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Photography News Issue 26 absolutephoto.com
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Images in the Lakes
Newbooks
MasteringPortrait Photography
Travelling Light is an exhibition of 30 pictures by leading landscape photographer Steve Gosling. It is being held at the Friends Gallery, Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, Cumbria. It opens 28 November and closes 20 January 2016. Entrance is free and the show will be open 9.30am to 5pm on non- performance days and from 9am on performance days. Contact the theatre on 017687 74411 for specific opening times. Steve is hosting a talk associated with the exhibition on 5 December at the same venue. Tickets cost £4 and can be obtained from the theatre’s box office using the phone number above. You can read more from Steve about the exhibition and his approach to landscape photography later in this issue.
By Paul Wilkinson & Sarah Plater, it is out now and is available at £19.99 (softback). Paul and Sarah are professional photographers and this book is full of practical advice illustrated by a wide selection of their lovely images. Shooting by natural light, with flash, posing and what kit to use are just some of the many areas discussed in the book. Next issue, we’ve a home studio feature featuring advice and images from Paul and
Sarah, so don’t miss it. ammonitepress.com
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Olympus’s Annual Student Photography
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WildWorld Published by Lonely Planet, it costs £29.99 (hardback). It features a collection of 198 full-page pictures curated by Lonely Planet experts and features some the world’s wildest areas. Perhaps not quite so wild, five areas of the UK are featured, too. It is the ideal book for armchair travellers as well as those more adventurous souls looking for new places to explore with their camera. lonelyplanet.com
Anyone who is in full- or part-time education and 16 years or older is eligible to enter this contest, and any brand of equipment can be used to take the entries. Entry is free and there is also no limit to the number of entries you can submit. The theme of the competition is Fashion, Beauty and Lifestyle and the overall prize is an Olympus OM-D E-M1. Second prize is an
Olympus PEN E-PL7 and third place scoops a Stylus TG-860 Tough compact camera. The judges for this contest are Olympus ambassadors Jay McLaughlin, RClevelandAaron and Nicholas Goodden. Entries for the contest closes 8 January 2016.
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In Place of Architecture is an exhibition featuring the work of 13 contemporary photographers. The exhibited images explore the role that photography and film play in our interpretation, perception and understanding of the architectural environment. It is on now and hangs until 11 December and you can see it at Nottingham Trent University’s Bonington building, Shakespeare Street in Nottingham city centre. Entry is free. Building blocks
Books for Christmas Hoxton Mini Press has a range of photography books featuring subjects from around East London, but the great thing is that their appeal is far wider than the featured area. Check out the website for full details. hoxtonminipress.com
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