I will be taking a 5 day shooting workshop in London in July as part of the London Street photography Festival.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Side Gallery
I am shocked to hear that the Side Gallery in Newcastle has lost all it's Arts
Council funding. As the only gallery in the UK that has supported and shown documentary photography for over 35 years, the gallery needs as many people to write in, offering support of their unique and valuable role in British documentary photography.
All the info about the Art councils reasons and Sides counter arguments can be found on the Side website
There is a petition that I encourage everyone to sign. The local MP's in the North East of England have join the campaign to try to save the galleries funding by questioning it in the House of Commons.
I have a strong affection for the gallery and the cooperative, Amber, that run it. They are the only gallery in the UK to have given me a solo show, and not only once but twice.
I showed Between the Lines in 2002 and Fault Lines in 2010.
Today I was at the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the Figures and Fiction, Contemporary South African Photography, and also went to the permanent gallery space, where they were showing a collection of photographs by the truely amazing, David Goldbaltt from their collection. The work was originally organised and shown in the UK by the Side Gallery, who then toured the exhibition around the UK. When the exhibition ended David donated the prints to the V&A.
This is one of many cases of both photographers and their work that they have supported over the years, I made a previous post about the great posters they have from previous exhibition that can be viewed here.
©Graham SmithThere is a petition that I encourage everyone to sign. The local MP's in the North East of England have join the campaign to try to save the galleries funding by questioning it in the House of Commons.
I have a strong affection for the gallery and the cooperative, Amber, that run it. They are the only gallery in the UK to have given me a solo show, and not only once but twice.
I showed Between the Lines in 2002 and Fault Lines in 2010.
Today I was at the Victoria and Albert Museum to see the Figures and Fiction, Contemporary South African Photography, and also went to the permanent gallery space, where they were showing a collection of photographs by the truely amazing, David Goldbaltt from their collection. The work was originally organised and shown in the UK by the Side Gallery, who then toured the exhibition around the UK. When the exhibition ended David donated the prints to the V&A.
This is one of many cases of both photographers and their work that they have supported over the years, I made a previous post about the great posters they have from previous exhibition that can be viewed here.
In the spring of 2010, they exhibited Tim Hetherington's striking photographs of the civil war in Liberia, taken from his first book Long Story Bit by Bit – Liberia Retold.
As a tribute to Tim, I would like to post this link to the talk he did at Side at the time of the opening.
Monday, 9 May 2011
Leicester feature for Russian Reporter
A few weeks ago I shot a feature for Russian Reporter on Leicester, the 10th largest city in the UK.
The story was based on the prediction that Leicester will become the first city in the UK with a non-white majority. I was free to explore and interpret this story as I saw it.
I've never been to Leicester before and apart from my London project, "Invisible", I haven't shot a story in the UK for years.
One of the first things that you realise is that Leicester is not London. Statistics are interesting but can also be misleading.
London is a truly multicultural city, and I soon realised that the population of Leicester is roughly similar to individual boroughs in London and there are a number of London boroughs that are less than 50% white.
So, if I move around my area of London, I see pretty much every corner of the world represented, not only that, but people are living almost on top of each other. My "Invisible" project addresses some of the issues of how we occupy and share a space. More on this in a couple of months, I am in the process of finishing this work and have a preview exhibition/installation lined up for July in London.
What I found in Leicester, is a city that is very proud of it's status as a successful multicultural city. It has become an official and unofficial line, with almost everyone singing to the same tune. The psychology of this is interesting, in the same way that negative stories repeated start to reinforce believes and behaviour, in Leicester the spin is one of pride of it's multicultural status.
What I observed in Leicester was that although the workplace, business and the city centre were multicultural, the residential areas were fairly segregated, the East and North mainly non white and the South and West mostly white. Also on a social level people seemed to keep to their own kind or tribe, giving you two different levels of interaction, the private and the public.
In many ways, maybe this is one of the ways multiculturalism works. We recognize and respect difference, people live in peace with each other and overlap as and when. In the end we all live in our own tribes, be it by income, age, ethnicity, subcultures.
So I decide to photograph the different ethnic groups in there tribes, time didn't permit me to explore the mixed space of work and the city centre.
Later this year the 2011 census data will come out, so it will be interesting to see if Leicester is the first Non White City in the UK.
All Photographs ©George Georgiou 2011
The story was based on the prediction that Leicester will become the first city in the UK with a non-white majority. I was free to explore and interpret this story as I saw it.
I've never been to Leicester before and apart from my London project, "Invisible", I haven't shot a story in the UK for years.
One of the first things that you realise is that Leicester is not London. Statistics are interesting but can also be misleading.
London is a truly multicultural city, and I soon realised that the population of Leicester is roughly similar to individual boroughs in London and there are a number of London boroughs that are less than 50% white.
So, if I move around my area of London, I see pretty much every corner of the world represented, not only that, but people are living almost on top of each other. My "Invisible" project addresses some of the issues of how we occupy and share a space. More on this in a couple of months, I am in the process of finishing this work and have a preview exhibition/installation lined up for July in London.
What I found in Leicester, is a city that is very proud of it's status as a successful multicultural city. It has become an official and unofficial line, with almost everyone singing to the same tune. The psychology of this is interesting, in the same way that negative stories repeated start to reinforce believes and behaviour, in Leicester the spin is one of pride of it's multicultural status.
What I observed in Leicester was that although the workplace, business and the city centre were multicultural, the residential areas were fairly segregated, the East and North mainly non white and the South and West mostly white. Also on a social level people seemed to keep to their own kind or tribe, giving you two different levels of interaction, the private and the public.
In many ways, maybe this is one of the ways multiculturalism works. We recognize and respect difference, people live in peace with each other and overlap as and when. In the end we all live in our own tribes, be it by income, age, ethnicity, subcultures.
So I decide to photograph the different ethnic groups in there tribes, time didn't permit me to explore the mixed space of work and the city centre.
Later this year the 2011 census data will come out, so it will be interesting to see if Leicester is the first Non White City in the UK.
All Photographs ©George Georgiou 2011
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Antonio Olmos and Simon Norfolk
A beautifully shot video by an old friend, Antonio Olmos, on Simon Norfolk photographing and speaking from Afghanistan.
I love the sense you get of Afghanistan through this video.
It contrasts really well with the very precise and intelligent way that Simon selects and photographs his project.
The work from this video, Burke + Norfolk: Photographs From The War In Afghanistan is on show at the Tate Modern until 10/07/11.
I love the sense you get of Afghanistan through this video.
It contrasts really well with the very precise and intelligent way that Simon selects and photographs his project.
The work from this video, Burke + Norfolk: Photographs From The War In Afghanistan is on show at the Tate Modern until 10/07/11.
Sunday, 24 April 2011
"Visual narratives: European Borderlines" applications
for a long-term project workshop called "Visual narratives: European Borderlines"
The workshop will involve 12 photographers, 3 from each country, working in their own country and one other. The workshop will be taken my Vanessa Winship and myself, with help from the project partners in the 4 countries.
The project will begin with a one week workshop in Latvia this August during the ISSP workshops and conclude with an editing workshop next spring in Turkey. In between participants will undertake a short residency in one of the partner countries as well as produce work in their own. During this time they will be guided online.
The workshops and flights are funded and there is some money towards shooting costs, approx €1200.
Workshop partners will make a shortlist of 12 people from each country and Vanessa and I will select the final 12.
Please consider the portfolio you put together, we are more interested in seeing a well thought out long project than a selection of single images or small sets.
Application deadline: 20 May 2011. Applications here
Good luck
Good luck
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
International Summer School of Photography 2011
I was teaching last year and I must admit that I had a great time, both with the students and relaxing at the end of the night with the other teachers. The intense but fun atmosphere and everyone living together in the middle of nowhere, really does create an amazing bond. Application will close 8th MAY.
© Arno Rafael Minkkinen
The teachers this year are:
Workshop 1: Personal documentary: Interior
Teacher: Michael Ackerman
Workshop 2: Kuldīga in Pop Latino
This year I will be teaching a workshop with Vanessa Winship during ISSP, but it will be outside the normal applications. More news to follow in the next couple of days.
Teacher: Michael Ackerman
Workshop 2: Kuldīga in Pop Latino
Teacher: Marcos Lopez
Workshop 3: Creative documentary: Using reality to create personal fiction
Teacher: Claudine Doury
Workshop 4: Who else am I
Workshop 3: Creative documentary: Using reality to create personal fiction
Teacher: Claudine Doury
Workshop 4: Who else am I
Teacher: Arno Rafael Minkkinen
This year I will be teaching a workshop with Vanessa Winship during ISSP, but it will be outside the normal applications. More news to follow in the next couple of days.
Sunday, 17 April 2011
Installation images from Athens house of Photography
Installation images from Athens house of Photography exhibition. The exhibition will come down on the 22nd April.
I was really happy with the presentation in this gallery. The tall wall was perfect for the Taksim grid and worked very nicely with the Title text.
I was really happy with the presentation in this gallery. The tall wall was perfect for the Taksim grid and worked very nicely with the Title text.
Friday, 25 March 2011
Russian Reporter assignment
Three weeks ago I did an assignment for Russian Reporter on Leicester, in the UK.
Leicester is due to become the first City in the UK with a non white majority in the UK.
Below is the feature in RR. In the next week I will post some more images and explain my
interpretation of the story.
Leicester is due to become the first City in the UK with a non white majority in the UK.
Below is the feature in RR. In the next week I will post some more images and explain my
interpretation of the story.
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Format International Photography festival
I forgot to post about the Format photography festival that's on right now until the 3rd April in Derby.
There are a number of shows on under the title,
I am showing 5 large prints from Fault Lines in the main curated show at the Quad, alongside some very good photographers including, Amy Stein, Joel Meyerowitz, Martin Kollar, Michael Wolf, Rich Rowland and some wonderful work by Chinese photographer, Zhang Xiao
Best to check out the website for full details
©Zhang Xiao
©Katrin Koenning
©Kurt Tong
There are a number of shows on under the title,
'Right Here, Right Now'
Exposures from the public realm
Best to check out the website for full details
©Zhang Xiao
©Katrin Koenning
©Kurt Tong
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Monday, 14 February 2011
Exhibition and Workshop in Athens
I will be exhibiting Fault Lines/Turkey/East/West at the Athens House of Photography from March 17th until
I will also be taking a 3 day workshop. Details below:
Documentary Practice and Narrative: The Long Term Project
The Athens House of Photography is proud to announce its first workshop by world renowned (British/Cypriot) photographer George Georgiou.
The workshop will be 3 days, from March 18th until March 20th. (Hours: 10:00-18:00)
The cost is 250 euro, which will include lunch and coffee breaks for the 3 days and a signed copy of Georgiou's book (Turkey, Fault Lines: East/West)
Number of Participants: 10
Basic knowledge of english required.
Anyone who is interested can contact Nina Stavropoulou at nina@phototheatron.com or at tel: +30 210 5228696
Documentary Practice and Narrative: The Long Term Project
Workshop with George Georgiou (London, UK)
The workshop “Documentary Practice and Narrative: The Long Term Project” will address the issues of contemporary documentary photographic practice and approaches, taking a deeper look at the long-term project in photography. The aim is to build up an understanding of different forms of narratives and different ways of structuring work according to the final mode of presentation, be it a book, an exhibition, multimedia or magazine feature. We will discuss how ideas and concepts are crucial to the development of the documentary project, how to identify themes, motifs and issues that address and question the societies we live in, on both the local and the global level. Participants will bring completed and in progress projects so we can look and deconstruct the images and the working methodology, including taking a detailed look at the editing process. The teacher’s own and other photographers’ projects, working methods and project evolution will be used as illustrations. Each participant should bring selected project/s from their own work and be prepared to discuss their aims in the context of a group.
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