Gone in 5 Seconds : The Olympic Mens Road Race

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This morning the Olympic Mens Road Race came through my local High Street, Putney in SW London. Just got in the nick of time to catch the cyclists zooming past. The atmosphere was electric, with both sides of the narrow street lined with spectators.

Introducing EXPOSURE+

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The Crossing © Tania Lee Crow

EXPOSURE+ is our new photography program which we hope may encourage members to get involve and participate in regular meet ups, exhibitions, present new work, network with other photographers and enthusiasts, and have fun! Our first event is a SlideShare evening on Tuesday 24th July at the French Art Gallery in London.

The evening will start off with two formal presentations by KLPA12 finalists, Daniella Cesarei and Tania Lee Crow who will be projecting recent work and projects. Following which, our projector will be open to any guests who would like to show their photographs.

In the lineup will be Fernando Perez, presenting his amazing interiors of derelict factories and industrial complexes. Yalda Pashai will show her multi-media series of portraits titled Illuminations with interviews with the sitters,  examining personal identity, and what’s it like to be gay and Muslim. There will be a short movie about the dying art of the Cantonese Opera in Malaysia Capturing Twilight by Nirmala Karuppiah which was shortlised at the recent Cannes Shorts 2012. Also presenting work is Mei Ying Chan, Zarina Holmes and Preethi Manoharan.

Venue : The French Art Studio, 58 Gloucester Road, London SW7 4QT

Date : Tues 24 July, 2012

Time : 7:30 to 10:00pm

£5.00 to cover drinks and light snacks, per person, on arrival.

San Marco, Venice

San Marco, Venice, 2012

Photo © Steven Lee

Just been going through my Venice images from February, my, how time flies, now we are already in July. Beginning to lay out our Venice Blurb photobook, and came across many gems from our participants too! It’s amazing how everyone’s vision of a place differs when some effort is applied to create something meaningful as opposed to just snapping away at postcard type images. Photographing in limited time, and with a purpose always make one become more creatively tuned to see new pictures, and experiment with angles, emphasis and personal styles. More later…