Foto8 Summershow 2010 |
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A selection of work from the Foto8 2010 Summershow will be traveling to Crane Kalman Gallery in Brighton from 11– 29 September. See www.cranekalmanbrighton.com for more information. The Foto8 Summershow 2010 The Entrants
The selection of 153 prints exhibited in this year’s Summershow demonstrates Foto8’s committment to exhibiting a wide range of photographic styles and genres. This year’s entries saw a dramatic rise in what has become one of the most inclusive and festive annual photographic events in London. Over 2500 individual images were received from photographers representing the six continents. From landscape and portraiture to documentary and fashion and everything in between, the Summershow celebrates the photographic talent of established names and aspiring photographers alike. The Exhibition Held at HOST gallery the Foto8 Summershow is London’s greatest photographic spectacle, a veritable ‘salon de photographie’ – an inspiring array of framed and mounted images of all shapes and sizes, installed from floor to ceiling. The Summershow will run throughout August and was launched on Friday 23 July with its customary street party extravaganza – with over 600 guests in attendence. The Awards Once the show had been installed, the Summershow judges, representing various photographic interests, awarded their favourite piece ‘Best in Show’ with a prize of £1500. The award was presented to Laura Pannack for her photograph 'Shay' at the launch party and a second award, ‘The People’s Choice’ will be decided by public votes cast in the gallery during the show, announced towards the end of the exhibition. The 2010 Summershow Judges Monica Allende, Picture Editor, The Sunday Times Magazine Stephanie Braun, Curator, The Photographers’ Gallery Harry Hardie, HOST Gallery Colin Jacobson, Editor, Lecturer and Photography Commentator Mark Power, Photographer Read more about the 2010 Best in Show award here (Image above: © Rami Hanafi, Before the Bronze: 2010 Winter Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago one year before the games) Selected Photographers for the Foto8 Summershow 2010
Previous Year Summer Shows – 2008, 2009 In 2009 The Summer Show received over 2300 image enteries from 44 countries, including Bangladesh, Iran, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey. The team at FOTO8, led by the editorial staff at 8 Magazine, shortlisted more than 150 individual works to hang in HOST, during the months of July and August.
A cash award of £1500 was presented to Torben Weiss for his entry selected as “Best in Show”, decided by a panel of industry experts: Diana Ewer of TAG, gallerist Richard Kalman, photographer Simon Norfolk, Andrea Stern of the V&A and Graham Wood of the Times. Visitors to the exhibition during August voted for their favourite image, "the People’s Choice", which was awarded to Sofie Knjiff.
Exhibited Photographers from the Summer Show 2009 Foto8 and HOST Gallery, 1-5 Honduras Street, London, EC1Y 0TH, England E:
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