Format Derby at Work Photowalk (Today)

Format Photography Festival I will be leading a photowalk today and tomorrow for the Format Photography Festival The walk will start at 14:00 from Derby’s Silk Mill and will end at the Chocolate Factory on John Street The Theme for this walk is Derby at Work and Format Festival wants you to contribute to the project or you can add to the project directly derbyatwork.com The Format … Continue reading Format Derby at Work Photowalk (Today)

An Interesting Turn For Hipstamatic – Photojournalism

Hpistamatic is expected to launch, later this year, a pack of digital lenses and films dedicated to photojournalists to raise funds for its newly created Hipstamatic Foundation for Photojournalism. Currently for colour or black and white photojournalism I am using 645 Pro app as it saves as tiff format, has a histogram, and is a better camera app for photographers;  but Hipstermatic’s new and free lens … Continue reading An Interesting Turn For Hipstamatic – Photojournalism

Magnum Photographers to hold Street Photography Workshop in Derby

Magnum Photos is organising a “five-day intensive, practice-oriented workshop focusing specifically on the popular theme of street photography,” to coincide with the Format11 International Photography Festival in Derby, a biennial of contemporary photography.

Led by Magnum street photographers Bruce Gilden, Richard Kalvar and Chris Steele-Perkins, the workshop will see successful candidates get the opportunity to shoot, polish and publish their work under the guidance of these experienced practitioners, says Magnum.
The five-day workshop costs £700 +VAT. For more details and to register, visit the Magnum Photos website.
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A day of street photography in Derby with Bruce Gilden, Magnum

I can’t wait to see the Format Festival in March next year, especially as I spent the day with street photographer Bruce Gilden from Magnum while he was in Derby. I learn’t a lot from watching him, not about the technical details like his flash settings or what f stop he uses, there is no point; all I would be doing is copying Bruce and … Continue reading A day of street photography in Derby with Bruce Gilden, Magnum