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When: Sunday, Dec 28th
Time: 11:30am
Where to meet: St. James Park/Green Park (See below).

The last meet up for 2008. We’ll do a little walk around (you may have some new toys to play with) and then head somewhere for drinks and a catch-up. Hope to see you guys there!

Anyone up for a meet on Sunday the 28th Dec? Hopefully the turkey will have gone down by then and you’ll all be keen to try out your new toys. Would be nice to catch up with everyone and have a pint or few(!) to warm the cockles after a nice gentle walk.

What do you say? Any suggestions to location (with good local pub)?

The Sony World Photography Awards - the global competition which honours both professional and amateur photographers - is inviting all budding photographers of architecture to submit their work for the 2009 SWPA Architecture amateur category. Our built environment has long been a subject of innovative photography, and this is your chance to get your work seen by some of the world’s leading photographers.

The Sony World Photography Awards are entirely international, welcoming people from across the globe to submit their photographs into an exciting amateur competition, which is run alongside the Professional Awards. They are judged by some of the most renowned names in the industry including Tom Stoddart and Elliott Erwitt.

The competition is free to enter and the submission deadline is 31st December 2008. The winner will be announced on 17th March 2009. There are eight amateur categories in total.

The SWPA Amateur Architecture Photographer of the Year will be showcased as part of the official 2009 Finalists exhibition in Cannes and be part of the annual SWPA Global Tour.

One grand prize winner will be selected from the eight category winners by the 2009 Judging Committee and will be awarded The Sony World Photography Awards Amateur Photographer of the Year. The overall winner and a guest will be flown to Cannes, receive two nights’ accommodation in a luxury hotel on the famous Croisette, receive VIP tickets to attend the evening gala awards ceremony on 16th April 2009, and will receive $5000 and a Sony prize.

The streets of London are already lined with Christmas lights, which means that December is around the corner. Here is the last chance to see some nice exhibitions this year. Read the rest of this entry »

Just been forwarded this and it might be of interest to some…

http://www.solutions-expo.co.uk/

It’s on the 9th and 10th of December and it’s at the London Olympia, an exhibiton full of photography seminars, tutorials, equipment stuff etc.

This show is free.

When writing this calendar it is pouring down with rain. No better time then to go and see some exhibitions and hope for better weather for next week’s meetup.

On another note, The Photographer’s Gallery is holding a PhotoSocial event this Thursday, 6 November between 18:30 and 21:00. It is an informal night showcasing new photography, with music and debate. This time there is a discussion around the theme “the internet is/isn’t a viable platform for ’serious’ photography”.  Jason Evans, of thedailynice.com and Aaron Schuman, Editor of the online photography magazine SeeSaw, debate whether the internet is a worthy gallery space for image-based work. How successfully have photographers responded to the internet? Does the internet change how photographers take pictures?
This seems like an interesting topic for us photobloggers (at least I’m intriged), so I was wondering if people might be interested in going to this event. It’s free and more info can be found here. If you feel up for this, please leave a comment and we could maybe have a mini-meetup this Thursday! Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s check out the Grand Junction Canal!

When: Sunday, Nov 9th
Time: 1:00pm
Where to meet: Meet at the Richmond end of Kew Bridge.  There is a 65 bus stop (just for guidance) and an ASK pizza restaurant at that point.  Easily identifiable.

Hope to see you all there!

I miss hanging out with you guys. It’s been ages. We need another meet-up soon. Any suggestions? I was thinking meeting up somewhere for a some photography time and then hitting a nice pub or coffee shop for an afternoon beverage (or two) and a chat.

Ideas are welcome! I haven’t been down to London in months…and months…

And here is this month’s list of photography things to see in London. This month it will be your last chance to visit the Photographer’s Gallery at their current location on Great Newport Street. From next month they will be located in a different area of Soho.
Not only that, but this month sees the start of some exhibitions from a few of the greatest photographers around: Annie Leibovitz, Robert Capa and Keith Morris. Read the rest of this entry »