In order to document these works 48 Sheets, BirminghamViewpoint and Birmingham Loves Photographers have teamed up to create a one off project that records this event that allows the photographers of Birmingham to capture it with their own style.

If you want to get involved then be quick, the deadline’s not far off. More info here.

Another Birmingham photography project for your weekend enjoyment. Birmingham {Viewpoint} is run by a chap called Pete and it works like this:

On a monthly basis, a subject will be published on this blog for those taking part. They will then have a month to photograph this subject and email their photographs to the email address below or submit it via the Contact page. The idea of the project is to see the different ways different people view the same subject.

The subject could be a landmark – such as the BT Tower, the Mailbox, the Bullring or a specific area – such as the Jewellery Quarter, the canal system or one of the many beautiful parks in Birmingham. I am open to suggestions of subjects from participants during the project as well, especially if you have a favourite subject that is off the beaten track.

It’s good to see a shout out to the Birmingham Loves Photographers get-togethers at 6/8 Kafe for motivating and inspiring this project.

I also like this project’s name for the chance to use {urly bra{ckets – an oft-neglected key on my keyboard.

Anyway, BLP is worth a subscribe/follow. They’ve been doing a good run of interviews with various photographers, have just released the results of the first round of their Portrait Project and they’ve also flagged up the Library of Birmingham Self-Portrait:

During the autumn of 2011, seven photographic sessions will take place in a range of locations – in the city centre and in community libraries across Birmingham, at which citizens will be invited to take self-portraits in a studio setting, using a shutter release and a plain backdrop. Participants will be given a copy of their photo to take away. The resulting images will be used in a digital installation in the new Library of Birmingham, with potential for a future publication project.

It has it’s own website at Self Portrait Birmingham but there’s no information there about this just yet, although BLP mention an event at Ward End Library on Saturday 1st October from 10.00am-4.00pm.

See also the Birmingham’s People project from a couple of years back.

Preclusion

No Venue : No Permission : No Money

A genuinely guerilla experience, Preclusion is a totally unsupported spontaneous art exhibition.

A space has become available for a limited time and the secretive El Perro Radicale has chosen to take advantage of this opportunity to unveil a collection of locally and nationally produced art.

El Perro Radicale hopes that nothing precludes your attendance.

More confirmed artists including street art, street dance, guerilla poets and the following:

• Jane Baker Photography
• Lucy Grange Photography
• Ryan Hughes Mixed Media Installation
• Matthew Hunt Mixed Media Art
• Lewys Jones  Painting
• Lucy Sparrow Felt Art and Street Art
• Luke Thompson Painting
• Martin Pickard Photography
• Lizz Lunney Illustration
•  Wesley Wezism Painting
•  Pete Grange Photography
•  Ben Waddington Drawing

Preclusion will be at the derelict Whitmarley factory on Ivy Road, Stirchley (B30 2NX for the sat nav fiends out there) which is currently playing host to The Birmingham Social Centre.

There’ll be a grand opening on Friday 29th July at 6:30pm and the exhibition will be up until Sunday 7 August.

Ta to Birmingham Loves Photographers for flagging this one up. I like. I’m going to try to get along on Friday.

I’m not sure who’s behind this, but they’re doing it in conjunction with 6/8 Kafé, in fact it might well just be them – they’re pretty good at featuring photographers and such on their blog. These people are also threatening to run photography events around the West Mids too. If you’d like to be profiled then they say:

We’re looking for amateurs and pros to feature in the blog. The two requirements are:

• You are looking to further yourself as a photographer and use this avenue to promote yourself and others; both creatively and, hopefully, gain some financial return to develop your career.
• That you are being based in Birmingham.

If you are interested you can contact us by Asking Us on this page, onTwitter or Facebook

So get to it.