Summary about my work submitted for my successful fellowship application.

Medicolegal, biological, medical and forensic photographic research

The approach I have taken to photography and research is evidence based looking at the literature to back up what I have learnt through my personal and professional practice, then taking that research based practice and publishing as peer reviewed papers in the Journal of Visual Communication, formerly Journal of Audiovisual Media in Medicine, the journal produced by the Institute of Medical Illustrators (IMI). I have been a qualified member since 1980 and I was recognised as a Clinical Photographer through the Academy of Healthcare Science, Professional Standards Authority Register before my retirement.

Personal injury and medicolegal photography

Photography for personal injury claims’ covers my approach to medicolegal photography and supporting personal injury claims. This paper led to several national and international presentations about personal injury cases’.

Clinical applications of photography

As a clinical photographer much of my practice medicolegal and clinical covered aspects of orthopaedics which led to the paper covering the ‘Photography of operative techniques and pathology during arthroscopy using a second arthroscope’ and later when IMI colleagues were working on the first version of the National Guidelines for Surgical Photography publishing a paper about my approch to operating theatre photography.

The paper ‘Transillumination of Testicular Hydrocele’ and the use of the photographs of hydrocele were published in a chapter by Dr. Ray Pedigo in The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5th edition, edited by Kevin J. Knoop et al. McGrawHill this was more of a personal clinical selfie turned opportunity to improve on existing examples online and in published papers illustrating the transillumination of Hydroceles.

Application of photography in forensic and biological sciences

Since starting working at the University of Derby, in 1995, my personal practice has depended more on what I have been teaching, including a research informed curriculum for my modules including Forensic Imaging, and colleagues that have needed photographs to support their teaching or research from ‘First detection of a highly invasive freshwater amphipod Crangonyx floridanus (Bousfield, 1963) in the United Kingdom, to photographs that supported students in their Independent Studies and staff research projects including ‘Post-feeding activity of Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on common domestic indoor surfaces and its effect on development.’ which used time lapse photographhy, similarly I have used infrared and reflected ultraviolet in projects. One of the most successful led to a publication on the use of infrared to visualise tattoos under cover-up tattoos this research was also presented and demonstrated to a national meeting for the Fingerprint Society, now part of the Chartered Society of Forensic Science at Derbyshire Constabulary Force Headquarters, Ripley, Derbyshire. I also presented a paper about the role of implants in identification at this event.

Osteological photography

My current work is more anatomical and osteological as I have been photographing bones for teaching and research. Including a peer reviewed poster ‘Patella Maltracking: A clinical and osteological Case Study. Other examples can be seen in the piece from the Heritage Photography Special Edition

About the selected references

The list of selected references includes 2 books co-edited with a colleague Jane McCann published by Woodhead Publications now Elsevier on Smart Clothing and Wearable Technology in 2009 and then Textile-led design for the active ageing population in 2015 based on research undertaken for a New Dynamics of Ageing project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

A lot of the other references in my curriculum vitae over 34 are shorter papers designed to support medical illustrators with their Personal Development Planning and Continuing Professional Development.

Selected references

Barnes, K.M. and Bryson, D.M., 2020. A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques. Journal of Academic Development and Education, 12.

Bryson D. (2015) Towards a Working Methodology for Using Total Hip and Knee Joint Replacements to Support Identification. Austin J Forensic Sci Criminol. 2(3): 1026.

Bryson D. (2018) Current Issues: Patient perception of clinical photography. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 41(1): 42-43.

Bryson D. (2018) Developing leadership skills. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 41(3): 212-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2018.1483190

Bryson D. (2018) Transillumination of testicular hydrocele. Clinical Medical Imaging Library, 3(3):075. DOI: 10.23937/2474-3682/1510075

Bryson D. (2019) Building an online research profile. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 42(2): 83-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/17453054.2019.1611373

Bryson D. & Hudson, R. (2017) Writing a book review. Journal of Visual Communication in Medicine. 40(1-2): 91-93.

Bryson, D (2016) Impacted Third Molar. International Images for Science 2016. The Royal Photographic Society/Siemens, page 38. ISBN 9780904495126.