For many photographers their professional work is very different to their personal work and the day encompasses all genres of photography within the creative industries ranging from art to commercial or editorial photography.  The RPS has brought together the best in the business to give a series of lectures (open to all) and to offer advice and portfolio reviews of for photographers aged 35 and under.

Lecturers include Chris Floyd, Rhea Thierstein, Olivia Gideon Thomson, Laura Pannack, Kate Peters and Toby Smith who will be discussing their work in the photographic industry and how the marriage of creativity and commerce works for them.

Portfolio Reviewers include Clare Hewitt, Ben Roberts, Anthony Holland Parkin, Steve Ledger-Lomas, Angus Fraser, Roger Tooth, Thom Atkinson, Ashley Jouhar and Zoe Whishaw. The lectures are open to everyone, portfolio reviews are open to students and under 35s.

Click here to download a PDF of the full programme, lecturer and portfolio reviewer biographies.

Bookings: 

Lectures only (open to all) – £25
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Lectures and Portfolio Review (students and under 35s only) – £55
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You will need to contact The Society (tel: 01225 325733 or email: reception@rps.org) to book a review slot – please have your booking reference number handy.

This is the first time such an event has been held in the South West and is organised by The Royal Photographic Society in partnership with the University of the West of England and with the support of The Watershed, Pholio UK and The Photographic Angle. 

Following the first exhibition ‘MONO-C’ last autumn in the Bristol Arts Quarter on Christmas Steps, this group of upcoming artists continues to pursue the aim of endorsing contemporary photography by obtaining consistent exhibiting opportunities of previously unseen work. Unlike the previous monochrome exhibition, ‘Discontinued’ will introduce colour work – choosing different subject matter from still life and portrait to landscape, each pursuing their own individual style, all  photographers reflect the quiet stillness of the surrounding world expressed in the subtle tonality of imagery.

Preview: Sunday 24 February, 2-5pm

The Searchers Contemporary
Sunday 24 February – Saturday 2 March 2013
Mon-Sat 11am-5pm

Champloo Dance Company and Bristol Old Vic Young Company’s new production

20 - 24 Nov - 8pm, 3pm (Sat matinee)
Studio - £12 – £8 concs
Ages 14+ // Contains some distressing images.

How do we respond to images of our world?
To places we’ve never been, to people we’ve never seen?
Can we feel the pain of others?
Or do we choose not to?

Pictures at an Exhibition has been created by the 16-25 year old members of the Bristol Old Vic Young Company, and is accompanied by and devised from an exhibition of twenty photographs that represent the world today and have been chosen by the company. Inspired by press photography, journalism and news reporting, the pictures in their gallery include the inspirational, the mundane, the uplifting and the distressing. Each picture has been presented by a performer, and through speech and physical theatre, together they will take a stand for the pictures which move, provoke and drive them.

Directed by John Retallack (FairyMonsterGhost, 2011; Good Clown Bad Clown, 2011) and with choreography by Champloo Dance Company (White Caps, 2010), Pictures at an Exhibition is the award-winning Bristol Old Vic Young Company’s most accomplished dance and physical theatre production yet.

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“This is not merely an intellectual exercise but also a visceral experience”
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian, on FairyMonsterGhost

“…a gripping and magical journey through the dance of life…”
Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, 2010 on White Caps

p.s. On Wed 21 Nov there will be a post-show debate chaired by the Bristol Youth Council and the Young Company which will touch on issues surrounding the show.

6.30pm, Thursday 25 October 2012
Main Gallery @ The Island, Bridewell St, Bristol BS1 2LE

An evening of photographs, music and food. Instant Coffees are deeply committed to helping develop young photographers; the first screening of their new season will showcase the works of recent graduates, in conjunction with UWE (University of the West of England) and Blank Paper School (Spain).

More information: [website]

MONO-C : UWE Graduate Photography Exhibition

Monday 29 October – Saturday 3 November 2012
Shop, 18/19 Christmas Steps, Arts Quarter, Bristol

Preview night: 5 – 9pm, Monday 29 October
Featuring the work of Hannah Ranken, Ian Chittick, George Scane, Siobhan Raw, Beata Bartkevicha, Danielle Arundel and Joe Williams.

More information: [poster]

VOICES : A TPA Exhibition & Talk

TALK:
4.30pm, Thursday 1 November 2012 
University of the West of England (UWE), Room 3B1, Bower Ashton Campus, Bristol BS3 2JT

TPA will be collaborating with The University of the West of England (UWE) and  PhotoVoice, the leading participatory photography charity, to deliver a talk about the work that PhotoVoice does to help to build skills within marginalised and disadvantaged communities around the world enabling them to use the power of photography for positive social change. To begin Antony Riley, Communications Manager at TPA, will be speaking about the photography exhibitions and talks organised by The Photographic Angle to promote education in photography nationwide. This will be followed by Matt Daw, Projects Manager at PhotoVoice, who will take to the stage to explain the concept of participatory photography and how it is used by PhotoVoice in its projects. The presentation will centre around five projects that PhotoVoice has undertaken since 2008: How We See It (2010), Lookout London (2011), Sights Unseen (2009-2010), UR In the Picture (2008-2009) and See It Our Way (2010-2011).

EXHIBITION:
Saturday 27 – Wednesday 31 October 2012
Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol BS2 0JJ 

VOICES is an exhibition introducing the five PhotoVoice projects mentioned above.

More information: [pdf]

Tiny tales of adventure in a sun-soaked technicolour dreamland.

Sarah Macfarlane’s photographs combine disconcerting tableaux, vibrant colours and subtle biographical detail. Underpinned by a dark undercurrent of surreality, uncomposed moments attain a dream-like resonance. Using unconventional processes, Sarah reveals a fantasy world; a world closely resembling our own, but a little bit brighter, a little bit hazier, a little bit weirder. 

As the days draw in, we’re all looking for an escape; Sarah Macfarlane’s hyper-saturated reality will help keep away the chill.

Opening party: Tuesday 9 October 6-9pm

Tuesday 9 – Sunday 14 October 2012
Tue – Sat 10am – 7pm, Sun 11am – 5pm

Philadelphia Street
6 Philadelphia St, Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BZ

www.redkids.co.nz/things   //   www.philadelphiastreet.co.uk

Photographic reflections on a state of mind by Claudio Ahlers
28 September – 18 October 2012

Opening Night: Friday 28 September 2012 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm 
Refreshments available

PRSC Selling Gallery
35 Jamaica Street
Stokes Croft
Bristol, BS2 8JP 

www.stills-in-time.co.uk

The show opens on Thursday 19th July from 6-8pm, the entrance to the exhibition is at the rear of the building on Sydney Row.

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www.spikeisland.org.uk/events/exhibitions/pop-exhibition-top-floor-studios/

Thursday 5 & Friday 6 July, 10am – 5pm at Knowle West Media Centre

Learn to edit, manipulate and experiment with digital images. Topics to be covered include: working with colours, layering, cropping, correcting and adding effects.  Teaching material and notes will be provided. During the course you will have access to the Knowle West Media Centre training rooms and use of their Apple iMac computers. This course caters for varying levels of ability and will suit amateur photographers, artists, designers, and anyone wanting to learn more about editing digital photographs. Tea and coffee are provided.  Please bring your own lunch.

Cost: £140 (£120 concessions).  To be paid in advance. Click here to book this course.

For more information: contact Cathy Newman at Knowle West Media Centre on 0117 903 0444 or e-mail cathy.newman@kwmc.org.uk

WORKSHOP: Jerome Lorieau Photography Workshops

Saturday 7 OR Sunday 22 July, Bristol City Centre

Advice on how to approach street photography, understanding composition and capturing moments of life while developing your own vision of the world.

Cost: £75 per person/per day – 4 people maximum

More information: www.jeromelorieau.com

TALK: Brenda Ann Kenneally (USA) and Robert Knoth

Thursday 12 July, 6.30pm at The Island, Bridewell St, Bristol

The Hinterlands and Instant Coffees bring you an evening of talks and discussion with Brenda Ann Kenneally (USA) and Robert Knoth (Netherlands), two dedicated photographers who have been recording these interconnected stories for the past two decades.

Cost: Advance tickets are only £6 and £7.50 on the door. Click here to book tickets.

More information: instantcoffees.wordpress.com

EXHIBITION: Ali Jones – A Prayer for the Pacific Northwest

18 June – 13 July, 8.30am – 9.30pm at Cafe Kino

A series of diptychs – photographs taken last year while in Alaska, Yukon and British Columbia (previously Russian Territories – previously populated by the Haida, Tahltan, Tlingit, Tutchone and Others). This is the first time this work has been exhibited.

More information: www.participatoryspectacle.info

EXHIBITION: Soomin Leong – Traverse

21st June – 21st July at The Gallimaufry

In this series of work, Soomin uses the process of printing as an idea. From the plate to the print, the image has travelled and been through changes. Footprints are prints or traces that are left by human or animals. The accumulation of footprints creates a footpath after a period of time. From vague footprints, slowly they become clearer and mark the land. Therefore, the footprints have travelled and are changing constantly.

More information: Facebook event

EXHIBITION: Thom Bleasdale – Photography of the Spirit

27 July – 03 August, 11am – 5pm at Centrespace Gallery

Thom Bleasdale’s photography and sculpture draw from a deeply personal view of the world. Early life experience with illness and isolation led Thom to explore notions of life and death and that in accepting this a sense of calm and peace overcomes fear and transforms.

Private view: Friday 27 July, 6 – 10pm

More information: www.bleasdalephoto.com

Team BFOP would like to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who helped make the festival happen – all our exhibitors, our helpful volunteers, and of course, you, our audience. See you in another two years!

Bristol Photo News

The fun doesn’t stop here though! We think the best thing about BFOP is the way it strengthens and expands our photographic community. In order to maintain those relationships we will continue to promote photography witin Bristol through our online channels.

Bristol Photo News will be regularly updated with (surprise, surprise) news about photography in Bristol. If you are running or know of any exhibitions, classes, workshops, talks or other photo-related things happening in Bristol, let us know by emailing news@bfop.org with details. We’ll add them to our news feed, our Facebook page and Twitter (@festivalofphoto), so subscribe, like or follow us to be kept up-to-date throughout the year.

You can still see…

City Centre

• The Colour of Landscape » until Sat 2 June / The Glass Room, Colston Hall
• The Other World » until Thu 7 June / Hotel du Vin, Lewins Mead
• Surviving, Reviving, Thriving: the rebirth of traditional skills » until Sat 9 June / Baristas Coffee Collective, Victoria St
• Parallel Worlds: 4 Decades of Photography » until Sat 9 June / Bristol Guild, Park St
• Bristol Through the Lens » until Sun 2 September / The Crypt Gallery, St Georges, Great George St

Clifton / Redland

• The Old Ballroom and other Hidden City Charms » until Sun 10 June / Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Rd

Stokes Croft / Gloucester Road

• The Father of Man » until Sun 3 June / The Arts House, Stokes Croft
• A long way from home » until Tue 5 June / Biblos, Stokes Croft
• Tin » until Wed 6 June / Cafe Kino, Stokes Croft
• The Italian Job » until Sun 1 July / Planet Pizza, Gloucester Rd

St Pauls / St Werburghs

• While We Wait » until Sun 10 June / The Duke Artspace, Duke of York, Jubilee Rd

Old Market / Easton / Redfield

• Light Work » until Fri 29 June / Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Barton Hill

Hotwells / West

• The Lomo Show » until Mon 4 June / The Grain Barge, Hotwell Rd
• The Raconteurs Arena » until Thu 28 June / View Art Gallery, Hotwell Rd

As usual, keep an eye on our Facebook page – we’re still updating regularly so follow us there (or on Twitter – @festivalofphoto or #BFOP) for the most current BFOP news.

Upcoming events

Monday 28 May

• MediaMash Bristol »
  Multimedia + discussion / 7 – 10pm / Under the Stars
• BA Photography UWE Degree Show Seminar »
  Student presentations + final show preview / 5 – 8pm / UWE Bower Ashton

Last chance to see…

City Centre

• Reflections of Bristol » until Wed 30 May / Mange Tout Cafe, Corn St
• Pleasure Pier » until Wed 30 May / The Galleries, Broadmead
• Construct » until Wed 30 May / Centrespace, Leonard Lane (off Corn St)
• Unreliable Evidence » until Thu 31 May / Blaze, Colston St
• Optic » until Thu 31 May / Bramley Pope Opticians, St Stephens St
• Island » until Thu 31 May / Photographique, Baldwin St
• Veteran Athletes » until Thu 31 May / Photographique, Baldwin St
• Living Echo » until Thu 31 May / The Island, Bridewell St
• Radio Days » until Thu 31 May / Philadelphia St Gallery, Quakers Friars
• Still Alive » until Thu 31 May / The Bristol Folk House, Park St
• Out of the Dark I » until Thu 31 May / Bristol Central Library
• The Colour of Landscape » until Sat 2 June / The Glass Room, Colston Hall

Clifton / Redland

• Stills from an Imagined Dream » until Thu 31 May / Rubicon, Chandos Rd
• Oxfam Benefit Show » until Thu 31 May / Clifton Village Oxfam Bookshop, Princess Victoria St
• No Banksy and no suspension bridge » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Rd
• Bristol Rugby » until Thu 31 May / The Kings Arms, Whiteladies Road
• The Old Ballroom » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Rd
• From Firestation to Frenchmen Street » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Princess Victoria St
• Alison Gilleard Photography » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Whiteladies Rd

Stokes Croft / Gloucester Road

• Tin » until Thu 31 May / Cafe Kino, Stokes Croft
• Exposures » until Thu 31 May / Hooper House, Stokes Croft
• Recent Work » until Thu 31 May / Zzzone Studios, Gloucester Rd
• Bristol Instagramers » until Thu 31 May / Cube Microplex, Dove St South
• Portraits of Poignance » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Cheltenham Rd
• The invisible Invisible Circus rendered visible » until Thu 31 May / Boston Tea Party, Cheltenham Rd
• Ronnie » until Thu 31 May / Here Gallery, Stokes Croft
• Two Weeks in Bangkok » until Thu 31 May / Calumet, Station Rd
• Naked-Colourful-Violence » until Thu 31 May / The Bank, Stokes Croft
• Gambia » until Thu 31 May / The Canteen, Stokes Croft
• Local » until Thu 31 May / The Runcible Spoon, Nine Tree Hill
• Occupation Installation » until Thu 31 May / Co-exist, Hamilton House
• The Father of Man » until Sun 3 June / The Arts House, Stokes Croft

South Bristol

• Nlarge Young Photographers » until Tue 29 May /Knowle West Media Centre, Leinster Ave
• Series No.397 (1-5) » until Thu 31 May / A Capella Cafe, Wells Rd
• Photographs from the Drugstore Gallery » until Thu 31 May / Zion, Bishopsworth Road
• The Spin Doctor » until Thu 31 May / The Old Bookshop, North St
• Photographique @ The Hare » until Thu 31 May / The Hare, North St
• 12 x 12 : Genius Loci » until Thu 31 May / Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade
• RGB Awards: Finalists Exhibition » until Thu 31 May / Grant Bradley Gallery, Bedminster Parade
• PhotoMarathon Exhibition » until Thu 31 May / SouthBank, Dean Lane

Hotwells / West

• The Lomo Show » until Sun 3 June / The Grain Barge, Hotwell Rd