Topic: London Gallery Crawl: Sunday July 10th

[Suzi Livingstone]

I'm gonna catch the Maier exhibition this weekend and then pop along to this one - http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/hungarian-photography/ anyone checked it out yet?

[Late Developer]

Hi Suzi.

We were talking about this yesterday. I posted the link in another thread and several people have already expressed a wish to pay a visit to the RA. Ed suggested it might be the starting point for another "Gallery Crawl". I'll do my best to attend as yesterday's event was really good fun - even though my poor old knees almost gave up on me (not an exhausting day - I just have worn out knees...!)

I can't remember a time when there were so many good exhibitions on in London - or maybe I just wasn't looking. It's started to change my mind about the place.........well, almost, as I'm always glad to get home after a day's work!! 

Paul.

[sapata]

It looks like the Ian Perry exhibition is one not to be missed Ed...

I thought the Vivian Maier exhibition was really great, although as I said before I was expecting
more prints considering the volume of work she apparently produced. The gym as you
said is a nice place and I love the building next to the exhibition! it's amazing on how the whole area (King's Cross) it's been transformed... I was going to a totally different direction when I left the tube (thank to Miller he spotted on the street!).

I was a great fun meeting you guys there and I hope we can do that again very soon...

Here's my favourite from the Maier exhibition ...

[Nigel]

Great photography and even better company, I really enjoyed it. We all had to get back, unfortunately, or I could quite easily have settled in a riverside hostelry for the evening. It would be great to do it again before the weather goes and possibly make it an afternoon / evening event? Maybe we could even get that curry in!

Ed - thanks for posting the Simon Norfolk video, I haven't had time to watch it yet, but I will. I have to admit apart from knowing he was a photographer I really knew nothing about him, but he's certainly one on my list to find out more about.

Thanks All!

[This-is-damion]

Did any one post any pictures of this grand day out?

[Late Developer]

Just posted this on the other "Vivian Maier" thread. Only one I took. Apologies for crappy "shop" scan - they always oversharpen JPEG scans......

[Nigel]

I'd been mean to, but time ..... as usual.

Ed and Miller had just finished frightening the life out me, but telling me film is going to double in price anytime in the next couple of weeks! I've been scouring the 'bay ever since.

[Nigel]

Look at the nervous looks above, nothing unsettles a photographer more than when you point a camera at them.

One more.

[Ed Wenn]

These are great Nigel (and Paul). Thanks for posting them. I have a digi snap or two that I'll try to find & post here. I particularly like the Holga photo, Nigel.

[jojonas~]

that's some attitude in that holga shot!     

[sapata]

Oh yeah ! that Holga shot is cool!!

[thil]

yep - the holga shot is very reservoir dogs.

only managed to get these developed a couple of days ago:

[Ed Wenn]

Hey Thil! Those are great shots. Also, you take the prize for the best "Big Reflective Ball" photo and a final note that your photo of said ball is even better than mine (taken with a camera phone). Just goes to show that it's worth buying a Leica any day 

[Late Developer]

Mrs LD and I visited Chris Beetles' Gallery to see the Steve McCurry exhibition last weekend. Okay, most of us know who he is and have already seen a lot of his work but the photos are breathtaking - even with repeated viewings - and well worth popping in if you're anywhere near Piccadilly in London.

The exhibition runs (officially) from 7-24 September, but many of the photos were already on the floor, displayed ready for hanging:

http://www.chrisbeetlesfinephotographs.com/