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Daily Archives: June 14, 2013
Our Man In Damascus is now Our Man in Istanbul – John Wreford
June 14, 2013
Posted by on Our good friend and celebrated photographer John Wreford has extricated himself from Damascus for the time being, no doubt he will return, but for the moment he is now officially our man in Istanbul. You can see his most recent images here
Photography Exhibitions Summer 2013
June 14, 2013
Posted by on Daniel Blau announces winners of 5 Under 30 competition
The five winning photographers will exhibit work at the Daniel Blau gallery in Hoxton in July, Daniel Blau has announced the names of the winning photographers in 5 Under 30, its inaugural photography competition for young photographers.The photographers include 27-year-old Marianne Bjørnmyr, 29-year-old Madoka Furuhashi, 26-year-old Andi Schmied, 22-year-old Tereza Cervenova, and 25-year-old Lara Morrell.
For more visit www.danielblau.com
Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 winners are Broomberg & Chanarin for War Primer 2 19 Apr – 30 Jun 2013
Plate 26, George Bush serves a Thanksgiving turkey to US troops stationed in Baghdad in 2003, 2011
CHRIS KILLIP British born Killip has been taking photographs for nearly five decades.What Happened – Great Britain comprises black and white images of working people in the north of England, taken by Killip in the 1970s and 1980s. After spending months immersed in several communities, Killip documented the disintegration of the industrial past with a poetic and highly personal point of view.
©Chris Killip
Cristina De Middel (b.1975, Spain) is nominated for her publicationThe Afronauts (self-published, 2011). Until June 30th
In her first book, The Afronauts, De Middel engages with myths and truths, reality and fiction. In 1964, after gaining independence, Zambia started a space programme in order to send the first African astronaut to the moon.
©Cristina de Middel
Sebastião Salgado Genesis
11 April – 8 September 2013
Waterhouse Gallery
Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis is the culmination of 8 years work exploring 32 countries. It is Salgado’s 3rd long-term photographic exploration of global issues, following his previously acclaimed collections, Workers and Migrations.
About 216 of Sebastião Salgado’s black-and-white documentary photographs are on show in Genesis. They capture some of the furthest and wildest corners of our world, portraying indigenous communities that continue to live in accordance with their ancestral traditions, and showing rare insights into their lands.
During the 8 years in which Salgado travelled around the world to produce this collection of images, he often stayed with the people he photographed.
Salgado reflects: ‘Many of us live in cities, cut off completely from the planet. My wish was to experience living with people with real links to nature… For me to go back to nature was a huge pleasure. I wished to present the planet in my language, photography. And so came Genesis.’
The exhibition’s design follows the 5 themes in Genesis: Sanctuaries, Planet South, Africa, Northern Spaces, and Amazonia and Pantanal.

Many of the places represented in Salgado’s images are important research areas particularly for studying the variety of species biodiversity.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year
This is now on tour and can be found at various locations
Basingstoke
18 May 2013 to 27 July 2013
Willis Museum
Market Place, Basingstoke, RG21 7QD
0845 603 5635
Bedford
22 June 2013 to 15 September 2013
The Higgens Art Gallery and Museum
Castle Lane, Bedford, MK40 3XD
01234 718618
EXPOSURES
Julia Martinez: Nude Photography
13th – 29th June 2013
The photographer, The artist, formerly a photographic model, moves behind the lens
Art Jericho, 6 King Street, Oxford OX2 6DF, Opening hours vary, but are often Wed-Sat 11am – 5pm (or by appointment) and Sun 1-5pm.
ROCK PORTRAITS 90/94 Dean Ryan
4th July – 3rd August 2013
Live music photography at the Jericho Tavern
A first viewing of photographs of The Verve, Pulp and many more at the celebrated Oxford venue.
Art Jericho, 6 King Street, Oxford OX2 6DF, Opening hours vary, but are often Wed-Sat 11am – 5pm (or by appointment) and Sun 1-5pm.
Creative Industries Qualification
June 14, 2013
Posted by on We received information about a course that the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) runs that might be of interest to those wishing to study photography with an aim of achieving a qualification.
The Royal Photographic Society’s Imaging for the Creative Industries qualification provides a structure leading to professional qualifications with particular relevance for those in the media including picture editors, art directors, curators, and designers as well as those within elements of education…..This could provide a qualification for educators, offering a focused opportunity for the academic community. Within this umbrella, the relevant academic disciplines from the fine arts to design as well as their applications can be interpreted widely. Specifically it will include areas of photography and imaging that embraces both those who make and those who use the medium(s).
I have no idea what that means so READ here for further details here is a picture from Wildlife Photographer of the Year to cheer you up