces where asylum seekers and refugees plant, grow, and connect. While, Karol Wyszynski’s Under One Roof introduces eight families, revealing how individuals share space and shape each other’s lives." - additionally, a series of archives from Bradford -"Accompanying the newly made photographs is Bradford Family Album, a community-sourced archive of family photographs built through months of dedicated community outreach. From wide-lapelled 1970s wedding celebrations to garage-smoked Latvian meats, the photographs capture personal milestones, cultural traditions, and everyday moments of connection. Each image contributes to a living archive, a collective record of how people have preserved heritage, and adapted and shaped customs."  These exhibitions were interesting as they explored the idea of belonging and how our past informs our present, this directly links to my work in memory and what that holds. It was interesting to see the ways in which the photographers took the theme of family and portrayed it in unique ways - some showcasing their literal family, while some exploring family houses and their interior. The family home work allowed me to see how 4 walls can hold so many memories and take someone back to a specific time in their life - this is what i'm attempting in my work so it was interesting to see how effective it was.