FESTIVAL NEWS UPDATE

PHOTOGRAPHY AS LANGUAGE
Friday 18 November 7pm
presented by Michael Wayne Plant, Lead Photography Lecturer, Idea Store Learning.
The evening will begin with a talk about photographic education and what it can deliver. This will be followed by a discussion on Photography’s role within the history of the East End with reference to photography as language and how it can be used to speak about place. There will also be a screening of Idea Store Learning students work. Admission Free.
Rich Mix 020 7613 7498/9 34-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1 6LA
Shoreditch High Street Stn/Liverpool Street tube. www.richmix.org.uk

YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS ALLIANCE www.ypauk.org
Sunday 20 November 7pm
The YPA present an evening panel discussion: When ideals meet harsh reality: how can emerging photographers persue a personal vision and still survive in the competitive world of professional photography?
Moderator: Colin Jacobson (former picture editor of The Observer Magazine and The Independent Magazine). Panel: John Wright fashion/celebrity portrait photographer. John Angerson portrait & documentary photographer, Adam Patterson documentary photographer, Jason Larkin Documentary photographer, Susan Glen freelance picture editor/art buyer, former deputy picture editor of Independent on Sunday Review, Lisa Pritchard director/commercial agent Lisa Pritchard Agency. Admission Free
Rich Mix 020 7613 4498/9 34-47 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch E1 6LA.
Shoreditch High St Stn/Liverpool Street tube. www.richmix.org.uk

HACKNEY OBSERVED
Photographic projection evening
24 November 7pm-9pm
Tom Hunter and Jenny Matthews, patrons of photomonth, renowned photographers and residents of Hackney, are amongst the list of invited photographers to show their work on the big screen. Others include Gesche Wuerfel, David George, Laura Braun, Chris Dorley Brown, Colin O’Brien, Dean Hollowood, Heather McDonough, Rod Morris, Patrick Dalton, Kristian Buus, Toby Smith, Lee Milne, Stefano Giorgetti. All the photographs are of Hackney. Come and enjoy an evening of extraordinary imagery.
Hackney Museum 020 8356 2674
1 Reading Lane E8 1GQ
For further information contact photomonth at info@alternativearts.co.uk 020 7375 0441

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
29 November 7pm
PANEL DISCUSSION
True Defiance: What next for Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution?
In mid January, Tunisia’s protestors forced the country’s longtime dictator Ben Ali into exile.
Photographers, film makers and citizen journalists played a key role in the revolution, using social media to communicate with each other and with the wider world. Dr Lotfi Kaabi will join photographer Ons Abid, film maker Yossera Bonchtia and other prominent figures to discuss Tunisia’s right of passage to democracy and ask whether elections in Tunisia have delivered what the revolution demanded.
Amnesty International, 17-25 New Inn Yard EC2A 3EA Liverpool Street/Old Street tube
Admission Free. Booking www.amnesty.org.uk/events

METRO SPECIAL PHOTOMONTH OFFER
Metro are offering 50% off C type printing to all photomonth photographers http://www.metro-print.co.uk/photomonthoffer

TIME OUT FIRST THURSDAYS
On the first Thursday of every month the galleries and museums of East London open their doors late for a chance to see amazing art, culture and events after hours. With over 100 galleries and museums open until 9pm on First Thursdays there will always be something free and exciting to see. With private views, events and great bars and restaurants nearby, east London is the place to come for late night culture on the First Thursday of every month.
www.firstthursdays.co.uk