PHOTOMONTH presents a far-reaching festival of photography in the East End of London. There is a Radical London theme flowing through Photomonth this year and East London has a proud history of activism, of protesting against injustice, inequality and racism, of rising up in favour of a fairer society and seeking to improve the lives of ordinary people.
Major events include:
RADICAL LONDON IN FOCUS exhibition and talks at the Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate EC2M 4QH with David Hoffman 6 October, Ed Thompson 3 November and Jenny Matthews 10 November. Booking: www.bishopsgate.org.uk
PHOTOMONTH PHOTOFAIR Saturday 6 October 10am-6pm
Spitalfields Traders Market, Brushfield Street E1 6AA. (Liverpool St tube) 100 stalls and stands with photographers selling prints, galleries, books, magazines, products and services. An ideal opportunity to buy new work at very reasonable prices. www.photomonth.org
PHOTOMONTH PHOTOWALKS Two amazing history walks have been specially devised with professional guides and photographers to assist. Sat 13 Oct REBELS, STRIKERS and ANTI-FACISTS: the Radical East End 11am-1pm Booking www.bishopsgate.org.uk Sat 20 Oct HISTORY IN THE HEART OF HACKNEY 11am-1.30pm Booking info@alternativearts.co.uk
PHOTOMONTH PORTFOLIO REVIEW 27 & 28 October 11am-4pm V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road. E2 9PA. An exciting opportunity for photographers to showcase their work to picture editors, curators, gallery owners, publishers and agents. Reviewers this year include Sophie Batterbury/Independent on Sunday, Alex Ortiz/Guardian & Observer, Diane Smyth/British Journal of Photography, Eva Eicker/Photographers Gallery, Patrick DiNola/Getty Images. http://www.photomonth.org/
PHOTOMONTH PHOTO-OPEN Rich Mix, 34-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1 6LA 1 November-1 December EXHIBITION of a wide range of subjects and approaches with prize for ‘Best in Show’ given by the World Photography Organisation.
4 November FILMS BY PHOTOGRAPHERS screening 12noon-3pm.
RADICAL LONDON PORTFOLIOS screening 4pm-6pm
PHOTOMONTH LECTURE 21 November 7pm
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street E1 7QX
Simon Norfolk delivers this years keynote lecture. The eminent photographer talks on the land as battlefield and the inscription of memory and metaphor in the natural world.
Booking: www.whitechapelgallery.org
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PHOTOMONTH presents a far-reaching festival of photography in the East End of London. There is a Radical London theme flowing through Photomonth this year and East London has a proud history of activism, of protesting against injustice, inequality and racism, of rising up in favour of a fairer society and seeking to improve the lives of ordinary people.
Major events include:
RADICAL LONDON IN FOCUS exhibition and talks at the Bishopsgate Institute 230 Bishopsgate EC2M 4QH with David Hoffman 6 October, Ed Thompson 3 November and Jenny Matthews 10 November. Booking: www.bishopsgate.org.uk
PHOTOMONTH PHOTOFAIR Saturday 6 October 10am-6pm
Spitalfields Traders Market, Brushfield Street E1 6AA. (Liverpool St tube) 100 stalls and stands with photographers selling prints, galleries, books, magazines, products and services. An ideal opportunity to buy new work at very reasonable prices. www.photomonth.org
PHOTOMONTH PHOTOWALKS Two amazing history walks have been specially devised with professional guides and photographers to assist. Sat 13 Oct REBELS, STRIKERS and ANTI-FACISTS: the Radical East End 11am-1pm Booking www.bishopsgate.org.uk Sat 20 Oct HISTORY IN THE HEART OF HACKNEY 11am-1.30pm Booking info@alternativearts.co.uk
PHOTOMONTH PORTFOLIO REVIEW 27 & 28 October 11am-4pm V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road. E2 9PA. An exciting opportunity for photographers to showcase their work to picture editors, curators, gallery owners, publishers and agents. Reviewers this year include Sophie Batterbury/Independent on Sunday, Alex Ortiz/Guardian & Observer, Diane Smyth/British Journal of Photography, Eva Eicker/Photographers Gallery, Patrick DiNola/Getty Images. http://www.photomonth.org/
PHOTOMONTH PHOTO-OPEN Rich Mix, 34-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1 6LA 1 November-1 December EXHIBITION of a wide range of subjects and approaches with prize for ‘Best in Show’ given by the World Photography Organisation.
4 November FILMS BY PHOTOGRAPHERS screening 12noon-3pm.
RADICAL LONDON PORTFOLIOS screening 4pm-6pm
PHOTOMONTH LECTURE 21 November 7pm
Whitechapel Gallery, 77-82 Whitechapel High Street E1 7QX
Simon Norfolk delivers this years keynote lecture. The eminent photographer talks on the land as battlefield and the inscription of memory and metaphor in the natural world.
Booking: www.whitechapelgallery.org