New exhibition - opens 13th October
In the Face of History: European Photographers in the 20th Century
Until 26 January 2007 at the Barbican, London.

From the First World War to the Cold War, the sexual revolution to the Velvet Revolution, communism to capitalism, the 20th Century was marked by sweeping historical events and changes. In the Face of History brings together the work of many of the greatest photographers of this period, whose works collectively map out a century of European experience.One of the first major exhibitions to chart European photography from 1900 to the present day, In the Face of History features classic photographers such as Eugène Atget, Josef Sudek and Brassaï , alongside contemporary artists such as Boris Mikhailov, Jitka Hanzlová and Wolfgang Tillmans. The exhibition inlcudes a number of photographers from the former Eastern bloc, with many works shown in the UK for the first time. All of the photographers are distinguished by a closeness to their subject matter, sometimes depicting these subjects during times of great conflict. André Kertész documented the realities of a soldier’s life while serving in the Austro Hungarian army in the Great War. Henryk Ross, meanwhile, is represented by a series of shocking images which he took in secret while imprisoned in the Lodz ghetto in Poland during World War Two. Other photographers depict subtler currents of social and cultural change. Christer Strömholm lived amongst, and documented, a community of transsexuals in Paris in the 1960s. Annelies Štrba shows photographs of her children’s lives taken over a thirty year period. In the Face of History contains many powerful works, images distinguished by the emotional bond between photographer and subject, offers a unique perspective on a century, as seen through the eyes of some of Europe’s greatest photographers.

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New Exhibition - opens this week.
Twilight: Photography in the Magic Hour

This exhibition focuses on eight contemporary artists whose photography and installations are made at, or suggest, the fleeting state of the world at dusk. It explores a time of day and a quality of light that presents technical challenges but also embodies a haunting mood and the possibility of narrative intrigue or psychological tension.
At twilight, the colour and quality of light go through rapid and dramatic changes. For photographers, who are highly attuned to the subtleties of light, this is a particularly significant and poignant time. The artists in the exhibition have all made work that focuses on the end of the day and investigates twilight, as distinct from night.
Their grouping shows a variety of approaches to the theme. Each artist is guided by the quality of twilight in the place where they work and by the wider social issues, cultural resonances and poetic possibilities of the magic hour.

Features work by:
Robert Adams
Gregory Crewdson
Phillip-Lorca diCorcia
Ori Gersht
Bill Henson
Chrystel Lebas
Boris Mikhailov
Liang Yue

Exhibtion is on until 17 December at Victoria & Albert Museum in London.
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Photography Festivals - October is the month!!

There are three photography fesitvals being held around the country in October:

Hereford Photography Festival
On until 28th October
Check out: http://www.photofest.org/2006

Format '06 - in Derby
On until 22nd October
Check out: http://www.formatfestival.com

Brighton Photo Biennial
On until 29th October
Check out: http://www.bpb.org.uk

Each of them is well worth a visit - as some really great contemporay photographers on display.