Winter Exhibition, Suffolk, England

A local solo exhibition of my work has just started here in Suffolk, England, at Sudbury’s “The Secret Garden” restaurant and will be on until the end of January 2012.

The show has 16 Open Edition prints, all available to purchase, covering a wide range of subjects, including the award-winning black & white Pink Tulip Study IV floral piece, a print of Portrait of an Elephant II  from the Behind The Eyes series and many more images.

Directions to “The Secret Garden”, plus details of their daily and evening menus, are on their website at: http://www.tsg.uk.net/index.htm  Their opening hours are: Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm, plus 7pm-9.30pm on Friday and Saturday.

They do great coffee and French cuisine.  Well worth a visit if you’re in the Sudbury area!

– Paul

New Image – “Memorial, Study V”

Following-on from the earlier images in my Berlin series, I’ve been working on a new print of the moving Holocaust Memorial in Berlin – “Study V“.

The link to the image on my website, with the rest of the series, is: http://www1.clikpic.com/paulcoghlin/photo_8457965.html

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS, NEW YORK

The results for the 2011 International Photography Awards, New York, have been released and I’m very proud to announce that my work has received a number of awards – Second Place in the Nature: Flowers Pro category for “Pink Tulip, Study IV” and Third Place in Architecture: Historic Pro for “Holocaust Memorial, Study I”.

Additionally, I also received three Honourable Mention awards in the Architecture: Historic Pro, Fine Art: Landscape Pro and Nature: Wildlife Pro categories.

I would like to thank the IPA organisation and judges for selecting my work in this year’s competition.

Here is the official Press Release:

2011 International Photography Awards Announces Winners of the Competition

PAUL COGHLIN was Awarded:

2nd Place in Nature: Flowers Pro category for the winning entry “Pink Tulip IV” and

3rd Place in Architecture: Historic Pro category for the winning entry “Holocaust Memorial, Study I“

About Winner:
Growing-up near southern England’s New Forest and coast, Paul developed an interest in creative photography from a young age, regularly travelling out with a camera to capture the natural surroundings. Now based in Suffolk, over the years Paul has continued to expand his creative style, across a wide range of subjects, with his images appearing in magazines and exhibitions.

About IPA:
The International Photography Awards is a sister-effort of the Lucie Foundation, where the top three winners are announced at the annual Lucie Awards ceremony. The awards event will be held at the Lincoln Center in New York on October 24, 2011, before returning to Los Angeles in 2012 in celebration of the 10-year anniversary. Over 8,000 submissions from 90 countries were received for the 2011 International Photography Awards with over 70 jurors, the largest to date. The Foundation’s mission is to honor master photographers, discover new and emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of photography. IPA is dedicated to recognizing contemporary photographers’ accomplishments in this specialized and highly visible competition. Visit http://www.photoawards.com for more details.

Contact:
PAUL COGHLIN:
paulcphotography@btinternet.com
http://www.paulcoghlinphotography.com

IPA Contact

Jade Tran
Competition Director
International Photography Awards
jtran@iawardsinc.com

Suffolk Showcase 2011 group exhibition, Smith’s Row gallery, UK

This year’s group exhibition “Suffolk Showcase“, at the Smith’s Row gallery in Bury St Edmunds, SE England, is currently on and I’m very pleased to announce that my print “Sentinel” has been selected to appear in the show.  The exhibition features a wide range of artists and artworks, is on until Saturday 3rd September 2011.

Further details at: http://www.smithsrow.org/index.php/exhibitions/details/suffolk_showcase/

artnet.com – Behind The Eyes prints

I’m very pleased to announce that a range of my prints at the Weston Gallery, Carmel, California, is now also available through the galley’s presence at artnet.com, the world’s largest online network for galleries and artists, with over 2,200 galleries in over 250 cities worldwide.

The prints are from the “Behind The Eyes” animal portrait series and can be viewed and purchased at: http://www.artnet.com/artists/paul-coghlin/

Please let me know via email if you’d like any further details.

– Paul

New image – “Martello I”

Taken yesterday on the Suffolk coast, here in eastern England, in strong winds and driving rain.  Only 12 degrees C.  October in July!  Not the best conditions and especially tricky trying to click the stopwatch and the cable release simultaneously and also hold a blowing-around, turning-inside-out umbrella.  I managed to get soaked and my leggings muddy, but at least the gear stayed pretty dry.  I can always put the waterproofed clothing in the washing machine.  Can’t do that with a Nikon..!

(Click on the image for a larger version)

Fine Art Photography Workshop, Long Melford, Suffolk, UK – 13th July 2011

As part of the British Institute of Professional Photography’s training events series for 2011, I’ll be holding a fine-art photography workshop in the historic town of Long Melford, in Suffolk, eastern England, on Wednesday 13th July 2011, from 2pm.

During the programme, I’ll be discussing the elements of fine-art photography and the creative methods that can be employed.  By using a selection of my images, we’ll look at the behind-the-scenes process involved, including location choices, image composition, photographic capture, plus the challenges of marketing and selling the finished work.

The workshop also includes the opportunity for the participants to practice composition and technique.

Both BIPP members and non-members are welcome and for further information, please visit the events website at Fine Art Workshop.  If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me or the BIPP.

Hope to see you soon,

Paul

East Meets West – group exhibition at Sea Pictures Gallery

Sea Pictures Gallery, in Suffolk, UK, has just launched their latest group exhibition: “East Meets West“, where artists from the east of the UK are exhibiting with those from the west of the country.

The show includes a wide range of media and styles and artists such as Richard Dack, Roger Phillippo, Suffolk jewellery designer Karina Anne and a number of my prints too, including a new miniature print size.  Further details online at: Sea Pictures Gallery

Well Lane, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NH, UK

Tel: 01787 279024

Visiting the RA Summer Exhibition 2011, London

Last week we caught a fast train and headed into a hot and steamy London to see the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2011, which the Pink Tulip Study IV print has been selected for, and it was great to see the huge range of artworks.  And also huge as in size; some paintings and photographic prints literally towered over us, filling the space from the floor to the ceiling.  Imagine the size of the printer needed for such large photo prints, or the space a painter would have to find to work on giant canvases like these…

The exhibition is currently on and continues until 15th August.  For those of us in the UK, BBC2 is broadcasting The Culture Show this coming Thursday (16th June), which is covering the event  in a one-hour special.  Hope you get the chance to visit the show; the photographic prints are displayed in the first exhibition room you come to.  Enjoy!

Summer Exhibition 2011 website

www.paulcoghlinphotography.com

NEW FLORAL WORK

I’ve been working on new floral studies, continuing the theme of tulips, which are now available to view on the website at http://www1.clikpic.com/paulcoghlin/gallery_367578.html