July 2011
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Flowerville
Q. How did you get into photography/what is your background? I don’t have any photographical training but come from philosophy (where I liked to think about seeing) and started photographing things out of a need to express things I could not express in words. Although this came not from a distrust of language and rather was just a need to explore a different way of seeing. The result...
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Meet ups - August 4th & 16th
The dates have been set!
August 4th
On August 4th there will be an informal meet up at 6pm, held at 6/8 Kafe. This will just be a coffee and a chat session, anyone is welcome to turn up and talk photography. This will also be a chance for Portrait Project pairs to get together at a set time and meet others taking part.
On August 4th, after the meeting finishes, everyone is welcome to head to...
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Ping! Brum competition
Calling all Ping Pong Photographers – we’re offering £100 of Puma goodies for the best Ping! pic in Brum Ping! is all over Brum city, so grab you camera, phone, instamatic or whatever and get snapping. Freeze the essence of Ping! whether it’s a mate’s scissor chop, spectacular matches or you and your friends having fun on the sun. We want to see it all.
How to enter for...
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Preclusion
No Venue : No Permission : No Money
A genuinely guerrilla 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.
Preclusion will take place in the derelict Whitmarley...
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Lauren-Jade Gilbert
Q. How did you get into photography/what is your background?
I have many friends who are also into amateur photography, and ever since I purchased my first DSLR, I’ve been hooked. Photography has always been important to me - the crucial part was just making the transition from *looking* to *doing*. I find immense pleasure in watching people at work, and people watching me at work. When I...
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Worcester Street Photography Festival
If you can get over to Worcester this weekend then please do. There will be an exhibition with all the competition entries, you can see them online on our Facebook page ‘Worcester Street Photography Festival’ Judges for the day are the following ones: James Stone, Richard Battye, Bryn Griffiths, Darren Shipman, Martin Strives and Simon Hadley. Although ‘Street...
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Karl Held
Q. How did you get into photography/what is your background?
I’ve been making photographs since I was a teenager, living in the Black Forest in south-western Germany. After initially shooting everything on colour slide film (this was back in the days of family slide shows), I starting developing and printing myself. About 7 years ago I lost a considerable portion of my sight. That changed the...
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Nicholas Priest
Q. How did you get into photography/what is your background?
Art was impressed upon me from an early age: it stemmed from the influence of My grandfather who was a paid artist and subsequently designed many landmarks around Birmingham. Despite my family history in art, art classes were frustrating for me; I had so many ideas but I couldn’t draw and couldn’t paint. Photography came through for me...
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Portrait Project
Calling all Birmingham photographers! Birmingham Loves Photographers blog is looking to launch a Portrait Project which will aim to bring together togs from all over the city, from all levels and walks of life. The idea will be that each month the group will get together for tea/coffee and a chat at 6/8 Kafe in the City Centre, and pairs will be drawn. Each pair will then get together in their own...
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Luke Hinsull
Q. How did you get into photography/what is your background?
I think it probably stemmed from my dad and grandfathers interest in it, initially I never paid attention to it, I wanted to be a car designer until I realized I wasn’t a stickler for math. Then in 1999 I went to the British Grand Prix and borrowed my dad’s Olympus OM20 35mm. Took some good shots, still thought...
