Jonathan Cherry is a photographer based in Stourbridge, whose portfolio focuses on fine art documentary and portraiture. It’s well worth a look. Since graduating from University College Falmouth with a BA (Honours) in Photography, he’s produced the series ‘Greenlands‘ which studies the lack of a traditional community in English rural town life. The series is … [Read more…]
The Public are hosting two open exhibitions in 2011, and have pushed back the deadline for submissions to Friday 31 December 2010. TOUCHINTERACTIVE 2011 is to be the UK’s first open exhibition specifically for digital interactive artwork, and SCREENING 2011 will offer film and video artists a chance to exhibit work. Both exhibitions are free … [Read more…]
Yoyophoto is a contemporary print service offering unique, limited run prints, recently launched by award-winning photographer George Benson and image maker/ musician Sam Underwood. The site currently features work by George and Sam, but they’re keen to get more photographers on board in the near future. They’re currently at the collecting contacts stage, so if … [Read more…]
Well done to Birmingham based architectural photographer Tim Cornbill, aka Polyester Powder Coated. He’s been shortlisted in CABE‘s Areas of Outstanding Urban Beauty competition with this photograph of Gas St. Basin.
Photographer Liz Hingley spent two years researching and documenting the diverse culture and religious communities who inhabit Handsworth’s Soho Road. Her critically acclaimed exhibition ‘Under Gods’ stories from Soho road is now open at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, running through until 26 February 2011. At a time when religion is seen to cause much social unrest … [Read more…]
This joint exhibition by photographers Louise Holgate and Martin Pickard is opening at The Moseley Exchange on 2 November, taking place from 7 – 9pm, with free wine and cake. The exhibition will run until January 2011. Martin Pickard will be displaying his collection, ‘Obscured’, which is a series of sometimes abstract images from experiments … [Read more…]
To tie in with the Face to Face exhibition we told you about the other week, Collecting Contemporary Photography… In conversation with Brian Griffin and Stuart Whipps, is taking place on Tuesday 9 November at 6-8pm. Pete James, Head of Photographs at Birmingham Central Library, will be discussing the ways in which Griffin and Whipps … [Read more…]
Simon Winnall is a Birmingham based lifestyle and advertising photographer with a rather lovely looking portfolio. This shot from his ‘Vintage Snapshots’ project has recently won Best Image from The SUN (Shot Up North) awards, which celebrates non-London based photographers – congrats!