News of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its technological developments was rife in the media across 2023 and the increasing impact of this upon the photography world made the Redeye Team keen to find out more. Discover more about this topic in our interviews with these two specialists in the field.
News and Opportunities
Les Rencontres d’Arles and the LUMA Foundation are once again offering the LUMA Rencontres Dummy Book Award, a prize to help publish a book model. Initiated in 2015 and endowed with a production budget of €25,000, this award is open to professional photographers and artists using photography, upon proposal of a book model that has never been published. Special attention will be paid to experimental and innovative editorial forms. The deadline for applications is May 10, 2024.
Redeye member and photographer Claire Walmsley Griffiths and photographer Lisa Holmes, are both running brilliant photography communities up North and we wanted to spread the good news and celebrate the work they're doing - read on to find out more!
What's On
Exhibitions
Discover works from Siân Davey’s The Garden in a free outdoor exhibition in the Soho Photography Quarter just outside the Gallery.
Post-industrial landscapes have held a lifelong fascination for Sheffield-based artist Matthew Conduit. LAND presents a selection of images made over the last ten years which have never been on public display before.
Shy Burhan's acclaimed 'Women in Uniform' photo exhibition is 'coming home' to Bradford's Cartwright Hall Art Gallery for the first time!
‘Hope.Despair. Miracles.’, a new project by Mexican-British social documentary photographer Roxana Allison, introduces the exceptional community change-makers devoted to genuinely improving people’s lives in Longsight: a working-class area in Southeast Manchester rich in ethnic diversity, yet long-associated – sometimes unfairly – with its complex social issues.
Taking place every two years, the Open Exhibition is the biggest celebration of Greater Manchester’s creative talent. Between Sat 3 Feb and Sun 28 Apr 2024, the HOME Gallery walls will be filled with 480 artworks created by you, selected by a panel consisting of art experts and community representatives.
Events
Join Afghan refugee Nahid Hamidi for an inspirational talk, as she shares her experience as a leader within the humanitarian sector, establishing an NGO in Afghanistan, and setting up The Afghan Kitchen in the UK, a pop-up restaurant that supports other refugees who have relocated to Yorkshire on 18 April at Impressions Gallery.
Join photographer and British Army veteran Andy Barnham, researcher Sara de Jong, and two Afghan interpreters to learn more about the project We Are Here, Because You Were There. Discover how photography became a tool for activism, enabling the experiences and stories of Afghan interpreters to be told, on 27 April at Impressions Gallery.
The Experimental Photo Festival 2024 is set to captivate audiences from July 24 to 28, 2024, offering a diverse array of 52 workshops, 20 conferences, 20 exhibitions, 3 portfolio reviews, and an experimental artistic Residency spanning 10 days. With over 100 face-to-face and online activities curated by 51 international artists and curators, the festival promises to be an immersive exploration of experimental photography in all its forms. Based in Barcelona, Spain.
ON ASSIGNMENT - PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE ON EASDALE ISLAND IN 2024 with Colin McPherson and Adam Lee with 10% off for Redeye Members. Three-nights accommodation, two full days practical, hands-on, supported photography tuition – and delicious, home-prepared food in a unique island environment. Running in August 2024.