Photography News Issue 30 absolutephoto.com
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RPS heads for the stars
The Sony World Photography Awards is an absolutely massive photography contest and this year it sees 21 British photographers short listed from a huge total of 230,103 images entered. Submissions came from 186 countries, and entries from the UK were up by 135%. Short listed images can be seen at London’s Somerset House from 22 April to 8 May. The overall winners will be revealed on 21 April. Well done
If you want to learn about how to take great pictures of the heavens, the RPS is hosting an Introduction to Astrophotography workshop on 3 April at the Marwell Hotel, near Winchester. Lilian Hobbs LRPS, the president of the Southampton Astronomical Society, will give technique and hardware advice on
how you can shoot stars, comets and much more using your DSLR or video camera and a telescope or spotting scope. The cost is £45 to non-members and £30 to RPS members and the day starts at 10am.
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Capture the environment Entry to the Environmental Photographer of the Year 2016 contest is now open. Amateur and professional photographers are eligible for the competition which is free to enter, with ten images permitted per person. Pictures must have been taken since 1 January 2015. The overall winner will receive £3000 and the Young (under 25) winner will scoop £1000. The deadline for entries is 18 April 2016.
How to Take Great
Photographs by CliveWoodyear
Published by RLG Publishing, this £9.95 paperback is out now. The contributors to this book read like a who’s who of photography with the likes of Art Wolfe, Harry Borden, Ralph Gibson, Mark Pain and Joe Cornish, with images included. The book is divided in subject sections and each picture is accompanied by an explanation from the photographer about how and why they chose the picture featured. The technique and gear used are explained, too.
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RPS calls for entries This year’s RPS International Print Exhibition is now open for entries. This exhibition, now in its 159th year, is the longest-running of its kind in the world and, as well as the prestige of having your work featured, there are cash awards totalling £4250 to be won. The closing date for entries is 31 May 2016.
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On the bookshelf
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Student winners announced
Alex Mustard’s Underwater Photography Masterclass is published by Ammonite Press, costs £19.99, and is out April. With great pictures to inspire and expert advice on how to shoot underwater, this tome could be what you need to make more of your holidays. Gear, light advice and lens choices are all explained by the authorwho is one of the leading underwater photographers.
From nearly 1000 entries, two students scooped first prize
The winners of the Harman Technology UK Student Competition 2015 have been announced. Nearly 1000 entries were received and the Darkroom winner was Olivia Whitfield for her image 'Amelie’s Love', shot on Ilford HP5+ film. Mark Boulton won the Digital category with 'Vesper in the Shower'. Peter Elton, managing director at Harman said, “The image
composition and creativity on show in these entries was tremendously impressive. Not only in the worthy winners, but in many, many others. It’s exciting to see that the current crop of budding photographers has the potential to reach the top.” All the images that made the final judging stage can be seen on the Flickr feed below.
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