Sep 2009
Sony World Photography Awards 2009: Global Tour Dates
15/09/09 22:26 Post: Exhibitions
The four photographs from the series 'Starlings Above' currently featured on the SWPA Global Tour.
Yesterday I received confirmation of the forthcoming dates and venues of the Sony World Photography Awards Global Tour 2009/10, so I thought I'd post the information in case anyone wishes to take a look at the exhibition for him/herself. Further details and website links for the galleries can be found on my exhibitions page.
6th October 2009 - 20th October 2009
Edward Day Gallery (Toronto, Canada)
13th October 2009 - 24th October 2009
Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (Paris, France)
22nd October 2009 - 30th October 2009
Aperture Gallery (New York City, USA)
22nd October 2009 - 23rd October 2009
Pavilion (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
26th November 2009 - 12th December 2009
Ardel Gallery of Modern Art (Bangkok, Thailand)
The exhibition will also feature in Mexico (late 2009), London (2010) & Berlin (2010) although the dates/venues have yet to be confirmed. I shall (of course) post the relevant dates/venues when I find out.
I visited the Aperture Gallery in NYC back in April 2006 where I saw a fantastic exhibition entitled 'Regeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow' (there is also an accompanying book for those of you who may be interested). It's such a wonderful space for viewing photography and I'm just so thrilled to know that I'll have my work on display there next month. If only I could get myself over there...
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Buy Art Fair 2009
10/09/09 10:22 Post: News
Image (Above) © 2009 Buy Art Fair Limited. All rights reserved.
In August 2009 Katja Orgin from Visual For Business asked if I would like to show my work at the Buy Art Fair at Urbis in Manchester. Of course, I jumped at the chance. I've never shown my photographs at an art fair before and I thought it might be a good way of getting my work seen by the general public and art lovers alike. I think that my work will be shown on the Arts & Business stall and I'll certainly be going to check out the Buy Art Fair for myself. I've included some further information about the event below which is taken from the Buy Art Fair press release.
"Following its hugely successful debut last year, Buy Art Fair has announced its return for 2009 with a three-day event from the 24th to 27th September. The consumer art exhibition, one of the largest in the country, will showcase the work of over 300 renowned and highly sought after artists, presented by over 75 carefully selected galleries. Amongst those confirmed are Paul Stolper, The Bluecoat and The Open Gallery alongside returning galleries Wendy J Levy Contemporary Art Ltd, Bleach Box and Fiumano Fine Art.
A fresh and exciting addition for 2009 will be the first presentation of The Manchester Contemporary, a new platform within the fair dedicated to cutting edge contemporary art. Produced by the Contemporary Art Society, Castlefield Gallery and Ceri Hand Gallery, The Manchester Contemporary will feature 15 leading contemporary art galleries from around the UK.
The new showcase will be situated alongside three floors of fine and contemporary affordable art. Headline sponsors for the 2009 event are Bluefin and AXA Art.
John Dare, Show Director of Buy Art Fair, commented: “One of the biggest barriers to buying original art is the way in which it is bought and sold. Last year we set out to remove that barrier and make art accessible to all. In what was, and continues to be a difficult economic climate, I’m thrilled to say Buy Art Fair succeeded, generating over £200,000 of sales in its debut show."
If anyone is interested in meeting up and going to Buy Art Fair at Urbis with me then please feel free to contact me.
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Karima Francis: The Author
06/09/09 22:54 Post: Personal Work
Taken at 11:12pm at West Coast Cafe in Blackpool, UK. Saturday 5th September 2009.
Last night I had the chance to watch the wonderful singer/songwriter Karima Francis play an intimate acoustic gig at the West Coast Rock Cafe in Blackpool. This was Karima's first gig in her hometown since playing with the likes of James Morrision at the Albert Hall and featuring on Later With Jools Holland in April earlier this year. I used to see Karima play acoustic sets at open mic nights in Blackpool years ago and I've always considered her to be an incredibly talented musician. As an avid lover of live music, I try and go to as many gigs and festivals as I possibly can. Admittedly, I don't always photograph the gigs I go to (we all deserve a little bit of time off from time to time), but I just had to take this chance to photograph Karima play.
Photographing live performances can sometimes be rather difficult. This is because a) the ambient light is very low (or next to non-existent) and b) musicians tend to move around as they play. Obviously you can use flash to help you out in those sort of situations, but I tend to find that firing a bright light at someone constantly (especially as they're playing a beautiful song they've painfully crafted) just isn't that fair. So, I refrain from using flash unless I've asked the artist beforehand and they're comfortable with me doing so. Fortunately I was able to get really close to Karima during the gig and so I managed to get away without using any additional lighting. I knew that the pictures would turn out quite grainy, but I thought this would add to the overall atmosphere when I converted them to black & white. This is my favourite photograph from the ones that I took last night as it really shows the passion of her performance.
I always like to share and promote talented artists, so I thoroughly recommend that you check out Karima's debut album 'The Author'. It's certainly music to my ears.
Technical Information
Camera: Canon EOS 40D Digital SLR
Lens: Canon EF-S 17mm - 85mm IS USM
ISO: 3200
Focal Length: 85mm
Shutter Speed: 1/60th sec
F-Stop: f/5.6
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