Channel 4 are running a competition to find Britain’s best new digital photographer
http://picturethis.channel4.com/

(from the website)

“This summer Channel 4 begins the search for Britain´s best new digital photographer. Picture This offers a unique opportunity for photographers from all disciplines and backgrounds to take part in a flagship Channel 4 arts series.

Chosen exclusively from postings on this open-entry website, a selection of the UK´s most exciting new photographers will be invited to take part in a challenging competition to be filmed and then planned for broadcast on Channel 4.

Those selected will undertake a series of assignments, testing their skills in a number of different photographic genres. Their work will be assessed by world-famous members of the photographic community, amongst them photographers, buyers and curators.

But ultimately only one photographer will be chosen as the winner and will receive a fantastic prize.”

The annual European Photobloggers Meet-Up is being held in Berlin, Germany this year. It’s the weekend of September 7-9, 2007. If you are able to travel over that weekend, I would definitely recommend heading to the meet-up. It is bound to be a fantastic weekend!

There will be guided tours, walk-and-shoots and perhaps an urban photo hunt. More specifics are still being ironed out, but a great weekend of photography, photo-chatting and meeting photobloggers from around Europe is being planned. Be sure to visit the website, Europe Photobloggers, and join the fun. There’s a Forum there, so join in and share your thoughts.

A quick look at flights from Heathrow to Berlin are approximately £140 return (not including taxes etc.). The Ellington Hotel is offering a special for us over that weekend if you book before August 15th.  The details are on the website. If you are planning on going, email me so I can give you my mobile and you’ll be sure to have at least someone to contact when you get to Berlin (just in case!).

I’m hoping a bunch of us can make it and represent LPB!

Place: Oxford, PRIDE site on Oxpens Rd. (Map). Later we will head to Starbucks on High Street (Map).

Time: 1pm at the PRIDE site. 4pm at Starbucks

If you miss the initial gathering at 1pm since things might be a tad hectic, meet us at the High Street Starbucks to grab a coffee and chat about the events. From there we can always do a little wandering around Oxford.

Let us know if you can make it or not via the poll on the right. Hope to see you next week!

Got a suggestion for the next London meet up? Leave a comment here! We’d love to hear your suggestions.

July. Summer. London. Rain. So great weather to visit some exhibitions. And if the weather ever gets better, there are also some great events coming to London this month as well.
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