Iconic Britain is a photographic competition that aims to find 100 images that define Britain. Powered by Microsoft Live Search, a new image sourcing network, you can win prizes both by submitting a photo and voting on other people’s entries, with Nikon Coolpix and D60 DSLR cameras on offer. The Iconic Britain competition is open to residents of the United Kingdom, and it runs from 19th June to 14th August 2008. A panel of experts will choose the category winners and their favourite British icon. You can enter and vote in the contest at http://www.iconicbritain.com.

Could be fun! Some of the search results are a little…wonky, but there are some nice images in there. It would be interesting to see what images are selected to define Britain.

Ever wanted to go inside the iconic Battersea Power Station? Well, now is your chance as the owners of the site organize a few open days as part of the consultation process for their new plans to regenerate the site.

The power station will be opened on Saturday 12 July & Saturday 19 July, both days from 10am until 6pm. And they even encourage you to bring your camera! More information can be found on their website.

It’s July and you would kind of expect some sunshine and warmth around, but no, not with this British weather. Of course it is kind of obligatory to have rain when Wimbledon is on. Anyway, for all those rainy afternoons there is plenty to see in the galleries around London this month. (more…)

Message from Pete:

Short notice I know, but Ive got Flugtag tickets for tomorrow (Saturday 7th) that I cant use.

Anyone wants them, post your email as a comment and I’ll send you the redemption email.

As you can see June is pretty filled with meetups, but I’m sure some of you will find time to visit a few of these exhibitions. Has anyone already been to the big exhibition in the Tate Modern? (more…)

Last year’s Europe Photobloggers meetup in Berlin was great fun, and it was then announced that this year the meetup is going to be held in Barcelona. The Barcelona Photobloggers group seems really well organized, and so I’m pretty sure that this is going to be another great event.

The Europe Photobloggers Meetup 2008 will be held from 5 to 7 September, and for more information and discussion you can head over to the EPB website.

Also in the month of May there is lots to see in the galleries around London. (more…)

I’m sure you are all aware of what is going on in Zimbabwe right now, and if not, I suggest you head over to This is Zimbabwe or hit the Beeb for more. It is heartbreaking and infuriating and it just can not go on any more. April 17th - 19th there will be protests outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London.

It will be a very worthy protest, a good photo op and a way to spread the word about what is going on in Zim.

Andy (Shotage) and myself are organising a studio day on Sunday 27th April in Egham, Surrey (where I work). We will be recruiting a couple of models and a make-up artist for the day and will guide you through a few lighting set-ups before letting everyone have a go taking some shots. We will have several studio flashes and a colorama backdrop or two to play with.

Numbers have to be limited, so we are looking for 5 people who can commit to that date. As we will be getting experienced models and a MUA in, we would like to give them some money for their time, so we are asking that everyone that signs up pays £20 towards that. We will provide snacks and drink.

One requirement is that your camera will be able to fire the flashes. I have radio triggers, so as long as your camera has a working hotshoe, we should be fine.

If you are interested, please leave a comment and I will get back to you to confirm and give you further details.

Spring finally seems to be upon us! Apart from the usual list of exhibitions there is also the notable event of the Olympic torch passing through London next weekend. Should be pretty unique and due to it’s controversy you might even see some protests along the way.
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