Photography News Issue 42

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Photo 24, version 2017 Fancy indulging your photography for 24 hours in one of the world’s most fantastic locations? Of course you do, so come and join us for the Photography News Photo 24 in London. It’s a great, fun experience for photographers of all levels

London is one of the world’s most vibrant cities that also happens to be one of the most photogenic with something for every camera user; stunning modern and classic architecture, bustling streets and markets and awesome open spaces. Our incredible capital city is just so full of opportunities for the camera that you need several lifetimes to capture it. Or as someone sitting in the Photography News office once said ‘when a photographer is tired of London, they might as well take up collecting beer mats.’ The Photography News Photo 24 is now in its fifth year. To recap, it is a free event for 250 photographers on or around the longest day of the year. As weekends are best for most people, the actual day of the event shifts around a little and this year the appointed day is 23 June 2017 with a noon start and a noon finish 24 hours later. It is a great chance to

spend the day with a bunch of enthusiastic and like-minded fellow photographers. You can share experiences, learn from and inspire each other and simply have some fun with your camera. Photographers of all levels are welcome. Support will be available for newcomers to this sort of event, as well as advice on shooting in urban situations and help for those who don’t knowLondon verywell. Aprinted guide will also be provided in advance of the event and, of course, we will be covering Photo 24 in detail over the coming months in the pages of Photography News with technique advice and inspiration. If you’re concerned that you can’t keep going for 24 hours or are only interested in shooting at particular times, then don’t worry. You can come along for a few hours and go home, or shoot until dinner before retiring for

the night to a hotel and then coming back the followingmorning. It is entirely up to you how you use the 24 hours. There is no requirement to justify what you aim to do in the 24 hours. On past Photo 24s we have seen people when they registered and didn’t see them again until the close, but we knew from social media that they were shooting all the time and racking up many, many steps. Photo 24 is free. Obviously you have to pay for your own food, travel and accommodation if you book any, but it is free to take part in Photo 24 and all you have to do is register, of which more in a while. However, in the past we’ve organised optional events that are paid for simply because they cost money and costs have to be covered. These optional events will be revealed in due course. Previously, we’ve enjoyed sunset on the London Eye and at the top of the Shard, spent the night aboard classic

London buses and had an early morning boat trip down the Thames. As an added incentive, should you need any, we’ll have photo contests and challenges running to encourage you to push your creativity even further. Details of this year's contests will be revealed in due course. It all sounds fab. don't you agree? So join us for Photo 24 – a free photographic experience like no other. Now, here’s the thing. We have capacity for 250 photographers and the event is so popular now that we need hold a ballot to give everyone an equal chance of gaining a spot. The ballot will have set opening and closing dates. When you register has no impact on your chances and there will be only one entry per person. We’ll have provision to be fair to groups and clubs too. So, watch this space.

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Registration and the ballot are not open yet. We’ll be releasing details in the next issue of Photography News , out 17 April. If the supply of our printed PN is irregular, you can read PN for free online by registering on absolutephoto.com. We’ll also put information on Twitter, @PhotonewsPN and Facebook, facebook. com/photonewsPN.