Event: The Social

The Social is for photography professionals and enthusiasts like you to meet, have a drink (in most of your cases fizzy) and talk about current aspects of photography. It is run on the last Monday night of the month and is organised jointly by The Photographer's Gallery and the British Journal of Photography.

Join Hohn Wyatt-Clarke and Aaron Schuman to discuss... What are the best ways of getting the most out of showing your work? What are the pros and cons of having an online presence, as opposed to traditional prints? Can photographs really be viewed property on the web?

Join them for a discussion about how to get the most out of each when promoting your work, and some tips on getting your work seen in the best possible light.

The next meeting is Mon 23rd May @ 18:30-21:00, Barrio Central, Poland Street, London, W1F 8PS. Want to know the best part? It's free!

Talk: Writing Photography.. TOMORROW

Town Magazine - emerging and contemporary photography in the early 1960s
Tues 10 May 19:00
7-9 William Road, London NW1 3ER.

Tickets: £5.00/ £3.50 concs.


Launched in 1960 as Britian's first modern glossy men's magazine, its art director Tom Wolsey crough together young photographers including David Bailey, Terence Donovan, Don McCullin and Phillip Jones Griffiths, who went on to shape British fashion photography and photojournalism in the mid 1960s.

Anne Braybon investigates the importance of Town as a platform for contemporary and emerging photography in the UK in the early 1960s, and Wolsey's role as a mentor to the new generation of British photographers.

From Somerset House... Next Week!

Heads up photo students! Big excitement coming your way from April 26 - May 1st, because the fab World Photography Festival will be appearing in London for the first ever time.

This six day festival is open to everyone and no matter what your photographic taste, you'll find something to love in the huge range of exhibitions, workshops, in-depth seminars, screenings, portfolio reviews, and more. If you want to walk the red carpet, there's even a gala ceremony for the Sony World Photography Awards. And when you're ready to chill out, you can head to the Photographer's Lounge for refreshments and ongoing Slide Slam Carousel sessions!

The festival will feature celebrated photographers such as Tom Stoddard, Carol Allen Storey and Bruce Davidson as well as Pulitzer prize winning photographer Liu Hueng Shing and industry leaders such as Elisabeth Biondi (Visuals Editor, New Yorker) and Mike Trow (Photo Editor, British Vogue) - all of whom will be at the festival so keep an eye out.

The full programme for the week long World Photography Festival can be viewed here.

Artist Talks - April 2011

Here's some exciting new artist talks that are coming up in partnership with The Photographers Gallery. Click on a link below to find out more information on each event, booking is essential.

Roe Ethridge speaks to Christy Large, Associate Editor, Frieze.
Wed 27th April 19:00
£5.00

Blurring the boundaries of the commercial with the editorial, and the mundane with the highbrow, Roe Ethridge's conceptual approach to photography is a playful comment on the traditions and conventions of the medium itself.

Elad Lassry speaks to writer and historian Caoimhin Mac Giolla Leith
Thurs 28th April 19:00
£5.00

In his seductive yet detached photographs and films, Elad Lassry highlights the strange in the over-familiar, whether it is a kitten, an attractive model, lipsticks, or a carton of eggs.

FROM STILL TO MOVING

From Still to Moving
11-12 March 2011

The Seminar will take place at HOST Gallery, 1 Honduras Street, EC1Y 0TH

Friday 11 March 2011: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday 12 March 2011: 10am - 5pm

This two-day seminar, organised by Foto8 and the Rory Peck Trust, is aimed at photographers who have begun to work with video and the moving image and want to explore the medium - and its possibilities - further.

PhotoVoice

PhotoVoice is hosting another fantastic lecture with the portrait and fashion photographer, Mary McCartney on Thursday 11th November 2010.

Tickets are on sale through the website and those interested are encouraged to purchase them quickly! Please pass this on to anyone whom you feel might be interested, thank you.