Street Photography is definitely the flavour of the month of July ....

If you missed the Vivian Maier at the German Gymnasium then don't worry it has reopened at Photofusion in Brixton. Open until 16 September.

This has to be the must-see exhibition of the year.

Inspired to do your own street photography ...

Then this article gives a few pointers.

Check this out ..... our very own Cameron Haynes is one of the contenders in the Fresh Face and Wild Eyed Competition.

To see his image - click here.

Well done and keep an eye on this upcoming photographer!!!

RSPCA Young Photographer Awards

For more info on the competition - click here.

Closing date: 5th September 2011

Royston Arts Festival Photography Competition

Theme is "Crossing the Line"

Get your entries in by 5th August.

More details here.

Exhibitions over the Summer

London

Hamiltons Gallery

Herb Ritts: Prints from the Private Archive

Until 12th August

Victoria and Albert Museum

David Goldblatt

Lifetimes under apartheid

Closes 31st July

Chris Nash

A Flash of Light: The Dance Photography of Chris Nash

Closes 29th August

Signs of a Struggle: Photography in the Wake of Postmodernism

11th August - 27th November

Magnum Printroom

Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light

Until 29th July

Museum of London

London Street Photography

Closes 4th September

Royal Academy

Eyewitness: Hungarian Photography in 20th Century

30th June - 2nd September

Spovieri Gallery

Nan Goldin: Fireleap

Until 6th August

Tate Modern

Burke and Norfolk: Photographs from the War in Afghanistan

Until 10th July

Taryn Simon

Until 6th November

Photography: New Documentary Forms

Until 31st March 2012

Whitechapel Gallery

Thomas Struth: Photography 1978-2010

Until 16th September

London Street Photography Festival

Loads of exhibitions - too many list - more details here.

Recommended a few below:

German Gymnasium, Kings Cross

Vivian Maier

1st July - 31st July

Photofusion

On Street Photography: A Woman's Perspective

Until 22nd July

Collective Gallery

Seen/Unseen

George Georgiou and Mimi Mollica

7th July - 17th July

St Pancras International

Entente Cordiale: Images from France and England

Nick Turpin and Nils Jorgensen

1st July - 31st July

Bexhill

De La Warr Pavillion

Catherine Yass

Until 4 September 2011

Bradford

National Media Museum

The Lives of Great Photographers

Until 4th September

David Spero: Churches

Until 4th September

Impressions Gallery

Murray Ballard

The Prospect of Immortality

Until 17th September

Cardiff

Third Floor Gallery

Ben Roberts: The Gathering Clouds

Until 24th July

Manchester

Lowry Gallery

Nadav Kander: Selected Portraits 1999 - 2011

Until 4th September

Andy Warhol: Warhol and the Diva

25th June - 25th September

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Art Gallery

Chris Coekin: Manufactory

Until 1st October

Loving the street photography vibe ....

Then London Street Photography Festival opens this weekend.

Loads of exhibitions, events etc going on.

Cambridge Open Studios

Visit local artists in their studios over the four weekends in July.

Look out for the distinctive yellow guide books - readily available in and around Cambridge.

Or check out the website - www.camopenstudios.co.uk.

Lots of photographers exhibiting - for Long Road students - collect a summary handout from your teacher.

Remember that visiting an exhibition is one of your homework tasks - you never know there could be someone exhibiting close to you.

James Russell Cant

Coming to speak to students .....

Tuesday July 12th at 10.50am at Long Road.

Image by James Russell Cant

Open to all AS students- see Martin for details.

Fantastic opportunity to hear about what it is like to be a portrait photographer first hand.

To check out James' work - www.jamesrussellcant.com

Great opportunity to get involved in a new project - earn enrichment credits and take some fantastic images.

If you are planning on studying Photography at university - this is a 'must do'!!