Launch Night party 24th July 2009
Foto8 is pleased to announce the dates for the Second Annual Foto8 Summer Show and Awards and launch party. The special photography exhibition will kick off on Friday, 24 July with the official opening of the show, a complimentary bar, guest music DJ’s and a carnival in Honduras Street, EC1. Over 600 visitors are expected to attend the launch extravaganza. Tickets are on sale now priced £5 from Foto8’s office or online via www.foto8.com/summershow/
The Entrants
The 2009 Summer Show saw an overwhelming response, with over 2,300 images entered from 44 different countries, including Bangladesh, Iran, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey. The final selection of photographs, chosen by Foto8 editors, will all be on display, entered into the awards and available for sale to the public.
The Exhibition
For over one month, the Summer Show provides London’s greatest spectacle of photography with over 120 images on show – an inspiring variety of framed and mounted images of all shapes and sizes, installed from floor to ceiling. From landscapes and portraiture to documentary, all genres of photography are represented in the exhibition. The Summer Show will run from 25 July – 5 September 2009.
The Awards
Once the show has been set up, a team of guest judges, chosen from different corners of the world of photography, will choose their favourite piece of work to be named “Best in Show” and awarded the prize of £1500. A second award, “The People’s Choice” will be decided by public votes cast in the gallery during the show.
The Judges
Foto8 is pleased to announce the judging panel:
Diana Ewer, Director, TAG Fine Art
Richard Kalman, Director, Crane Kalman Gallery, Brighton
Simon Norfolk, Photographer
Andrea Stern, Head of Images, Victoria and Albert Museum
Graham Wood, Director of Photography, The Times Magazine
Please contact Lauren Heinz or Harry Hardie
Phone: +44(0)207 253 8801
Email: summershow@foto8.com
or visit www.foto8.com/summershow