26 July – 8 September 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.
A selection of work from the Foto8 2010 Summershow travelled to Crane Kalman Gallery in Brighton from 11– 29 September. See www.cranekalmanbrighton.com for more information.
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 judging of the 2010 Best in Show award here
The full list of participating photographers
| Adam Hinton Adam Patterson Alex Masi Ali Richards Alice Colling Alys Tomlinson Andrea Groisboeck Andrew Testa Andrew Youngson Antonia Parker Ariadna Arnes Arnhel de Serra Baptiste Giroudon Bar Am-David Bill Bold Cathy Teasdale Charley Murrell Charlotte Rea Chris Frazer-Smith Christian Pankratz Christopher Nunn Claudia Wiens Colin Hampden-White Daniel Lillie Daniel Rothschild Danielle van Ark David Thomas Smith Dean Dorat Dougie Wallace Dualtagh Herr Eliza Kopalak Ellie Davies Ellie Harvey Freya Najade Gary Hampton Gaston Lacombe Giovanna del Sarto Graham Stouph Harry Borden Helen Rimell Ilana Panich-Linsman Ilaria Di Biagio Ilze Vanaga Jackie Dewe Mathews |
James Dodd Jason Larkin Jean-Philippe Woodland Jennifer Schlesinger Jocelyn Allen Jon Guido Bertelli Jonathan Banks Josh Lustig Judith Stenneken Julia Wilam Julie Fisher Katherina Heil Kathryn Obermaier Katrin Koenning Kelly Hill Kelly Hussey-Smith Kim Haughton Konstantin Suslov Liz & Max Haarala Hamilton Laura Pannack Leon Diaper Leonora Chan Linda Brownlee Linda Ferrari Lotte Scott Luca Desienna Luca Giacosa Maja Flink Maren Schram Mark Leary Mathias Ridde Matteo Armellini Megan O’Grady Greene Micha Theiner Michael Blann Michael Bodiam Michael Hess Michael Steindel Michel Huneault Natalie Koffman Neil White Nick Cunard Nick Grigg |
Nick Seaton Nicky Willcock Nicola Dracoulis Nina Mangalanayagam Omid Salehi Paivi Koskinen Paul Gaffney Paul Trevor Peter Dench Peter Hope Poulomi Basu Quintin Lake Rafal Milach Rajan Zaveri Rami Hanafi Riccardo Venturi Richard Chivers Richard James Roberto Boccaccino Rubi Lebovitch Rupert Sagar-Musgrave Samuel Hicks Scott Hornby Sebastian Liste Sebastian Meyer Shachar Shedrin Shiho Kito Simone Perolari Simone Rowat Slaven Gabric Sophie Mitchell Tamas Dezso Toby Smith Tom Pope Tommaso Ausili Ubald Rutar Valton Gregory Veronika Speigl Vicky Martin Victoria Birkinshaw Vincent Mundy Vish Vishvanath Yoshi Kametani |
(Image above: © Rami Hanafi, Before the Bronze: 2010 Winter Olympic bronze medalist Scotty Lago one year before the games)