“Spotlight On Suffolk” group exhibition, Sea Pictures Gallery, Suffolk, UK

A new group exhibition, “Spotlight On Suffolk“, starts at Sea Pictures Gallery in Clare, Suffolk (UK) on Friday 7th September 2012 and continues until 22nd October.

The show will include – amongst a wide range of artists and media – my two colour prints “Southwold Pier In Moonlight II” and “Victorian Lighthouse II“.

Further details are on the show’s website page at: http://www.seapicturesgallery.com/Current_Exhibition_1.html

Sea Pictures Gallery is located at Well Lane in Clare, Suffolk, UK, CO10 8NH.

Opening Times: Mon, Thurs, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm; Sunday: 1-5pm

Sea Pictures Gallery group exhibition featuring “Victorian Lighthouse” I & II prints

Sea Pictures Gallery in Clare, Suffolk, here in eastern England, are featuring my “Victorian Lighthouse” I & II prints as part of the current group exhibition “Britain’s Coastal Heritage”, on show until 24th August 2012.

The exhibition has a wide range of media from over 20 UK artists and celebrates the landscape and architecture of Britain’s coastline.

Further details are on the show’s website page at: http://www.seapicturesgallery.com/Current_Exhibition_1.html

Sea Pictures Gallery is located at Well Lane in Clare, Suffolk, UK.

Opening Times: Mon, Thurs, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm; Sunday: 1-5pm

New work – coming soon…

It’s been a busy few months!  I’ve been working on many new images, including a new botanical series, plus have been going back to one of the oldest printing processes in photography – the platinum print – in a collaboration with one of the UK’s foremost practitioners of this technique.  More on this next time.

For the moment, here’s an example of the new work, with many more to follow soon…

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

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/

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

Interview in BIPP “The Photographer” Magazine

The British Institute of Professional Photography has just published an interview I recently had with Jonathan Briggs, the editor of the BIPP’s “The Photographer” magazine, on the challenges of fine art photography and how modern technology can be used to help the process of creating the images.

The 8-page article is illustrated with a range my photographs, including some from recent trips to the UK’s Lake District and western Scotland and also floral and animal images.

The interview can be read by clicking on the JPEG image below, which will open a new browser window.  Please then click on the open image to enlarge it to full size.

Many thanks to Jonathan Briggs and the BIPP for the great article.

EUROPEAN FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010 RESULTS

I’m very pleased to announce some terrific news.  The results of the highly competitive European Fine Art Photograph of the Year Award 2010 have been released and I have won Third Place!

The competition is run by the Federation of European Photographers (FEP) across 20 countries and received nearly 300 images from members of 23 professional associations.  The photographs were shortlisted to 15 finalists a couple of weeks ago.

My win is for the “Sentinel” photograph, a zig-zag sea defence groyne, taken in North Norfolk here in the UK.

I would very much like to thank the FEP and the judges for awarding my photograph this prestigious prize.

– Paul

EXHIBITION NEWS – “SHORE”

I’ll be exhibiting five prints from the “Shore” series for a month, between 5th – 28th March 2010, at the Beyond The Image gallery in Thornham Magna, near Eye in Suffolk, UK.
Mounted archive-quality prints of Shore and other images, monochrome and colour, will also be available to purchase at the gallery.

Further details at: http://www.beyondtheimage.co.uk/index.htm