The Summer Show Exhibitors have now been chosen.

 
It was a tough choice with many spectacular images to view, but the Foto8 editorial team has made a final selection for the exhibitors of the second Annual Foto8 Awards & Summer Show 2009: a photographic award, exhibition and print fair. The show will take place at Foto8's gallery HOST from the 24th July - 5th September.

 

I wish to take this opportunity to thank all the entrants for their photographs, commiserate with those not selected and congratulate those who will be exhibiting during August.

I hope you will all be joining us for the annual extravaganza that is the Honduras Street Foto8 Summer Party to launch the exhibition on Friday 24 July. Guest DJ, Ladytron will be in the house, drinks and food served and the show will delight. I look forward to seeing you then and many thanks again for the wonderful submissions from everyone.

Jon Levy

 

                          

                                                              Domenico Pugliese. Salar de Uyuni. Bolivia

The Entrants
The 2009 Summer Show saw an overwhelming response, with over 2300 images entered from 44 different countries, including Bangladesh, Iran, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey.

The Exhibition
For one month, the Summer Show provides London’s greatest spectacle of photography with over 100 images on display – an inspiring variety of framed and mounted images of all shapes and sizes, installed from floor to ceiling. From landscapes and portraiture to documentary, various genres of photography are represented in the exhibition. The final selection of photographs, chosen by Foto8 editors, will all be available for sale to the public. The print exhibition will kick-off with DJs and a street festival taking over Honduras Street, EC1, on 24 July. We expect over 600 visitors to attend the opening night this year.
Tickets cost £5 and can be purchased here

The Awards
Once the show has been set up, a specifically-appointed team of judges will choose their favourite piece of work to be named “Best in Show” and awarded the prize of £1500. A second award, “The People’s Choice” will be decided from the votes cast by public visitors to the gallery during the show.

The Judges
Diana Ewer, Director, TAG Fine Art
Richard Kalman, Director, Crane Kalman Gallery Brighton
Simon Norfolk, Photographer
Andrea Stern, Head of Images, Victoria and Albert Museum
Graham Wood, Director of Photography, The Times Magazine

A selection of images from the 2009 Foto8 Summer Show.

Joerg Brueggemann. Ko Pha-Ngan, Thailand.


Robert Hackman. 'Energy and Chaos', Albania.


Clemence de Limburg. Gitty and her daughter, New York.


Abbie Traylor-Smith. Lake Banzena, Gourma Region, Mali.


Kurt Tong. Polariod Snowman IV.

We Look forward to a great Summer Show 2009