Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day

Sunday 27th April was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day - all images had to be made on this day from a camera without a lens.

To see the results go to http://www.pinholeday.org/.

For an image by our own Mary Weinberger click here.

Leaf image sparks rewrite of photographic history

One of the earliest photographic images attributed to William Henry Fox Talbot - a leaf photogram is to come up for sale at Sotheby's. Recent investigations however propose that the image is actually much older then previously thought and dates from the 1790s. For the full story click here.

London Skyline Time-Slip Photos

This is very cool!
At the South Bank over the weekend and then travels to Edinburgh and Liverpool.
Watch the story by clicking here.

For more info on the project click here.

Innocent Photographer or Terrorist?

Recent article on the BBC newsite -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7351252.stm

Hello! Magazine Young Photographers Award

Open to Photography students aged between 18-30

Closing date: 27th June 2008

For more info: http://services.hellomagazine.com/competition/hello-photo-comp/

Landscape Photographer of the Year 2008
Enter by July 12 2008.
There are several categories including one for images from a mobile phone - so there is no excuse not to enter!

For more details: http://www.take-a-view.co.uk/default.htm

Dan Boulton in print ....

Dan - the newest member of the Photography team at Long Road has his work in print in Document+1.

The article features his fantastic work from Barcelona.

Check out Dan's blog for more info - http://www.kissingbread.blogspot.com/ or his website www.danboulton.co.uk.

Lens Culture
Photo Magazine available online
For those of you who have not already discovered it - Lens Culture is well worth checking out.
Check out: http://www.lensculture.com/index.html

Make sure you sign up for the newsletter so you get every issue!

Current issue features some great work:
World Press Photo winners

Deutsche Photo Prize nonimees


Work by Saul Leiter


And lots more ...

Mark Power: Signs
Exhibition at Churchill College, Cambridge
From 10th April - 18th May 2008
Entrance free
For more info click here.

Steve McCurry: Asia Exhibition
at Magnum Print Room, Gee Street, London
Entrance free
Until 16th May 2008
For more details click here.

How to Take Good Photos
Tutorials on BBC Website by Tom Ang

There is an informative series of tutorials on the Photography section of the BBC website. Some top tips are given so well worth browsing through if you wish to update your skills or need a refresher course.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/britain/goodphotos/