Volume 221 Issue 6, 23 September 2016
The 'BDJ' series: People
A chance conversation at the British Dental Journal stand at an international meeting led to the idea of using the letters 'B' ,'D' and 'J' in different formats for the Journal covers. Each cover would feature the letters in a different media or setting. The idea gained momentum and in December 2015 the first pictures were taken. There were so many ideas for different pictures and these had to be narrowed down to a final 12, one for each cover in volume 221.
Photographer Damien Walmsley said: 'This was the most challenging cover of the series. For this photograph, the present 4th year Birmingham dental students agreed to take part and the setting is the Peace Garden adjacent to the new Birmingham Dental School and Hospital. The picture was taken from the roof of the building looking down towards the students. It was a very hot July afternoon and our students found standing still for a period of time whilst looking up to the sun difficult. My thanks to Katie Oakley and Serena Shandley from clinical photography, who co-ordinated moving dental students around on the ground to make the letters 'B', 'D' and 'J'. Finally, many thanks to our BDS students who are excited to be featured on the Journal's front cover.'
Photography by Damien Walmsley
Email: Damien.walmsley@gmail.com
Twitter: @dammo
Instagram: @dammodammo
Flicker: www.flickr.com/damienwalmsley
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