The show consisting of 52 unique portraits runs from today until the end of November in the main gallery space at C4FAP

and artist Victor Alimpiev. Both can now be seen on the Ikon website...

I recommend a trip to the gallery to see both shows and in particular the incredible video work of Victor Alimpiev which I found both mesmerising and slightly disturbing with intricate choreography set against a backdrop of nothingness…

The Art of Photography Show 2009 is a world-class international exhibition featuring all forms of photographic art. This year they received over 16,000 entries from 57 countries, 111 pieces were chosen for the final exhibition and my image of Franz Joseph Glacier was one of them! The selection was made by Charlotte Cotton, curator and head of the Wallis Annenberg Department of Photography at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Cotton was previously curator of photographs at the Victoria & Albert museum and head of programming at The Photographers Gallery.

It feels a great achievment to have my work selected by a leading authority on photography today, especially from such a vast amount of entries! The show opens in just a few hours at the Lyceum Theatre Gallery next to Horton Plaza, Gaslamp quarter, downtown San Diego. It runs for two months until 1st November. So if you’re around this part of the world then go take a visit!

I’m off now to get ready for the opening… Exciting! 

I interviewed Reverend Billy and documented this important, powerful and at times hilarious performance which can now be seen on the Ikon site…

Go get converted!

The current Joyful Bewilderment exhibition at Here Gallery in Bristol has been receiving some local press attention from Venue magazine. I was delighted they decided to use my piece to represent the show… Brilliant that they chose a photographic work as the show mainly consists of illustration… So extra special to be featured!

As they say it’s a corker of an exhibition.. so if you’re in Bristol get to the Here Gallery and have a gander! 

You can now see all the print submissions from the night on the Synth Eastwood site, plus if you look down at video of the night below and scroll to 0:51 you should see me having a banter about my work…

Penone is an incredibly important and influential artist, his work linked to nature and how we interact with our environment, it raises many questions and often challenges conventional notions of art.

I recommend giving the documentary a watch and taking a trip to the Ikon before the show closes on 19th July. 

The show consisting of illustration and photography from over 100 international artists has since graced the walls of Analogue in Edinburgh and opened for it’s third time last night at Here Gallery in Bristol.

The current show runs at Here till 8th August - so if your down in Bristol please give it a look and see if you can spot my Mardi Gras Elephant image in the show…

Seventeen artists are exhibiting in a display which includes fine art painting, sculpture, photography and contemporary craft and I’m one of them!

Stephen chose works from the Visual Collection and picked out my Last Flight From Brighton and Franz Joseph Glacier images as they tied in with his chosen theme of nature.

Half of the shots I take using Holga cameras are covered in light leaks and this is what gives them their beautiful random quality which makes them so unique.

I decided to submit the Holga shot below..

What do you know it already has a four star rating!

On Tuesday night I had the privelage of attending the Cure Leukaemia Art Auction with one of my works going under the hammer! An array of wonderful art and photography was full sale including my Franz Joseph Glacier image. It was also used as the key promo image on all marketing and ended up selling for the healthy sum of £375.00 in the live auction!

Below are the lucky couple who bought my work!

I was delighted that my entry, image of a Birmingham Prefab house with owner Tom, was selected to be one of the A1 Posters in the exhibition.

This is the second time my work’s been shown at Synth Eastwood but my first visit over to experience the mega show they put together! I had some interesting chats with people about Prefab’s and the image genuinely received a lot of attention on the night!

Got to give huge props to the Synth Eastwood crew who work incredibly hard, pulling together what is a full on assault of the senses around the theme! They’ll have images up on their site soon enough.. I’ll put a link up here as and when…

Can’t wait for their next show! 

This time the acclaimed piece of theatre is in Bristol for Mayfest!

I’d recommend you go and get tickets but looks as though they’ve already sold out!

If you don’t know about Black Tonic then have a quick watch of the trailer below. Put together after last years Manchester performance, it gives a tiny taste of this unique theatre performance experience! 

My role has been to create video pieces that fill you in on the characters, such as the ethereal Super 8 sequence at the start of the trailer and the CCTV sections showing a maid ransacking one of the hotel rooms! These elements spring into action on TV sets inside the hotel rooms when you least expect it. The audience really are receiving information from all directions in this experience. I also shot the Paparazzi style photo’s of a couple having an affair! Uncovered by the audience after entering the ransacked room! Exciting stuff!

Keep an eye on the Black Tonic page for more info on upcoming shows!

About a month ago I went to visit and create the current Ikon documentary with Iain Bain, art historian and authority on Bewick.

Iain discusses his connection with Bewick and the tools used to create such detailed wood engravings and how these are then turned into prints using a hand press.

The video is now live on the Ikon site. Watch to get an insight into the talent of Bewick and what went into creating such magnificent prints.... 

I’ve been collaborating on Black Tonic since its starting point over a year ago and it’s great to see how it has evolved during that time! 

So far it’s piloted in London, had an incredible run in Manchester and over the next couple of weeks will take place at the Raddisson hotel in Birmingham. It’s also picked up a ton of good reviews such as this one in the Independent.

Recommend you get yourself booked in quick for this weekend or next! See flyer below…

Six months on, the second installment is now on display at the wonderful Analogue gallery in Edinburgh!

From the pics on the Analogue flickr page the opening of the show last Saturday looked like a real fun night! You’ll also find a great review of the night by Lee Basford on Mumble...

Also stoked to receive an email today telling me that my Mardi Gras Elephant photograph actually sold on the opening night! You can see it below - 2nd row from top and 2nd in from left!

I’ve spent the last few days filming the installation down at Ikon and discussing Victor’s work with curator Nigel Prince. The edited video is now live on the Ikon site to aid a greater understanding of the work. Enjoy!

Set within a hotel, audience arrive 2 x 2, check into their rooms and make themselves comfortable before a journey into the dark world of Black Tonic begins. Unraveling a truly original detective story as they travel along corridors and into bedrooms, piecing together clues that uncover what really makes the hotel tick!

The show starts tomorrow at the Place Hotel, Manchester and runs until 30th November! See below for more info…

Can’t wait to see the rest of the Cycles show pics…