Title: Transience: Permanence
‘I give the moment permanence’. Manuel Alvarez Bravo
‘Whatever else a photograph may be about, it is always about time’. Richard Misrach
The title and quote are intended as prompts and are not prescriptive; we encourage you to interpret this as broadly and creatively as you wish.
Venue and dates :
Espacio Gallery, 159 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7DG
Wednesday 3 – Tuesday 9 February 2027
Enter for Selection
a) Complete the ENTRY FORM by midnight, Sunday 25 October 2026.
b) Ensure you have uploaded digital copies of your images during the entry process.
c) An entry fee of £30 is payable per LIP member submitting work for consideration.
The fee entitles the photographer to submit up to 6 images.
Payment is accepted online at the time of entry or
by bank transfer to London Independent Photography Account No 22435604 Sort Code 23-05-80 (reference: your membership number)
or by cheque payable to London Independent Photography (please post to arrive no later than 18 October 2026 to LIP Treasurer, Oak Lodge, Watts Lane, Chislehurst BR7 5PJ).
Results Announced
Members with work selected for hanging will be informed by email by Sunday 22 November 2026. A maximum of 3 works per entrant will be selected for hanging.
Entrants with no works selected for hanging will be advised by the same date of the image selected by the Exhibition Organiser for inclusion in the catalogue and in a group or digital display .
Deliver Prints:
ONLY for Members with works selected for hanging
You must deliver your mounted/framed prints ready for hanging direct to Espacio Gallery on Tuesday 2nd February 2027 between 7-8 pm or Weds morning 3 Feb between 9-11am.
If you are unable to arrange to deliver your print at that time, please contact Imogen Bloor via exhibitions@londonphotography.org.uk to make alternative arrangements.
Payment of hanging fees (£15 per work) is due no later than Sunday 17 January 2026. The preferred method of payment is online via a link to be sent to all selected members for the exhibition or by bank transfer to London Independent Photography Account No 22435604 Sort Code 23-05-80 or by cash or cheque payable to London Independent Photography to LIP Treasurer, Oak Lodge, Watts Lane, Chislehurst BR7 5PJ.
Collect Prints
You must collect your prints at the close of the exhibition on Tuesday 9 February 2026 between 17.00 and 19.00.
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