Photography News Issue 42

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Access All Areas

Kerrang! magazine photographer Paul Harries will be exhibiting a collection of his live music and portrait images at Proud Camden in London, until 23 April 2017. Showcasing images of iconic rock legends such as Nirvana, Slash, Metallica and more, Access All Areas by Paul Harries will allow music and photography fans to dive into images Paul has taken over the last two years, as well as have the chance to see some previously unseen works. The exhibition is free to attend and is open 11am-5pm Monday to Friday and 11am-4pm Saturday to Sunday. Access All Areas: Photographs by Paul Harries will be displayed at Proud Camden from 9 March to 23 April 2017.

News in brief

RogerMayne at The Photographers’ Gallery Taking place 30March – 11 June the Photographers’ Gallery will be showcasing the first major exhibition in London of Roger Mayne’s work since 1999. Tickets cost £4 or £2.50 for concessions. The print sales gallery features a rarely seen selection of Martin Parr's early monochrome work including images fromBawWeather. This is on until 23 April. thephotographersgallery. org.uk Travel Photographer of the yearwinners Over 7000 images were entered in the 2016Wanderlust Travel Photographer Of The Year competition. The four amateur winners were announced as Vittorio Ricci, Christopher Roche, Sanghamitra Sarkar and Julia Wainwright, who have all won a photo commission to Thailand. Portfolio winner Trevor Cole received a cash prize of £3000. See the winning images at travelphotooftheyear.co.uk WilliamHenry Fox Talbot work available on theweb The complete works of British photographic pioneer WilliamHenry Fox Talbot are now available to the public through the Bodleian Libraries. Comprising of collections from around the world you can search through over 1000 annotated digital images and by 2018 there will be 25,000 images available. See the collection at foxtalbot.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Photobook releases Octopus Books has announced two new releases Complete Photography; Understand cameras to take, edit and share better photos by Chris Gatcum priced at £16.99 and In Camera; How to get perfect pictures straight out of the camera , by Gordon Laing priced at £19.99. Both books are available to buy from Ilex now. octopusbooks.co.uk ilex.press Poetics of Light: Pinhole Photography More than 200 images by more than 150 artists will be on show as part of a major exhibition of pinhole photography at the National Media Museum. Taking place 17 March- 25 June 2017, the exhibition is free to attend. nationalmediamuseum.org.uk

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England’sMaritime Heritage from the Air by PeterWaller features over 150 never-before-seen photographs of England’s most iconic ports, docks, ships andmore from the EnglishHeritage’s Aerofilms archive. The images include The Cutty Sark, HMS Worcester and more. PublishedbyHistoricEngland (previouslyEnglishHeritage) the book will be available from 28 April priced at £45. HistoricEngland

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Two photography professionals have been added to the judging panel of the ArtGeminiPrize; Professor Brian Griffin D.Univ. (BCU) Hon. FRPS. and publisher and editor David Kilpatrick. Open for entries now, the competition gives photographers the chance to win £2000, photographic prizes and two curated exhibitions. The categories to enter are Architecture, Nature, Wildlife, People, Sport, Portrait, Travel, Street & Staged, Documentary & Photojournalism, B & W, Monochrome and Colour. Entries close on 30 April. new

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Survival International

Open for entries now, the Survival International photo competition aims to raise awareness of tribal peoples and theirways of life, aswell as the threat to their existence. The competition invites photographers from around the world to submit their photos that show tribal people

in their natural environment. Joining this year’s panel of judges, which includes Survival’s Director Stephen Corry, Survival Italy Coordinator Francesca Casella, Max Houghton (Senior Lecturer in Photography at the London College of Communication), and award

winning photographer Edmund Clark is the Little Black Gallery’s Co-Founder Ghislain Pascal. The closing date for entries to the competition is 30 April.

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