New Exhibitions at The Photographers Gallery, Great Newport Street, London

Keith Arnatt

I'm A Real Photographer

Until 2 September 2007

Chris Coekin

The Hitcher

Until 2 September 2007

The Myth of the North

The Lowry, Salford

Until Sun 4th November

The Myth of the North celebrates the vibrancy, humour and unique identify of the region is packed full of work by famous photographers including; Bill Brandt, Humphrey Spender, John Davies, Martin Parr and Shirley Baker. Their work along with photography from The Manchester Photographers' Survey will be displayed within a series of life-size installations of a Northern house, streets, seafront and shop.

For further information see http://www.thelowry.com/WhatsOn/EventDetail.aspx?EventId=2812.

Global Youth Photography Competition

In association with the UN's International Youth Day Shoot Experience and Plan International, this competition is open to all 11 - 24 year olds across the globe - just upload photos online line or send by post. The theme is governance - a detailed brief and terms and conditions is available on line. Prizes include an international trip, top of the range digital SLR camera and the chance to feature in the Shoot Nations Exhibition in 6 international cities. Upload dates between - 15th June - 20th July 2007

Further details available http://www.shootnations.org/

Grace Lau

21st Century Types: A Photographic Study
13th July - 24th August 2007

Photofusion

17a Electric Lane, London, SW9

Entrance free.

For more info click here.

Alfred Eisenstaedt

28th June to 1st August 2007

Michael Hoppen Gallery

3 Jubilee Place

London SW3

Entrance free

Click here for more info.

HOST Gallery

1 Honduras Street

London EC1

20th June - 31 July 2007

Flandrien: Hard Men and Heroes

Stephan Vanfleteren

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In the Making: Fashion and Advertising

National Portrait Gallery

2nd July - 14 October 2007

Bookshop Gallery

Entrance free

This display showcases stunning images by leading English fashion and advertising photographers such as Solve Sundsbo, Elaine Constantine and Alexi Lubomirski taken for magazines including V, Pop and Harper's Bazaar.

Diana, Princess of Wales

National Portrait Gallery

From 14th July in Room 33

Entrance free.

Including photographs by Mario Testino, David Bailey and Lord Snowdon, this display marks the tenth anniversary of her death and forms a special portrait of a fascinating figure.

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Daily Encounters: Photographs from Fleet Street

National Portrait Gallery

5 July - 21 October 2007

Entrance fee charged

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Art, Design and Photography Summer Show

The summer art show of A2 students work at Long Road Sixth Form College will be this weekend.

The private view is on Friday 22nd June and all students and their families are welcome to attend. The evening is from 6.30pm - 9.30pm and features bar, bar-b-que and live music for acclaimed local band Poontang.

There will be a fashion show at 7.30pm in the college grounds.

On Saturday 23rd June the show is open for public viewing between 10am - 4pm.

Tate Britain Exhibiton - UPDATE

I went to see this exhibition over half-term and it is FANTASTIC!

All AS Photography students who are planning to carry onto A2 MUST go and see it!!

For everyone else, it has one of the best ranges of British photography that I have ever seen on display.

From W H Fox Talbot, Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, Hill and Adamson through to contemporary photographers such as Simon Norfolk, Martin Parr plus many new names.

This exhibition is highly recommended - highlights for me were the colour photographs by Madame Yevonde (Room 3) and actual prints on display from David Bailey's Box of Pin Ups (Room 4).

For a review of the exhibition - click here.

Travel Photographer of the Year 2007

Also available to enter at the moment is the travel photographer competition.

Closing date is September 19th 2007 - so still time to get some shots from your summer hols.

For info, click here.

Garden Photography of the Year

With so many of the AS/A2 students choosing 'Garden' as the exam question - this may appeal to some of you!

Closing date is 31 January 2008 so plenty of time to enter!

For more info, click here.

Old Billingsgate, London
31 May - 3 June 2007

Photo-london will now focus exclusively on contemporary photography since 1970. It aims to show the diversity of subjects, concepts, styles and techniques explored by photo-based artists from documentary work to conceptual art photography, as well as image combined with media such as audio, video, and installation. photo-london will provide a unique platform to highlight the latest international trends and expressions available in the medium of photography.

For more info - click here

New exhibition at Tate Britain until 2 September 2007 (entrance fee applies).

This is the first major exhibition of photography ever to be held at Tate Britain. It takes a unique look at the journey of British photography, from the pioneers of the early medium to today’s photographers who use new technology to make and display their imagery.

Click here for more info.

Long Road Photography on Flickr

To see what our digital students have been up to - check out our pages on flickr.

Link is: www.flickr.com/photos/longroadphotography

There is some fantastic work on there, and free feel to leave comments (clean ones only please!)

Keep checking back as we keep adding new stuff all the time.

If you have a flickr account, then please add us as a contact - the more the merrier!!

Blair at Work - photographs by Nick Danziger



National Portrait Gallery until July 15th 2007. Entrance free - on ground floor in room 38a.


Well worth checking out if you are in London - this is a fantastic series of images by Nick Danzige documenting Tony Blair at the start of the war in Iraq. Documentary photography undoubtedly at its best! In particular look out for the climbing frame in the garden of No.10.





Click here for more info.

The Democratic Image

In Manchester this month there are a whole range of Photography events including several good exhibitions in conjunction with The Democratic Image Symposium.

Highlights include Magnum photographer, Ian Berry at The Lowry.

For info click here.

For more details check out: www.look07.com

For the democratic image blog: http://thedemocraticimage.opendemocracy.net

Enter_Unknown Territories New Technology Art Festival is in Cambridge this month.

From Wednesday 25th April - Sunday 29th April a variety of events will take place.

Three international artists have been commissioned to produce interactive art projects.

One project focuses on surveillance, "(re)collector" and will use CCTV footage gathered throughout Cambridge.

James Coupe and the team behind this project will be holding an educational talk on Wednesday 25th April at 4.15pm in the Lecture Theatre RUS203, Ruskin Gallery, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge - to which all sixth form students are invited.

For more info about this project and festival, check out www.enternet.org.uk

Face of Fashion
at National Portrait Gallery, London until 28th May 2007

featuring work by:




Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Corinne Day
Steven Klein
Paolo Roversi
Mario Sorrenti

For more info click here.