Acknowledgements

Iris would like to thank the following people and organisations for their support: Catherine Fehily and Janet Sleath who initiated the whole project and had the long-term vision to see its true potential.

Jane Fletcher, Jennie Hayes, Paula Moss and Maggie Milner who have all worked as part of the Iris team throughout its long history. Special thanks go to Kate Newton and Christine Rolph without whose commitment and inspiration the project would not exist today. Iris gratefully acknowledges the financial investment made by Arts Council England and Staffordshire University to the project throughout the years.

To Loughborough University School of Art and Design, where funding has been secured to host the resource for the foreseeable future and to develop new projects and collaborations both within and beyond the University, thus enabling Iris to continue to be at the forefront of the photographic community and act as a resource for students, photographers, educationalists and organisations worldwide.