LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL - LOOK/13

LOOK/13, the second edition of Liverpool’s international photography biennial, will be launched on 17 May 2013. Our event-packed opening weekend kicks off a four-week programme of exhibitions, talks and tours, workshops, competitions and screenings. Most of the festival’s key exhibitions continue throughout the summer, while LOOK/13’s Parallel Programme, listed in full on the festival’s website, rounds up an impressive array of independent and fringe activities.

Posted by Anna Fox on May 21^st 2013

Photo Folio Review & Gallery 1-6 july 2013 - Arles

THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO GET YOUR WORK OUT IN THE WORLD

Photo Folio Review's booking is now open.
Closing date : june 20th 2013.

Coming up for its eighth edition, Photo Folio Review & Gallery offers photographers portfolio assessments during Opening Week in Arles.

All you have to do is register: Photo Folio Review & Gallery is open to all photographers whatever their approach and mode of image treatment.

Posted by Anna Fox on May 21^st 2013

Two great talks at the Photographers Gallery, London

Thu 2 May 2013, 19.00
£7/£4 concession
ARTIST PERFORMANCE LECTURE
SHURUQ HARB
To book:
http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/shuruq-harb

Shuruq Harb tells the story of her encounter with Mustafa, a young street vender in downtown Ramallah, who sells images culled from the Internet to the public.

Harb comes in contact with Mustafa while she is researching the different kinds of images that circulate in the public sphere in Ramallah city. Upon her encounter with him, she tries to salvage what is left over from his unsold collection.

Posted by Anna Fox on April 29^th 2013

Urban Photography Summer School 2013 Goldsmiths, University of London

Designed for photographers, artists and urbanists whose work address notions of urban space and culture, the international Summer School provides a highly intensive two-week practical and theoretical training in key aspects of urban visual practice. The course aims to offer participants a wide range of relevant skills resulting in the production of a photography portfolio drawn from London’s urban environments, combined with a collective final exhibition.

Posted by Anna Fox on April 21^st 2013

Magnum Showcase in association with IdeasTap

Imagine having your photographs reviewed by Magnum.
Imagine those photographs then being showcased on IdeasTap for a month and viewed by thousands of visitors, including senior members of Magnum staff. And just imagine receiving personal feedback and career advice from your Magnum judge...
Well, stop dreaming, because that is exactly what we’re offering.

Posted by Anna Fox on April 16^th 2013

New Photography Workshops

Greetings!

We are gearing ourselves up for our SEEING PHOTOGRAPHICALLY! workshop in Epping Forest next weekend where we will be enjoying two days and nights of eating, sleeping and drinking photography with fellow enthusiasts. So do join us - Paul Hill MBE (http://www.hillonphotography.co.uk) and Maria Falconer FRPS (http://www.mariafalconer.co.uk) - for a weekend of photography and fun!

ALSO check out our June workshop in the Pyrenees (see below).

Seeing Photographically!

12th to 14thApril, 2013

Posted by Anna Fox on April 5^th 2013

Christian Patterson - 1000 Words workshop in London

1000 Words is honoured to welcome Christian Patterson, author of the hugely successful photobook Redheaded Peckerwood, as the photographer to lead our first workshop in London, 20-24 May. This is a rare opportunity to learn from his experiences and mastery of process, narrative and the book form.
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In a separate event, 1000 Words has also organised a free symposium with Patterson together with Tate’s Curator of Photography, Simon Baker; artist and collector, Brad Feuerhelm; and renowned gallerist Michael Hoppen also to be held in the capital, the details of which will be announced shortly.

Posted by Anna Fox on March 16^th 2013

Karen Knorr at The London Conference on Cultural Bridges on film

The London Conference on Cultural Bridges
“State Multiculturalism: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Political, Economic & Cultural Dimensions”
(London, March 20th - 22nd, 2013)
www.uk-multiculturalism.org

Posted by Anna Fox on March 16^th 2013

FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL - OPPORTUNITIES

DONT MISS THIS EXCITING FESTIVAL with folio viewing, workshops, talks and of course exhibitions

http://www.formatfestival.com/whats-on

Posted by Anna Fox on February 21^st 2013

Pinhole day 2013 Be part of something HUGE

World Pinhole Day celebrates its 13th anniversary on Sunday April the 28th 2013.

Worldwide pinhole photography day was established to celebrate the joy of simple creativity using the medium of lens less photography.
We are asking all people around the world to join in the day by taking a photograph with a simple camera and uploading their image onto the Pinhole day gallery www.pinholeday.org. The purpose of the day is to show that from a device as simple as a cardboard box with a small hole you can discover the wonder through the simple act of capturing an image through a small hole.

Posted by Anna Fox on February 8^th 2013