The Art Of Suffering: Capturing The Brutal Beauty Of Road Cycling By Kristof Ramon, On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment eBook magazine UK“, The Art Of Suffering: Capturing The Brutal Beauty Of Road Cycling by Kristof Ramon is a visually stunning photography book offers an intimate look into the world of professional road cycling.
The Art Of Suffering: Capturing The Brutal Beauty Of Road Cycling
The Art Of Suffering by Kristof Ramon
Laurence King Publishing has released a stunning new photography book, The Art of Suffering, by renowned pro-cycling photographer Kristof Ramon (Kramon). This visually captivating collection offers an intimate glimpse into the world of professional road cycling, capturing the raw emotion, intense determination, and unwavering resilience that define the sport.
With a foreword by Belgian cycling superstar Wout van Aert and insightful text by award-winning author Matt Rendell, The Art of Suffering provides a unique perspective on the demands and rewards of elite cycling. Through Kramon’s powerful lens, readers witness the grueling physical challenges, the moments of personal triumph, and the sheer beauty of the sport.
From the punishing climbs of the Giro d’Italia to the brutal cobbled classics of Flanders, Kramon’s photographs reveal the stark realities and fleeting moments of glory that make cycling so captivating. His ability to capture the essence of the sport—the pain, the joy, the determination—makes The Art of Suffering a must-have for cycling enthusiasts and photography lovers alike.
This book is more than just a collection of stunning images; it’s a celebration of the human spirit and the enduring power of the sport of road cycling.
Kristof Ramon
Kristof Ramon is a world-renowned pro-cycling photographer with a career spanning over a decade. Initially a filmmaker, Ramon shifted his focus to cycling photography, capturing the most prestigious races on the international circuit. From the cobbled classics of Paris-Roubaix and Tour of Flanders to the Grand Tours of Italy, France, and Spain, Ramon’s work has documented the sport’s most iconic moments.
Beyond his technical skill, Ramon’s ability to tell compelling stories through his images sets him apart. He captures the raw emotion, intensity, and atmosphere of cycling, creating photographs that resonate with fans and professionals alike. His reputation for excellence has earned him the trust of top teams and riders, granting him exclusive access to behind-the-scenes moments that few other photographers can capture.
Laurence King Publishing
Founded in London in 1991, Laurence King Publishing has established itself as a global leader in art and design publishing. Renowned for our innovative and visually stunning books, games, and gifts, we collaborate with world-class illustrators, designers, artists, and photographers to create products that inspire and delight.
For over three decades, Laurence King has been at the forefront of creative publishing, pushing boundaries and captivating audiences with our unique approach to storytelling and design. In 2020, Laurence King joined the Hachette UK family, marking a new chapter in our journey and solidifying our position as a leading force in the publishing industry.
Orion
As one of the UK’s leading publishing houses, Orion is committed to bringing exceptional books to a wide range of readers. Our mission is to publish content that inspires, informs, and entertains, catering to diverse tastes and interests.
Founded in 1991, Orion has grown to encompass a diverse portfolio of imprints, each with its own unique identity and focus:
Gollancz: A leading imprint for science fiction and fantasy.
Laurence King Publishing: Renowned for art and design books.
Orion Fiction: Dedicated to commercial fiction.
Orion Spring: Specializing in wellbeing and health titles.
Top Tips For Taking Perfect Phone Photos, On The Table Read Magazine, “the best entertainment eBook magazine UK“, we share top tips for taking perfect phone photos that won’t need editing to help make photography accessible to all.
In today’s digital age, where photography has become an integral part of our lives, capturing the perfect shot is a desire shared by many. With billions of photos taken daily and a growing preference for natural aesthetics, the demand for effortless, editing-free photography has surged. This blog post aims to empower you with practical tips and tricks to elevate your mobile photography game, allowing you to capture stunning images that require minimal post-processing, so the art of photography can be an accessible creative hobby for all.
With the help of social media marketing experts Viralyft, we will share seven of the best methods for capturing a flawless photo that will have you putting down the filters and photoshop tools so you can achieve professional-looking results straight from your phone’s camera.
A well-lit subject is the foundation of a great photo. Natural light is often the preferred choice for its soft and flattering qualities. Avoid harsh lighting sources like computer screens, bright bulbs, or direct sunlight, as these can create harsh shadows and uneven skin tones.
To ensure optimal lighting, position yourself facing the light source. Adjust your camera angle until the light hits around eye level. This helps to minimize unflattering shadows, such as dark circles under the eyes, and creates a more balanced and visually appealing portrait.
Even the most skilled photographers can benefit from a few simple posing techniques. One effective trick is to position your body at a 45-degree angle to the camera instead of facing it directly. This creates a more visually interesting composition and can be surprisingly slimming.
To ensure a flattering angle, look slightly up at the camera. A helpful guideline is to ensure the bottom of your phone or camera is level with your eyes. Using a selfie stick can make it easier to achieve this angle.
Additional tips for striking a flattering pose include holding your arms slightly away from your body to avoid appearing bulky. Experiment with creating triangles with your body, such as putting your hand on your hip or playing with a strand of hair. These subtle gestures can add dynamism and interest to your photos.
Backgrounds
While exotic locations can certainly provide stunning backdrops, intriguing backgrounds can be found in everyday settings. Your own home or a nearby park can offer unique and visually appealing options.
When selecting a background, consider the overall composition. A lighter background with fewer distractions can help to brighten your features and ensure your face stands out. Avoid cluttered backgrounds that can draw attention away from the main subject.
Make use of phone and camera features
While it’s easier to use your front camera for selfies, the camera on the back of your phone is much more powerful, creating a much higher quality and professional looking photo. And don’t forget to take advantage of features such as portrait mode which can often be used on both your front and rear-facing cameras, such as with the iPhone.
The grid that can be displayed on the camera screen of most smartphones is another great tool for creating aesthetically pleasing photos. This allows you to create pictures according to the classic composition technique of the rule of thirds, which states that your subject should be off-centre for a more engaging photo.
No digital zooming allowed
When it comes to zooming, understanding the difference between optical and digital zoom is crucial. Optical zoom utilizes physical lenses to magnify the image, preserving image quality and resulting in sharp, detailed photos. Digital zoom, on the other hand, enlarges the existing image digitally, often leading to a loss of quality and detail.
For the best results, consider moving closer to your subject whenever possible. This allows you to capture more detail and avoid the limitations of digital zoom. If you require more zoom capabilities, a camera with adjustable lenses, such as a DSLR or mirrorless camera, is a worthwhile investment.
While built-in flashes can be convenient, they often produce less than ideal results. The flash is typically positioned too close to the lens, creating harsh and unflattering light. Additionally, the LED bulb used in most smartphone flashes can produce an unnatural blue tinge. These factors contribute to the common issues of red eyes, squinting eyes, and harsh, bleached-out effects often associated with flash photography.
Fortunately, recent advancements in smartphone technology have improved multi-shot HDR capabilities, particularly in models like the Google Pixel, which offers an impressive low-light feature known as Night Sight. If flash is your only option in low-light conditions, experiment with different angles to find the most flattering result. However, in most cases, it’s best to avoid using the flash altogether and rely on natural light or other external lighting sources.
Photography
With photo-sharing and video-sharing apps like TikTok and Instagram having gained extreme popularity over the past few years, photoshopping has become so prevalent that the line between fiction and reality has become truly blurred.
But with this rise in photoshopping has come an increase in expertise and knowledge, which has created edit investigators who can spot an altered photo when they see it. And there are now even fake image detectors, which can say whether an image has been changed.
Therefore, a demand for the natural and unedited has also risen, and many celebrities have joined in the trend that promotes body positivity.
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On The Table Read Magazine, “the best creativity magazine in the UK“, raising awareness for abandoned pets in the UK, Jessica McGovern’s photograph of a lurcher alone in the rain, Abandoned, won a top award.
Abandoned by Jessica McGovern
UK photographer, Jessica McGovern, was awarded the prestigious title of Overall International Photographer of the Year 2024 at the Societies of Photographers 20×16 Print Competition, as well as securing the Open Category win.
The heartbreaking image, titled Abandoned, features a Lurcher left alone in the rain that moved judges to tears during the judging process. The compelling photograph not only showcases Jessica McGovern’s talent but also acts as a reminder of the startling record level of neglect and abandoned pets in the UK.
Abandoned by Jessica McGovern
Winning this title is not just a personal milestone but also a platform to shed light on the fact the UK is at a three-year-high of dogs being neglected and abandoned in some way. Through ‘Abandoned,’ I aimed to convey the silent suffering and resilient spirit of these animals.
It’s an honour to have this message recognised on such a grand scale, and I hope that it makes others think about their ability to give these dogs a second chance when they consider adding four paws to their family.
-Jessica McGovern
At just 29 years old, Jessica McGovern’s achievement stands as an inspiration to photographers worldwide, showcasing the transformative power of images to evoke emotions and advocate for those without a voice. Her dedication to bringing attention to the issue of pet neglect and abandonment reflects the true impact photography can have on raising awareness and inspiring positive change.
Colin Jones, CEO at Societies of Photographers and Jessica McGovern
Societies Of Photographers
The annual Societies of Photographers Convention celebrates photography talent across the world. Images are meticulously scored against stringent criteria by internationally renowned judges. “Abandoned” not only triumphed within its category, scoring 90+ to fall inside the “Oustanding” range, but also outshone all other category winners to be hailed as the ultimate winning image.
This year we have seen a fantastic range of images and the standard has been exceptional. The Photographer of the Year Awards represent some of the finest images entered into the competition and have competed against some of the world’s best photographers.
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On The Table Read Magazine, “the best book magazine in the UK“, in What Do You See by Hannah Sage, she shares moments of her pareidolia, seeing faces and other objects in inanimate objects in her morning cup of coffee.
What Do You See?
Whilst many of us have experienced seeing recognisable faces, animals or other objects in the clouds, Hannah Sage’s moments of pareidolia come just as she’s pours the cream into to her coffee. In her new book, What Do You See?, she shares not only what she has seen over the last seven years staring out from her cup, but her love of photography. Do you see what she sees or something else?
A phenomena known for centuries, and with many of the artworld’s greats, including Paul Klee, Salvador Dali and Leonardi da Vinci having commented on seeing random visual patterns in items including marble-topped tables, stained plaster and clouds, today’s thinking is very much that such sightings could help us understand and enhance our creativity.
Enthralling and whimsical, Hannah Sage’s book is also a great reminder that we all need to celebrate those simple, unexpected and unexplained moments in life more.
Hannah Sage
I have always enjoyed looking at things like the clouds, rocks or my coffee and seeing what I can see in them … it’s now become a bit of a running joke… ‘here she goes again.’
Being a keen photographer too, I started taking photographs of my coffee and the first photograph in this book was actually taken on the anniversary of my grandmother’s death, at the time I wondered if it was her waving to us. Since then, I have built up a collection of coffee images which I would like to share with you.
-Hannah Sage
Hannah sage was born in 1980 and grew up in Herefordshire which is where she lives today with her two daughters and their two dogs and four cats. By day Hannah is a registered childminder and in her spare time she enjoys nothing more than exploring with a camera in her hand!
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On The Table Read Magazine, “the best creativity magazine in the UK“, photographer Gim Liu writes about how his new book, A Beginner’s Guide To After Dark Photography With Gimagery, helps fellow photographers.
The main inspiration to write my book ‘A Beginner’s Guide to After Dark Photography with Gimagery’ was taking on the challenge of writing a book and getting it published. For me, it was all about wanting to undertake the challenge as I would consider it one of my greatest achievements if I could successfully do it which would also be self-fulfilling.
In the photography world, my greatest desire and ambition is simply to inspire creativity in others. I believed that writing my book would facilitate this aim by enlightening readers of my book and my promotional articles to the discipline of long exposure photography. Spreading my expert knowledge and experience would provide people with an in-depth theoretical and practical understanding, leaving them with the skills to create eye-catching images. In addition, writing a book would provide me with the opportunity to showcase my skills and also to teach people two photo styles that I made myself.
A Beginners Guide To After Dark Photography With Gimagery
As there are ups and downs throughout the process of writing a book, I believe it is important to keep your reason/s for writing it in your mind to help you when it gets challenging.
Writing process
Having come up with my idea, I first drafted a chapter outline. This provided me with the structure and something to work from which could progressively get ticked off as they got written. The chapter outline did change somewhat through time but it did stay relatively similar to the original outline. Unfortunately, I did not write it in chapter order and cannot remember the order that they got written in. I don’t believe it is necessary to write the chapters in the order of how they are drafted. The important thing is to make note of which ones are finished and which ones are still needed to be written. To maximize your understanding, this was my final chapter outline:
Chapter 1: Exordium
Chapter 2: Camera settings & features
Chapter 3: Camera familiarity
Chapter 4: ADP formula and equipment needed
Chapter 5: Safety measures & precautions
Chapter 6: Light painting words photo guide
Chapter 7: Vehicle light trails photo guide
Chapter 8: Steel wool photo guide
Chapter 9: Outlining photo guide
Chapter 10: Trajectory photo guide
Chapter 11: Epilogue
Gim Liu Photography
After deciding on the chapters, I then had to decide what information should go into the chapters in order to begin writing them.
For chapter 1 (Exordium), this was the introductory chapter so I decided that I must include explanations of what is being taught, how it will be taught, who is giving the guidance and why it is being taught.
For chapter 2 (Camera settings & features), as my book is aimed at photographers that are beginners in the discipline of long exposure photography, I knew that I had to provide a theoretical understanding of settings and features on a camera. This chapter went in-depth into this to make sure a firm understanding was achieved.
Chapter 3 (Camera familiarity) follows on from chapter 2 and provides a practical understanding of the settings and features on a camera. All camera settings and features were explained which are necessary for long exposure photography.
For chapter 4 (ADP formula and equipment needed), I created the after dark photography formula that explains the process of undertaking a long exposure photo which also takes the form of a guide that is used in the upcoming chapters. This is explained which was then followed by describing and explaining all of the equipment needed to be used.
Chapter 5 (Safety measures & precautions) was the last chapter before beginning to teach how to take the actual photos. As some of the photo types use hazardous materials, this chapter was of great importance to ensure the safety of the reader and of others. It outlines general safety measures and precautions along with ones that are specific to some of the photo types.
Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 is where photo guides were provided to follow in order to take photos that involve light painting words, vehicle light trails, steel wool, outlining and trajectory. It used the after dark photography formula I created and provided interactive running examples for clarity.
Chapter 11 (Epilogue) was the concluding chapter of my book and ended with touching upon the post-processing of images, giving some final tips and parting messages.
This was my writing process which happened over a time period of approximately 3 years and 8 months. This was just the period of time, I was not writing every day or every week for that matter. My final piece ended up being 30,490 words spread across 152 pages.
Gim Liu Photography
Experiences from idea to publication
The following is an outline of the entire process I went through which was over a time period of 4 years and 10 months:
Thought of idea > conducted market research > drafted chapter outline > wrote book > created book cover > got it proofread and done a lot of editing to perfect it > got it piloted > submitted it to publishers for publication > chose to self publish so set it up for self publication > reached out to companies to promote it > released the book > carried out promotion and marketing.
To excite readers of this article and inspire the writing of a book, I am sharing my experiences of parts of the process that I believe to hold most value.
Creating my book cover
From my research, I noticed that the book covers in my subject area were not particularly interesting or eye-catching and thought that I could definitely create a better one than those that I saw. I used a fantastic free graphic design program called Inkscape to create mine. This gave me complete control and freedom to create the front and back cover as I wanted. Inkscape is not difficult to use/learn and there are plenty of tutorials on Youtube in order to learn how to use it.
Proofreading and editing
Having completed the entire process, I realised how imperative it is to get your book proofread by someone and also to do a great deal of editing. This part of the process is quite lengthy but it enhances the quality of your work significantly. It became apparent to me that you can infinitely edit your work so a tip I would like to give is that when you get to a point where you are happy with your book, stop there. You could literally edit forever.
Piloting
After I had finished writing, proofreading and editing, I found volunteers who were willing to pilot my book. I believe this was very important to ensure what I had written was understood by the reader, my instructions could be followed and to get suggestions for any final changes that could be made. No matter what genre your book is, I think it is a good idea to get several people to read your book to see if any problems arise that you can fix before publishing it.
Gim Liu Photography
Submitting to publishers
From researching and my personal experience, I found that it is rather difficult to get publishing deal. I submitted to 109 publishers and from these, 58 didn’t respond at all, 49 of them said no and only 2 of them were interested. Of the two that were interested, one of them could not give me an indication of when their publishing schedule would be free enough to publish my book. The other one lead me along for months on end to then turn around and ask me to make significant changes to my content which would take a long time.
I decided not wait around or put in the work of making significant changes to my book and made the decision to self publish on Amazon. One piece of advice I can give from my experience is, if you want to submit to publishers, be prepared for rejection, don’t be disheartened and be persistent. I actually sent three rounds of submissions to the same publishers who didn’t reply to encourage a response which worked in some cases.
Marketing and promotion
For me this was the last step in the process and it is ongoing even to this day since publishing on 20th October 2022. One of my main avenues for promotion was reaching out to big companies in my subject area of photography and asking them if they would promote my book in some way.
I reached out to 93 photography companies and 11 got back to me willing to promote my book in the form of interviews, podcasts, reviews and guest post articles. Just like submitting to publishers, 11 out of 93 is not the best turn out, but it did help to successfully make sales. If you take a similar route for your marketing/promotion, keep in mind that a lot will not reply at all so be prepared for not getting a response and also for rejection.
Additional avenues I took were making a book video trailer which I uploaded to Youtube, Instagram and Facebook. I also posted my trailer in 202 different Facebook groups. 151 of these were author groups and the other 51 were photography groups.
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, new photography series by Prisca Munkeni Monnier examines and criticizes the devastating effects of mining corporations in the Democratic Republic Of Congo.
La Vie Est Belle
In collaboration with the photography organization Fellowship, photographer Prisca Munkeni Monnier has released a new body of work titled La Vie Est Belle. Fellowship presented the new collection as an online exhibition, and beginning on December 15th 2022, all of the works were made available as NFTs.
Visa Don’t Care from La Vie Est Belle by Prisca Munkeni Monnier
Article 15, a hustler’s code developed by late Congolese musician Papa Wemba, serves as the inspiration for the series La Vie Est Belle. The code promotes an attitude of “work with what you have” toward art, but most importantly, it depicts the hope of recovering mineral wealth that mining corporations have stolen from the Democratic Republic Of Congo (and continue to steal from): while the locals are largely left to deal with trash, copper, aluminum, and other materials.
“It’s a denunciation of the violence towards the mine workers but also towards artists, since they are both ignored,” explained Prisca. “They are both children of the country but forsaken by their nation… they work (create) with very little or no help at all, so it’s kind of a revolution and political statement. And a message of hope as well. Because creating something beautiful with recycled cell phones or cans and other objects, is a way of getting our land back.”
Prisca Munkeni Monnier
Prisca’s global upbringing and childhood have a significant impact on her photography practice: Zairean, she was born in Brussels, spent her childhood in Kinshasa, became Congolese, and then established her practice and life between Marseille and Kinshasa. Her images explore her identity as an African creator and woman whose memories are intertwined with the politics and history of the continent thanks to the intricate web of her memories, family, and heritage.
As shown in her Suki series, Prisca’s explorations of identity take many forms, including childhood memories of comparing her hair and appearance to those of Western magazines. She delves deeply into the Westernized notion of beauty and appearance, which she believes is ingrained in African culture and identity.
“The country that saw me born is not mine, the state that saw me grow up has disappeared, the nation of my passport barely exist,” said Prisca. “Remaining my culture, in memory weakened by the jolts of history, and whose survival is based only on a handful of people, an oral tradition whose breath is dwindling. Without doubt this is the breeding ground of my art, this propensity to make dialogue frozen moments, prolong their existence to infinity, force them to speak in an environment saturated with elements, lights.”
Fellowship
After their successful debut at Paris Photo as the first organization to present NFT photography at the prestigious fair with a selection of works by Guy Bourdin, Dmitri Cherniak x Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Cristina de Middel, and Eman Ali, among others, Fellowship is thrilled to collaborate with Prisca, a pioneering photographer.
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, A Year In London is a stunning coffee table book by Amadeus Long, who spent 2016 attempting to capture the essence of each of London’s 272 Tube stations.
A Year In London
A Year In London
In his triumphant photographic collection, A Year in London, Amadeus Long shares with readers the efforts of his 2016 project to photograph each of London’s 272 tube stops and surrounding areas.
A positive and unexpected result of the photographer’s project is the book’s function as a chronicler of social history, presented in a hardcover coffee table format that elevates “The Tube” to a thing of visual and rough-edged beauty.
A Year in London is nothing short of a photographic spectacle because it captures the heart and soul of a system that has served the capital well since 1863, when the Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon became the first urban, underground railway in the world.
Synopsis Of A Year In London
In 2016 I spent a year photographing the areas immediately surrounding every station on the entirety of London’s vast underground system. I started on January 1st, 2016, and 272 tube stops later I finished on the 24th December of the same year.
The book seeks to blend many photographic styles from street to architecture to nature and encapsulates London’s manic grandeur into a visually stimulating and socially curious book
This unique coffee table book makes a great gift for photography fans and London lovers alike and serves as a time capsule of London in 2016.
Amadeus Long
Amadeus Long, photo credit: Kerry Harrison
Amadeus is a 33-year-old child who is desperately avoiding growing up. He learns to understand the world through photography. More specifically, it is the manner in which he is unable to fully comprehend the world and remains in a state of constant awe that can only be found in the space between.
He has worked for Adobe, Absolut Vodka, and Kingston Technologies since beginning his photography career seven years ago. He decided to concentrate on his own projects after working as a Motorsport photographer for FIA Formula E for a while. Since then, he has traveled to numerous countries and is working on a number of photography books.
Despite his German name, he was raised in London and now lives in New York to work on an ambitious street photography project that will be released next year.
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Published by Blurb, A Year in London is available in hardcover ($209.50) on Amazon.com at https://amzn.to/3rrLHaJ
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, photographer Gim Liu talks about his business, Gimagery, specialising in long exposure photography, and what inspires him.
I interviewed Gim Liu about his life and career, his work in his photography business Gimagery, and what inspires him.
Gim Liu
Tell me a bit about who you are.
My name is Gim Liu, I am 33 and I am a photographer from the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. I am also a rapper, videographer and author of my book ‘A Beginner’s Guide to After Dark Photography with Gimagery’. I have always been interested in exploring new countries and I am currently writing this in Romania which is my 45th country. I took the interest of being a world explorer and combined it with my love for photography. They both go hand in hand and are an excellent combination because the possibilities to take photos are infinite.
I am an internationally known, multitalented professional photographer who is based in the UK. Although my extensive portfolio comprises of hospitality, commercial, travel, landscape and architectural photography, I am a long exposure specialist and have established myself as an expert in this field. As a renowned photographer I have been featured by some of the biggest entities in the photography industry such as Digital Photography Review, Light Stalking, Photographycourse.net, The Photo Argus, PhotoWhoa, Northlight Images and PictureCorrect.
Having attracted a considerable following, I became best known for my artistic creativity by using techniques that result in producing unique images that intrigue and captivate. My supporters have become accustomed to my trademark use of light sources to create the illusion/impression of movement in my photos and bringing static objects to life. I am the pioneer of two long exposure photo types I created which are outlining and trajectory.
In the photography world, my greatest desire and ambition is simply to inspire creativity. This aim is facilitated by enlightening readers of my articles and clientele of my one-to-one experience packages to the discipline of long exposure photography. They receive expert knowledge and are left fully equipped with the skills to create eye-catching images. Taught with the reputable and self-developed after dark photography formula, I ensure an in-depth theoretical and practical understanding of the process is acquired. Readers and clients appreciate my comprehensive systematic approach, easy-to-understand writing and teaching style along with the ability to give explanation on complex and often confusing aspects of photography.
You can see my work on Instagram @gimagery_ and I offer photography services along with fine prints on my website gimagery.net
What is the name of your photography business?
Gimagery
The name of my photography business is Gimagery.
How did you come up with that name?
The realisation of needing to put all of my work under a name resulted in the birth of ‘Gimagery’. I also decided that because I do more than just photography such as videography, rap and literature, it was not just a name but a term; ‘The creative use of imagination by innovative scholar Gim Liu to be visually descriptive in many different forms’. This term enables me to define the broad range of Gimagery.
So, why Gimagery? The name Gimagery was chosen simply because it uses creative and interesting wordplay. It incorporates my name Gim with the word imagery.
Why the snake as a logo? There are three different meaningful reasons for using the snake as the logo. The first reason is simply because the snake can form the shape of the letter G. The second reason is because I was born in the Chinese year of the snake. The third reason is because the idea of putting all of my work under one name and eventually making a website came about in the year of the snake in 2013.
The Gimagery slogan is: ‘Imagine. Explore. Create.’. These three words perfectly encapsulate and accurately describe the brand. Not only does this slogan represent imaginative, exploratory and creative actions of Gimagery, it is also the process of producing unique and interesting work.
First you imagine – using one’s imagination to visualise an idea and paint a picture of it in the mind.
Next you explore – setting out to search for and discover how to bring the idea to life while also considering the possibilities, options and fine details.
Finally you then create – performing the course of action needed in order to cause the idea to come into being as it was imagined.
When did you first get into photography?
I have always been interested in photography but I properly got into it when I bought my first DSLR camera back in 2009. Ever since that moment, I haven’t stopped taking photos. I am always looking at taking the next photo and thinking what to do next. Starting from just a hobby, photography then turned into an obsession followed by a lifestyle.
What inspires your photographs?
This relates to my modus operandi.The way I think about what to shoot solely comes from the philosophy behind my work. My perception of photography is that it is like art and poetry. Along with capturing moments, it can and should be used to express yourself. Long exposure photography does exactly that, it gives you the ability to create and capture something unique in an artistic way. The beauty of it is that you are restricted only by your own imagination and creativity. It is also my favourite type of photography because I am forever fascinated by the vibrant colours and the different light streaks and trails produced by the camera.
With that being said, when I try to come up with an idea of what to shoot, it must have the potential to result in at least one of the following:
Create the illusion/impression of movement
Bring a static object to life in some way
Produce an image that is unique and unusual in appearance
Will have qualities that intrigue and captivate
Gim Liu Photography
These points are the underlying fundamentals which my ideas are based on and in my opinion are what make a great photo.
Additionally, the source of my creative inspiration entirely comes from within. It primarily comes from trying to outdo myself and create better photos than I made previously. The satisfaction of your idea coming to life, it being a success and seeing what you have created on the camera screen is indescribable! This is exactly what spurs me on.
Are you working on a particular series or do you go where the mood strikes?
I am not working on a particular series at the moment and kind of go where the mood strikes. Typically when I do a shoot it is due to coming up with some creative ideas to experiment with and see if the photo/s turn out to be anything remotely like it was envisioned.
What lessons have you taken to learn your craft or are you self-taught?
I haven’t actually taken any lessons to learn how to do my photography and I am completely self-taught. When I first started off in long exposure photography which was a while ago, I may have watched a tutorial or read an article about how to put together a device to create steel wool photos but that is about it.
How has your work changed or developed since you started?
It has changed and developed quite significantly. When I started in long exposure photography, I began by shooting more simple stuff like steel wool photos, the light trails of vehicles driving past and light painting words/patterns with a torch. As I gained more experience, I got more advanced and started manipulating the outcome of photos with different light sources. I ended up creating two different styles of photos which are my own. I named them outlining and trajectory. Here are descriptions of what they involve:
An outlining photo is where a line or set of lines are drawn to mark out and show the border or outer shape of an object. This is achieved by using a torch or sparkler to draw the outline of the object while taking a long exposure photo. A torch or sparkler is the light source used to create the effect and enables the outline to be displayed. There is something magical about displaying the outer shape of a static object, especially when creating the impression of its movement. Such photos leave the viewer in awe of its beauty and wondering how it was created.
A trajectory photo is where the path of a moving object (typically a ball) is displayed in an image. The line or curve resembling the path that the object took is made visible by a sparkler attached to the object. It is thrown/hit/struck/kicked/rolled while a long exposure photo is taken. The sparkler attached to the object coupled with the action made to move it enables the camera to capture the movement made by the object and show how it travelled. Undertaking a trajectory photo leads to producing an eye-catching image which has a wow factor about it. Such photos are very unusual to see which makes it interesting for any viewer to look at.
Do you work in a studio or do you prefer taking pictures outside?
Gim Liu Photography
I do both but I definitely prefer to take photos outdoors as I there are infinite locations to use when shooting outside.
What brand or equipment is an essential part of your photography work?
For my photography work, my Canon 7D Mark ii DSLR camera, my Hama branded tripod and Canon branded wireless remote are essential. In addition to this, light sources are also essential such as torches and sparklers.
Is your photography business your full-time job or a side hustle?
My photography business is more of a ‘side hustle’ but it is strange because I don’t really view it as work as it is my passion. In future, it could definitely become my full-time job and this year I have taken great strides towards that becoming an option.
Are your family and friends supportive of your creative work?
Yes my family and friends are supportive of my creative work, they love it as do my supporters.
How do you sell your photographs?
I sell my photographs in the form of premium canvases on my website gimagery.net
How do you promote your photography business and find new customers?
I primarily promote my photography business on Facebook and Instagram to find new customers. It also happens when I meet people, so in person too.
Are you proud of your work and what you’ve achieved so far?
Yes I am definitely proud of my work and what I have achieved so far. I have built up an extensive portfolio comprising of hospitality, commercial, travel, landscape and architectural photograph over the years.
Do you have any goals for the future you can share with us?
Unfortunately not as I have just completed my two biggest goals this year which was to create my own photography website and also to get my book ‘A Beginner’s Guide to After Dark Photography with Gimagery’ published. I would say in general my goals are staying the same which is to carry on taking creative and the most interesting photos possible which is rather challenging itself to keep coming up with original ideas. Another one would be continue to inspire creativity in others from my own work.
Gim Liu
Do you have any special career highlights you’d love to experience again?
Not specifically no. Winning some awards would be one but I have not managed to get any as of yet!
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, in the RSPCA Youth Photography Competition, stunning, powerful and funny pictures of pets and wildlife were selected by expert judges.
Young Photographer Award Winner 2022
Every year, the RSPCA Young Photographer Awards invites youngsters aged 18 years and under to capture the animal kingdom on a camera or a mobile device. This year, an image of a mountain hare at sunset, taken by 17 year old Ben Harrott from Oldham, Greater Manchester has won the overall top spot in the prestigious competition.
Ben Harrott
The striking winning photo was singled out from more than 4,000 entries this year. Judges were impressed by Ben’s ability to capture this rare encounter with such a shy animal as well as the bravery of the near abstract composition.
Mountain Hare by Ben Harrott
As well as being named this year’s Awards’ ‘Overall Winner’, Ben’s hare photo won the ‘16-18’ age group category.
“I’m so happy that the judges liked my photo of a Mountain Hare so much,” said Ben Harrott. “Winter at my local moorland is often cold and this particular day was freezing! The winter sun was out which didn’t help at all and after walking for hours I finally spotted this mountain hare. After an hour of steady approach, I was the closest I’ve ever been to a mountain hare. The sun was setting and the mountain hare was fully relaxed in my presence, so I was able to photograph this individual up close as the sun was going down.”
It is the second year Ben has won an award in the RSPCA’s annual photo competition for young people. In the 2021 awards, he was runner up in the Portfolio category for his series of fantastic images of red foxes.
The judges were impressed by Ben’s persistence and field craft in capturing this moment with such a notoriously skittish subject and then taking such a skilled picture, with an almost abstract composition. The image also highlights the issue of climate change. Mountain hares live at higher altitudes and are camouflaged with a white winter coat for hiding against the snow (though the low winter sun gave this hare’s white fur a golden appearance), but warmer winters and little snow means it is harder for them to hide. This hare was attempting to hide as best it could.
Angus The Cat
Other Award Winners
Other prize winners included Lily Logan from Beverley, East Riding in Yorkshire, who was a runner up in the 12-15 mobile category with her portrait of Angus the cat; Thomas Easterbrook, from Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire, whose image of an orange tip butterfly was commended in the Small World category and Demmi Havenhand from Bedlington, Northumberland for ‘Baby Face’, her portrait of puppy Carrie, which won the Pet Personalities category.
This year’s awards were judged online by a panel of experts in wildlife photography, including wildlife photographer, TV presenter and RSPCA vice president Chris Packham; wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby (a new judge for this year), former competition winner-turned-professional photographer Catriona Parfitt; professional wildlife photographer and photographic guide Ellie Rothnie; and RSPCA photographers Andrew Forsyth and Emma Jacobs.
Sponsors of the competition are Natures Images (wildlife photography holidays), Camtraptions (camera traps for wildlife photography) and Wildlifephoto.com (resources for nature photographers).
Chris Packham
Judge and awards host Chris Packham said: “This year’s contest was difficult to judge as we received so many superb photographs, however Ben Harrott’s stunning picture of a Mountain Hare really stood out. Ben is a really worthy winner. We have seen a fantastic array of animals featured across this year’s competition. Every year I am impressed by the level and skill in the photographs that are submitted. This year’s entries were magnificent – top work everyone!
Baby Face Carrie by Dammi Havenhand
“The RSPCA Young Photographer Awards is a real celebration of animals and the natural world and I love taking part every year. I hope everyone who entered continues with their love of animals and photography and they should all be proud of their achievements.”
Competition
This year, there were ten categories; under 12 (taken with a camera), 12–15 years (taken with a camera), 16–18 years (taken with a camera), under 12 (taken on a mobile/device), 12–15 years (taken on a mobile/device), 16–18 years (taken on a mobile/device), Pet Personalities, Pet Portraits, Small World and Portfolio.
The winning images across the ten categories were announced during an awards ceremony hosted by Chris Packham on Thursday, 15 December 2022 at the Tower of London.
The ‘overall winner’ – Ben Harrot – was chosen from the ten category winners by the judges.
Winners in each category were awarded trophies and a selection of prizes and as the Overall Winner, Ben Harrott receives a weekend photography ‘Deer Rut Special’ break with award-winning wildlife photographer Danny Green’s team at Natures Images. This fabulous prize includes two nights’ accommodation for the winner and a parent/guardian. In addition, the judges will shortlist a maximum of 15 images from the Mobile Phone and Devices; Pet Personalities and Pet Portraits categories that will then be put to the public vote for the People’s Choice Award in the spring of 2023.
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, photographer David Bailey to hold solo exhibition featuring pictures of iconic figures from the music industry, Vision And Sound.
A new solo exhibition by photographer and filmmaker David Bailey CBE will showcase his unrivalled archive of rare and unseen portraits and candid shots of the music world’s most iconic figures. Bailey: Vision and Sound opens at Mayfair hotel 45 Park Lane on Thursday 15th September and reflects the photographer’s unique style and talent for connecting with his sitters with portraits and candid shots taken over six decades. Highlights include The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Bob Marley, Patti Smith and his jazz heroes, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington and Dizzie Gillespie.
Bailey: Vision and Sound confirms why the East London-born photographer is also considered one of the greatest iconographers of the era that changed the world – the 1960s. It includes an early portrait of Mick Jagger in Paris before the Stones had ever made a record.
Despite Jagger being an unknown at the time, the image nevertheless captivated Diana Vreeland, then editor of American Vogue: “I don’t care who he is,” she said, “it’s a fantastic picture. I want to publish it.” Soon after, Bailey and his Pentax were there as the Stones, resplendent in technicolour velvets and silks, stalked the henge at Avebury in 1968.
While Bailey is widely recognised for his radical eye in fashion, he also captured the zeitgeist, creating iconic portraits of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles in the Sixties that represented a shift in attitudes and styles.
Other portraits taken throughout decades of ground-breaking music include; David Bowie, Elton John, Bob Dylan and Patti Smith. His 2007 portrait of Damon Albarn captures the striking composure of the musician, and his luminous image of reggae master Bob Marley demonstrates Bailey’s natural talent for putting his sitters at ease.
The exhibition features a unique work on canvas depicting John Lennon and Paul McCartney, which relates to the photographic portrait in his groundbreaking Box of Pin-Ups series; Bailey appears to have captured the unique bond of the song-writing duo’s relationship.
Music History
The exhibition also presents out-takes from shoots Bailey conducted for album covers, including the sleeves for The Rolling Stones’ Jumpin’ Jack Flash (1968) and Goats Head Soup (1973), as well as the iconic image for Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies (1973). “We actually had a million dollars in cash in the studio for the shoot,” Bailey recalls. “Afterwards the bank counted the whole lot, and there was ten dollars missing.” The note was found burning on a light.
Grace Jones, Kate Bush, and Patti Smith are among the female giants in Bailey’s archive, while his portrait of Noel and Liam Gallagher captures a significant moment in the ‘Cool Britannia’ period of British music history. “I worked quickly as I wanted them out of the studio – I thought they might kill each other,” Bailey recalls of the rivalrous Oasis siblings’ time in front of his lens.
Bailey’s Musical Heroes
Bailey: Vision and Sound also serves as an homage to Bailey’s own musical heroes, including jazz great Duke Ellington. A shot of Ellington in rehearsal, casting a brief glimpse across the room, offers a moment of solitude – not the typical image of a showman on stage. Other portraits of Bailey’s jazz heroes include Miles Davis and an unseen image of trumpeter and composer Dizzy Gillespie.
An exhibition of this scope is testament to Bailey’s unique eye. His portraits draw out his subjects’ essential qualities, often presenting them with refreshing clarity. “It’s not the camera that takes the picture; it’s the person,” Bailey has stated. Over the past six decades, he has formed lasting friendships with many musicians, photographing them in all their exuberance and in his own stunningly incisive and minimalist manner. The result is a collection of photographic works that have cultivated and influenced the visual culture of music for his and other generations.
Born on 2 January 1938 in North Leyton, East London, David Bailey started school aged 8 and was assigned to the ‘silly class’ due to what he would later discover was dyslexia. He left school aged 15.
Bailey was conscripted to the Royal Air Force in 1956 and bought his first camera while posted in Singapore. He was inspired to become a photographer after seeing Henri Cartier-Bresson’s photograph, ‘Srinagar, Kashmir’ – an evocative monochrome portrait of a group of Muslim women praying at a holy site as the sun rises behind the Himalayas.
In 1959, Bailey began working as an assistant to the fashion photographer John French and soon struck out on his own, publishing his first portrait, of the author and playwright William Somerset Maugham for Today magazine in 1960 – “The first famous person I photographed,” Bailey recalls.
Discarding the rigid rules of a previous generation of portrait and fashion photographers, he channeled the energy of London’s newly informal street and youth culture into his work. In 1965, he published David Bailey’s Box of Pin-Ups, a collection of 36 prints, now widely acknowledged as defining an era and shaping the future of photography.
Bailey’s Passion For Music
Alongside photography, Bailey has always had a passion for music, spanning genres from Cole Porter melodies, to jazz, blues and rock.
A close friend since the ’60s, Mick Jagger has been photographed by Bailey over the years as he evolved into an icon of British rock and roll with The Rolling Stones. From the intimate venues of the Stones’ early days to their sold-out stadium tours, Bailey has photographed Jagger and the band on stages big and small and has also lent his eye for some of their most memorable album covers.
Other British musical notables include John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Lennon and Yoko Ono and, later, Paul McCartney’s Wings.
As a jazz fan, Bailey has had the opportunity to create portraits of some of his heroes of the genre: Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie.
In the 1970s and ’80s, his portraits of musicians included artists from both sides of the Atlantic: Alice Cooper, Patti Smith, David Bowie, Elton John and Cat Stevens, John Lydon (aka ‘Johnny Rotten’ of The Sex Pistols) and reggae master Bob Marley. Female stars in his archive include Björk, Cher, Grace Jones, Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand and Tina Turner, among others.
His portrait of Oasis siblings Noel and Liam Gallagher captured a significant moment in the “Cool Britannia” era of British music history.
David Bailey’s Career
Bailey’s skills as a photographer led him naturally to motion picture work, and in the early 1960s he began to direct the first of hundreds of TV commercials. He has been internally recognised for his filmmaking, winning a Lion d’Or at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival for his Greenpeace PSA, Meltdown.
The first of Bailey’s landmark exhibitions was in 1971 at SNAP! at the National Portrait Gallery, London, featuring alongside works by his contemporaries David Hockney and Gerald Scarfe.
Bailey has travelled extensively and exhibited worldwide. Although best known for his portraiture and fashion photography, his interests extend to TV commercials, film, painting and sculpture. His six-decade-long career has seen him release over 46 books.
Dellasposa
Dellasposa Gallery is where art and culture come together in a celebration of the aesthetic enjoyment and intellectual nourishment offered by the visual arts. Founded in 2016, the gallery, near Hyde Park, represents international contemporary and modern artists, each united by their conceptual rigour and boundary- pushing, timeless works of art.
45 Park Lane
Dorchester Collection’s 45 Park Lane opened on 1st September 2011 just opposite The Dorchester with Wolfgang Puck’s first venture in Europe, CUT at 45 Park Lane. Throughout the intimate-sized hotel, luxurious and contemporary interiors by New York based designer, Thierry Despont, provide a club-like feel offering international guests a smart, central environment from which to enjoy London.
45 Park Lane’s strong ties to the art world go beyond its four walls. The hotel has been attracting guests and artists since the hotel opening and has gained a global reputation for hosting exclusive exhibitions and gallery residences, providing the ultimate platform for emerging artists alongside its collection of established artworks from Damien Hirst, Sir Peter Blake, Patrick Hughes, Richard Young, Brendan Neiland, Jill Berelowitz, Bruce McLean, Joe Tilson, and many more.
Ackerman Studios
Ackerman Studios is a London-based art consultancy. They offer full services including strategic planning and conception, art curation and procurement, and advisory. Built on a decade of experience, Lily Ackerman transforms the way people interact with art – making it a spectacular part of the everyday.
Find Bailey: Vision And Sound Now:
Bailey: Vision and Sound, in collaboration with Dellasposa Gallery, will open at 45 Park Lane, London W1K 1PN on Thursday 15 September, and runs to the end of January 2023.
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On The Table Read, “the best creativity magazine in the UK“, the National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2023 is now open for entries across the UK and Ireland.
Seeking to highlight the best in travel photography, this prestigious annual competition, celebrating its 11th year, is open to entrants from across the UK and Ireland. Photographers of all levels are invited to submit travel images taken during the past year in any of six categories.
National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition 2023
National Geographic Traveller Photography Competition
Pat Riddell, editor of National Geographic Traveller (UK), said: “Now into its 11th year, our annual photography competition attracts thousands of entries with the best images being highlighted in print and digital form across the globe.
“From wildlife and landscapes, to portraits and cityscapes, photography is at the heart of the National Geographic brand — and this competition offers our readers the chance to impress our judges with their perspective of the world around us, whether it’s from distant travels or somewhere closer to home.”
Competition Winners
One grand prize winner will receive a week-long adventure for two on one of Exodus Travels’ small-group trips to Jordan. All six category winners will receive a year-long subscription to National Geographic Traveller (UK) and tickets to a full suite of Masterclasses travel photography panel discussions in 2023. Selected entrants will also be included as part of a national press and media campaign and featured on nationalgeographic.co.uk
Entries 2023
Entrants can submit travel imagery in any of six categories: Food & travel, Urban environments, People, Landscape, Wildlife and Portfolio. Full descriptions of the categories and detailed entry criteria is available online, along with a digital platform through which entries can be submitted.
Entries should be submitted before midnight on 27 November 2022. The winners will be announced in late February 2023 and will be published in the April 2023 issue of National Geographic Traveller (UK).
The judging panel, featuring high-profile photographers, brand ambassadors and photography editors, will be announced in September.
One Grand Prize winner will receive a week-long adventure for two on one of Exodus Travels’ small-group trips to Jordan. Packed full of unforgettable highlights, the itinerary offers travellers unique experiences in the vast desert at Wadi Rum, camping like the Bedouin at an exclusive Exodus Travels camp; the opportunity to snorkel in the Red Sea; and guided tours of the ancient cities of Petra and Jerash. With 45 years’ experience, Exodus Travels excels in curating extraordinary group trips and was voted winner of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Reader Awards 2021 prize for Best Operator. exodus.co.uk
Runners-Up
All category winners will receive a year-long subscription to National Geographic Traveller (UK) and tickets to a full suite of Masterclasses travel photography panel discussions in 2023.
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The closing date is 27 November 2022 at 23.59 GMT.
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National Geographic Traveller (UK) has a cover price of £5.10, is available via subscription and on newsstands, and is published 10 times a year. Visit nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel for more information.
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National Geographic Traveller (UK) is published under licence by APL Media Limited, from National Geographic Partners LLC in Washington, D.C. The travel and lifestyle magazine launched in December 2010, and is packed full of you-are-there photography, authentic travel experiences and inspiring narratives. nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel
Nat Geo Media is a worldwide digital, social and print publisher, operating in over 170 countries, with several print and digital products and over half a billion followers on social media. Our mission is to inspire curious fans of all ages through bold and innovative storytelling about people, places and projects that shape our world, and enable our fans to connect, explore, engage with and care about the world.
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, Joseph O’Sullivan will be teaching a street photography workshop as Photographer In Residence at Montcalm East.
Joseph O’Sullivan has joined Montcalm East as the next photographer in their Photographer in Residence programme in collaboration with Ravensbourne University.
Championing Creativity
The programme was announced in November 2021 as part of the hotel’s ongoing commitment to champion the creativity of its neighbourhood. The on-site studio space offers photographers the chance to work on their portfolio and showcase their work, while hotel guests are encouraged to interact and learn from the artist during their stay.
Joe will be in residence over the summer, available to lend his expertise to any photography enthusiasts, and will be hosting a workshop around street photography on 3rd September (details below).
Joseph O’Sullivan
In-Depth Street Photography Class
This intimate and in-depth class will start at the photography studio at Montcalm East before heading out to explore the creative surroundings of East London. Participants of any skill level will learn and practise different techniques as well as learn some of the approaches that photographers use to make their work stand out. No prior experience is needed and participants can bring their own cameras. Alternatively smartphones work just as well!
Date: Saturday 3rd September Time: 10am-1pm Booking Link Price: £15
About Joseph O’Sullivan
Joe graduated from Ravensbourne University where he gained a 1st Class Honours Degree in Digital Photography. Born and raised in London but surrounded by his Irish heritage, his work is inspired by his cultural background, from family stories and music to religion and politics. His work has been showcased at several exhibitions over the years and has been sold to galleries as well as private collections.
Alongside his artistry, he teaches art and photography to students from ages 12 to 18 in a South East London secondary school. Established in 1962, Ravensbourne University is located at the centre of Greenwich Peninsula’s new and growing creative community in London. A hub of creativity and collaboration, Ravensbourne University has one of the best reputations for photography with a raft of well-known alumni.
Find more now:
Room rates at Montcalm East, Autograph Collection, start at £199 on a B&B basis, including VAT and can be booked via the website www.montcalmeast.com.
Montcalm East 151-157 City Road, London EC1V 1JH Tel: 02038373000
Stay up to date with Montcalm East on Instagram here. More information about Joe’s work can be found at www.josephosullivan.uk or @joe.osullivan.photo.
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On The Table Read, “the best arts magazine in the UK“, World Sports Photography Awards is excited to announce the Amateur chapter of the 2022 awards, sponsored by MPB.
World Sports Photography Awards
Having recently announced the winners for the third World Sports Photography Awards, an exciting new competition has now opened up for amateur photographers. This is a fantastic opportunity for photographers passionate about capturing moments in sport to showcase their best shots.
Photographers can enter up to three images across all sporting categories that have been taken within the last 12 months.
Anyone who does not currently earn a regular income from sports photography is eligible to enter the amateur awards.
Amateur Sports Photography
Speaking about the Amateur chapter, World Sports Photography Awards co-founder Simon Burton said: “Sports photography is about emotion, and the story behind the image. That’s true whether it’s a world-famous athlete in a stadium or kids at a school sports day. We look forward to seeing the entries in this category which tell inspiring stories of endeavour, determination, disappointment, and celebration.”
Sophie Collins, chief marketing officer, MPB said; “We’ve seen some truly astonishing imagery win the World Sports Photography Awards this year and we are very excited to open up this new stage of the competition to shine a spotlight on talented amateur sports photographers. Photography holds the power to evoke emotions, with sports photography captivating audiences and keeping these celebrated moments frozen in time. At MPB we believe in making photography more inclusive and accessible and are delighted to be able to give three amateur winners a fantastic experience they’ll never forget and have their imagery seen by people around the world.”
Award Winners
Winners of the Amateur World Sports Photography Awards will receive a unique behind-the-scenes sporting event experience*, where they will spend the day with a Pro Sports Photographer shooting the event and learning more about what it takes to be a pro in the world of sports photography, whilst have the opportunity to try out their dream kit to shoot the event, provided by sponsor MPB. Winners will also receive credit to spend at MPB to enhance their creative potential.
Naomi Osaka by David Gray
*Experience does not include travel and accommodation, although every endeavour will be taken to make this experience as geographically close to the winners as possible.
The third World Sports Photography Awards saw David Gray win with his image of Naomi Osaka helping a butterfly at the 2021 Australian Open.
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On The Table Read, “the best creativity magazine in the UK“, White House press corp photographer Christy Bowe releases new book, Eyes That Speak: One Woman News Photographer’s Journey with History Makers.
Christy Bowe
Still photographer Christy Bowe is one of the few women who has covered five consecutive administrations at the White House, two presidential impeachments, and eight presidential inaugurations and U.S. Supreme Court Justice confirmation hearings.
Eyes That Speak: One Woman News Photographer’s Journey with History Makers
A credentialed member of the White House Press Corps, House and Senate Press Photographers’ Gallery, and author, Bowe has captured celebrities and royalty at glamorous galas, heroes and sages during the horrific events of 9/11, fervent political and social unrest at the January 6 Insurrection, and the ebb and flow toll of political power.
Eyes That Speak: One Woman News Photographer’s Journey with History Makers
In Eyes That Speak: One Woman News Photographer’s Journey with History Makers(SheaDean Publishing; ISBN: 978-0-578-30039-9), Bowe offers readers an intimate view of the White House and its power players through her lens.
A stunning photographic documentary of world and American leaders, triumphs, political tensions and crises from January 1993 through January 2021, Eyes That Speak presents Bowe’s “passion for being where the action is and recording history as it happens,” through memorable images and personal impressions of:
1. President William Jefferson Clinton, Code Name: Eagle.
2. Princess Diana, on a Red Cross mission to bring awareness to the dangers of old landmines in central Africa.
3. President George W. Bush, Code Name: Trailblazer.
4. Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine, who kissed Bowe’s hand and thanked her for photographing him after his handsome face had become scarred from poison.
5. President Donald J. Trump, Code Name: Mogul.
6. President Joseph R. Biden, Code Name: Celtic.
7. A host of iconic personalities beyond politics, including Barba Streisand, Muhammad Ali, Ellen DeGeneres, Robert DeNiro, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Venus Williams, U.S. Supreme Court icon Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Robert Redford, who, after receiving a Presidential Medal of Freedom at age 80, shook Bowe’s hand and told her that he wished his mom and dad had been there.
12/2/09- The White House – Washington , DC
First Lady Michelle Obama shows the media the Christmas decorations and also invites everyone to participate in Toys for Tots Program.
photo by : Christy Bowe – ImageCatcher News
About Christy Bowe
Christy Bowe is an acclaimed photojournalist, third-generation Washingtonian and life-long maverick. Before she jumped out of an airplane at 15,000 feet and earned her first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, she was thrown out of Catholic school in the ninth grade for refusing to conform. She attended Montgomery College of Rockville, Maryland, and the University of Missouri Photo Workshop-Carthage Missouri, but most of her education has been “on the job.”
Christy Bowe Author Photo, Credit Marcie Katcher
In pursuit of her passion for photography, Bowe earned her way into the small, elite circle of White House press photographers. Her pictures have been featured in magazines such as Time, Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal and Rolling Stone.
She is currently a credentialed member of the White House Press Corps, House and Senate Press Photographers’ Gallery, and a member of the White House Correspondents’ Association, White House News Photographers’ Association, WPOW and the National Press Photographers Association.
Bowe has 10 images preserved in the George W. Bush Presidential Library; she won first place in the prestigious 2021 Paris Photo Prize State of The World Competition for her pictures of the January 6 Insurrection. The founder of ImageCatcher News, she resides in Bethesda, Maryland, and continues to work as a photojournalist, currently covering her fifth U.S. president, Joseph R. Biden.
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Peruvian artist and photographer Christian Fuchs is doing something so remarkably unique, that no other photographer has been able to accomplish in the art world.
I Am My Family
Obsessed with his illustrious German/Chilean ancestors he grew up admiring from their oil paintings and old photographs that were hung in the halls of his grandparent’s home in Peru, Fuchs decided to physically become them, spending months painstakingly recreating their portraits through photography, posing for them himself whether the ancestors were men or women.
In his exhibit, “I AM MY FAMILY”, which is on display for the first time in Los Angeles at the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291) through June 19th, Fuchs takes on the role of his ancestors as a way to connect to his family, celebrate them, and help them live on.
Christian Fuchs
Christian Fuchs has been fascinated with his family since a young age living with his grandparents in Lima, Peru. He has memories of writing to his great-grandmother in German who told him stories about her own great-grandmother. This fascination and desire to connect with his family only grew stronger when he was introduced to five generations of family portraits, recalling as a child that he would often speak to them and make up names and personalities for them if he didn’t know who they were. He would watch them for hours and feel that they were watching him back.
Christian Fuchs
After growing up and studying law, he found himself returning to the portraits of his ancestors again and again. In 2012 he began his lifelong project “TRANSGENERATIONAL”, recreating an image of his fourth great-grandmother, Luise Friederike Charlotte Eleonora Chee.
Photography Art
When we look at Fuch’s photographs it is easy to mistake hem as paintings due to their painterly quality and authentic look, but they are in fact digital photographs taken under very bright lighting, which makes his skin look almost porcelain. The photographs are then printed on matt, cotton paper and, as a final touch, displayed in frames which are appropriate to the period in which the original person lived.
The behind-the-scenes process for recreating them is intensive as Fuchs takes it upon himself to completely immerse himself into the person. From their clothes to their jewelry to even their personality, he becomes the person – enlisting costume designers, makeup artists, jewelers, prosthetics, backdrops, and months of research to portray a truly accurate likeness.
By far the most difficult project was recreating “the family’s patriarch”, his great-great-great grandfather Carl Schilling where to become him, Fuchs had to grow a beard – taking more than a year – and when it was finally long enough to be dyed white, he had a sever allergic reaction to the chemicals. But Fuchs knew that the transformation had been a success when on a trip to the bank, he was asked if he wanted to join the special queue for the elderly.
Christian Fuchs, I Am My Family
Another one of his ancestors that he recreated was that of his great-great-great-great-great-great-aunt, Dorthea Viehmann born in Kassel, Germany in 1755, who as a daughter of an innkeeper was introduced to the Brothers Grimm, ultimately becoming their muse and a source for their Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales.
Ancestors
Fuchs has recreated over 16 portraits of his ancestors so far and has many more in mind, including Queen Elizabeth I, Mary Queen of Scots, and William Shakespeare, whom he believes are all distantly related to him and plans to confirm using a genetic genealogy website.
To Fuchs, his work is a labor of love to his ancestors, and he hopes that people feel connected to their own ancestors while viewing his work.
Find The Exhibit Now:
His collection has been featured on display in Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Germany, and can now be viewed in Los Angeles at the Yiwei Gallery (1350 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291) through June 19th.
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