We are seeking photographers who can give short, ten-minute presentations about their work for Hothouse in Manchester
Fourth Year
A brand new series of informal networking sessions for recent graduates and final year students to gain support on their practice.
Work Flow Swap-Shop
Explore the latest ideas and share your workflow quandaries with fellow photographers in this informal discussion on storing, processing and archiving your digital photos.
Meet the Lightbox Talent
A big welcome to our 2017-18 Lightbox photographers. Read on to find out more about their work.
Off-camera Flash with Phil Melia
Commercial and industrial photographer Phil Melia welcomes you into his world of off-camera flash photography for a demonstration and tour around award-winning Saddleworth Studios.
Storytelling in Sport
Photographer and Redeye member Lisa Patricia invites you into her world of wrestling photography as she hosts an evening that looks at the story of two niche sports told from behind the lens. Speaking alongside Lisa will be Manchester-based professional photographer Richard Goulding who will present his project ‘Because of Judo’.
Redeye Events
Fourth Year is a brand new series of informal networking sessions for recent graduates from photography courses to gain support for their practice.
Join commercial and industrial photographer Phil Melia for a demonstration of off-camera flash photography and a tour around the award-winning Saddleworth Studios.
Photographer and Redeye member Lisa Patricia invites you into her world of wrestling photography as she hosts an evening that looks at the story of two niche sports told in photographs. Speaking alongside Lisa will be Manchester-based professional photographer Richard Goulding who will present his project ‘Because of Judo’.
Explore the latest ideas and share your photography workflow quandaries in this informal discussion on storing, processing and archiving your digital images.
News and Opportunities
Naked State is a 10-day residency in Canada which involves creating artworks that explore the nude human body in context of nature, culture and art.
Celebrating its 14th year, the International Photography Award 2018, is now open for entries.
What's On
Exhibitions
3 December 2016 to 5 November 2017
Nothing compared to photography when it came to capturing the Industrial Revolution. As Britain’s society changed, techniques in photography developed, enabling workers to capture their own lives for the first time.
4 March 2017 to 1 January 2018
Photographer, screenwriter, filmmaker Sooni Taraporevala will present a series of black and white photographs depicting life in Bombay/Mumbai from 1976 to the present day.
2 September 2017 to 29 October 2017
Exclusive to Paisley Museum and its Scottish premiere, Dougie Wallace’s latest body of work, Harrodsburg, continues to push the boundaries of the social documentary genre, turning his attention to the consequences of the rising economic and political power of the ‘one percent’
8 September 2017 to 19 November 2017
Platform invite you to Paint it Red, a contemporary portrait of Easterhouse by Glasgow-based artist, Colin James Tennant.
16 September 2017 to 27 November 2017
States of America focuses on a generation of photographers that experimented with innovative approaches to documentary photography.
Events
30 September 2017, 10:00 to 30 November 2017, 17:00
HIP Photography Festival is an annual event that celebrates physical art form and recognises the cultural importance photography holds.
3 October 2017, 18:30 to 14 November 2017, 20:30
The Victoria & Albert Museum present a new 6-week evening course covering an overview of the history of the medium of photography, encompassing works by a broad array of historical and contemporary practitioners.
24 November 2017,
09:30 to 17:30
Responding to a Landscape will explore, debate and review the evolving relationship between artists and photographers and the landscape. Hear from a number of perspectives, from acclaimed practitioners for which landscape is a recurring subject, a social and environmental concern, a research and archive practice and an essential departure. What does landscape and our natural world look like and mean to photographers and artists today?
30 November 2017,
10:00 to 17:00
Join renowned architectural photographer and trainer Martine Hamilton Knight for a day learning about the benefits of using good photography to promote your work and practice.