Lewis Bush

Lewis Bush is a Senior Lecturer (part-time/online) in MA Photojournalism and Documentary Photography at London College of Communication, part of the University of the Arts London. He holds an ESRC-funded PhD in Media and Communications at the London School of Economics, researching AI's impact on photojournalism. His practice bridges photography, writing, and curation to explore power structures, history, and technology. He has taught at over 10 institutions globally, including LSE, Royal Academy of Art (Netherlands), and École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne (Switzerland).

• Education: BA History (Warwick University), MA Documentary Photography (LCC)

Research focuses on visualising contemporary power systems through projects like Depravity’s Rainbow (linking rocketry history to modern space exploration) and Metropole (documenting London’s gentrification). His works are held in major collections including British Library, Tate Group, Victoria & Albert Museum, and Smithsonian Air & Space Museum.

Awards include Archisle Residency (2018) and BMW Residency (2019). Current exhibitions include An Infinitely Dark Legacy (2025–2026 tour), combining cyanotype prints with archival research. His PhD research examines how AI reshapes photojournalism’s role in democracy.