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Sensing a need for an in-depth session on photography in the landscape in a digital era, a new phase of Photographers’ Place workshops begins on April 16-18 after Easter, based at Ilam Hall near Ashbourne in the Peak District.

Some members may remember or may have attended The Photographers’ Place workshops and master classes, run by Paul and Angela Hill at Bradbourne in the Peak District from 1976-96. As then, this new workshop weekend is intended for the more experienced photographer and includes both technical and aesthetic guidance. Gone are the darkrooms, replaced by sessions on digital post production. You need a high – end compact or SLR and a passion for photography to attend the sessions.

Professor Paul Hill will be there with two other experienced photography tutors, Martin Shakeshaft and Nick Lockett, to ‘eat drink and sleep’ photography for a whole weekend.

For details of the workshop weekend see www.photographersplace.co.uk

Jonny Baker has written his impressions of the talk last week by Daniel Meadows, who is known for creating a national portrait of the English from his Free Photographic Omnibus in the 1970s. On the night there was interest to follow up the talk with a LIP workshop on creating digital stories. Read Jonny’s response here.

We have had a terrific response to the new online process for submitting your work to the magazine. The deadline for submitting for the Spring 2010 issue has now been extended to Wednesday, February 10th. The theme is ‘Communication’ and is wide open for you to interpret and photograph as only you see it!

For all the info you need including guidelines and technical details, please check out the submission page. The entire online process shouldn’t take more than 10 minutes, so what are you waiting for?! We’re excited to see your view on the theme!

Our Programme Coordinator Elizabeth Brown has been very busy planning an exciting series of workshops and talks for 2010. The following events are currently open for registration, and new events will be added very soon:

Upcoming Talk Wed January 20, 7.30pm
Daniel Meadows: Digital Storytelling
Talks about creating a national portrait of the English and pioneering Digital Storytelling.

Upcoming Workshop Sat February 6, 10.30-5.30pm
Studio Lighting at Photofusion with Paul Ellis
Learn all the basics you need to control studio lighting and construct the pictures you want to make.

Also a number of members of the Contemporary Group of the Royal Photographic Society are longtime LIP members. The Contemprary Group has organised a weekend event in Birmingham upcoming in May:

RPS Contemporary Group Event: Spirit of the Age
A weekend event in Birmingham featuring talks by Ian Beesley, Joy Gregory, Brian Griffin, Tom Hunter, Greg Lucas, Jenny Mathews, Simon Roberts and Helen Sear.

Astrid Schulz is organising a candlelight vigil at her exhibition Car Park: Under Cover at Viewfinder Photography Gallery as part of a huge international day of action on climate change. We need a bunch of people to make it work. It’s going to be fun, short and super easy.

Events like this are happening simultaneously in every corner of the world just as our leaders gather at the United Nations Climate Conference in Copenhagen for the most important climate negotiations of our time. The message is: The World Wants A Real Deal – a treaty strong enough to tackle climate change and the destruction of the planet.

Come and join in! Bring a candle and something to share (cookies, cake etc.), Astrid will serve tea.

This is also a great opportunity to see her exhibition, which is dealing with climate issues and severe weather conditions.

Check out the event and RSVP here

Saturday, December 12, 3-4pm
Viewfinder Photography Gallery
Linear House, Peyton Place
Greenwich, London SE10 8RS

Public Transport: Greenwich Station Rail and DLR

The Frames issue will be available starting next week at the Photographers’ Gallery, Serpentine Gallery (Koenig Books), Viewfinder Gallery and National Portrait Gallery.

This is the last issue edited by Britt Hatzius, who has for the past three years invested her focus and creativity into producing a fine quality magazine to showcase our members’ work to the public.

Frames features work by photographers Tony Othen, Anne-Marie Glasheen, Kelly Hill, John Levett, Odette England, Millie Burton, Mary Pritchard, Hamish Stewart, Chris Hudson, Caroline Fraser, Jonathan Goldberg, Jenny Johnson Burrows, Peter Spurgeon, David Solomons, Nancye Gault and Jerry Barnett.