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The workshop entitled ‘Editing your personal project’ took place this month and lot of ground was covered regarding the formal aspects of editing, the nature of the LVP, discussion of individual projects and issues that might be addressed in this final third of the Project.

At the monthly meeting the following participants presented work:

Sophie Preston presented her first excursion through Sidcup, her work illustrating historical layers of the built fabric, gentrification and high street commercial turbulance.
Angelika Berndt brought her latest work from the Barbican which showed a burgeoning confidence in representing both interior images and the purposes of the multiple spaces of the complex including from the position of private residents.
Lucilla Nitto has been working close by the Westway from Portobello Road market, along the canal from Westbourne Park towards Ladbroke Grove taking in carnival & the multiplying uses of the space beneath the flyover.
Sara Masaglia showed work in Tottenham featuring the multiple layers and uses both of commercial and private properties and their repurposing.
Mo Greig has been working with vulnerable residents in Kings Cross whom are susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm. Her work illustrated the communality and self-support of these residents.

Over the next few weeks the organisers of LVP intend to gain a clearer view of how each personal project is going and how many members will be involved in the post-Project activity.

More about the project at www.londonvillagesproject.org.uk

Our 23rd Annual Exhibition has now ended and we want to thank everyone who took time to visit and view the show this year! It was one of the most popular and diverse exhibitions in our history, and we received a very high standard of submissions across many genres. Congratulations to all members who participated!

For the past four years we have produce a lasting record of the exhibition – this year’s catalogue is now available for purchase from Blurb at cost price (a full book preview is also available).

Our 23rd Annual Exhibition is #1 of the The Big Pick list the top 10 things to do in London in this week’s Big Issue magazine.

Saturday, 29th October is the last day to see the show, so get there while you can!

At Strand Gallery, 32 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BP (Map)
- The gallery is located near Charing Cross tube, opening times are 11am–7pm.

Adam Parkes: Hampstead Men’s Pond

Our 23rd Annual Exhibition is currently showing at the Strand Gallery
32 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6BP (Map).

We hope you’ll be able to make it there for a viewing before 29th October! The gallery is located in a convenient central location near Charing Cross tube, and opening times are Mon-Sat: 11am–7pm; Sun: 11am-6pm.

A hearty thank you to all of our members and guests who joined us for the private view evening on 18th October!

We had a record number of prints submitted this year and 70 photographers had work selected for the exhibition. Prints in the show were selected by Bridget Coaker (picture editor at Guardian Newspaper Group & Director of Troika Editions) and Mick Williamson (head of Photography at London Metropolitan University), who together had an enormous challenge with so many submissions to consider. The resulting show is of an excellent standard, covering many photographic genres and unique approaches.

Our Annual Exhibition would be impossible to run without considerable assistance from our many member volunteers, and the commitment of our Exhibitions Organiser John Stead. Congratulations to the photographers exhibiting, and to all involved for making this year’s one of our most exciting exhibitions yet!

18th Oct 2011 Private View: Len Salem photo

18th Oct 2011 Private View: Len Salem photo

Congratulations to LIP member Trevor Crone whose photographic print of Elizabeth Roberts, editor of Black and White Photography, has been accepted in the permanent collection of The National Portrait Gallery. This is the second print by Trevor which has been acquired by NPG for their collection of photography. The photograph was taken 2010 using an 8″x10″ view camera, and the print is a gelatine silver chloride contact print.

Trevor says, “This is the first representation of Liz in the NPG collection, Liz has done so much to promote black and white photography and in promoting young and emerging talent and it is a delight that the NPG have recognised her hard work in this field.”

Keith Ellis presented an extended view of a new project on the indicative nature of street names of Deptford and its periphery.
Angela Inglis is working in Somers Town where she is intimately connected to community groups and has begun to refine and narrow her focus.
Brenden Delaney outlined the basis for his personal project to be located within Bermondsey from London and Tower bridges and bounded by The Borough to the south.
Martin Hanna has begun his personal project at the Olympic site where he is documenting not only the continuing refinement of the site but public engagement with the construction.
John Levett outlined an aspiration to connect the 1947 murder of Alec de Antiquis, the literary milieu of Julian Maclaren-Ross and Tambimuttu, the art confusions of Wyndham Lewis and Nina Hamnett and the materiality of North Soho aka Fitzrovia. Fat chance!

LVP is running Autumn workshops to provide LVP members with a suggested workflow for editing a large collection of images into an identifiable collection that holds together in terms of reference to the idea of ‘village’, reflects the photographer’s internal deliberations, satisfies the ideas that have guided the work and presents a coherent representation of intentionality — a
standalone project.

More about the project at www.londonvillagesproject.org.uk