Muirhouse Shopping Centre Thursday 26 November 6 – 8pm
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See Muirhouse Shopping Centre in a whole new light!
BRIGHT NIGHTS WINTER ART EVENT
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Hold Me Dear – last three days
It’s not too late to visit the Hold me Dear photography exhibition in Rodney Street Tunnel!
The ‘Four Cities, [Exta]ordinary Places’ exhibition, which is free, features images from Copenhagen, Hamburg, Istanbul and, of course, our very own Edinburgh!
Be quick, though: organisers will be dismantling the Hold Me Dear exhibition at Rodney St tunnel on Tuesday (20 October) before a move to its ‘new home for future local community exhibitions at the local community centre and school!’
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Hold Me Dear: Four Cities, [Extra]ordinary Places
It’s Here + Now! Outdoor exhibition, Rodney Street Tunnel
Here + Now launch event: Sunday 27 September, 12 noon – 2pm
An open air photography exhibition, featuring unique pictures and stories of treasured city spaces taken by local people living in Edinburgh, Copenhagen, Hamburg and Istanbul, opens in the Rodney Street railway tunnel in Canonmills this Sunday.
Curated by HERE + NOW, the exhibition provides a unique and exciting opportunity for people to share the places that matter most to them, building up a very personal insight into a residents’ view of their Edinburgh the places that actually matter personally to local people beyond the usual tourist landmarks.
Visit the ‘City Link’ section of www.holdmedear.co.uk to see the submissions.
PUBLIC LAUNCH PARTY- Sunday 27 September 12 noon
the exhibition will formally launch with a picnic event, talks, music performances and art-themed cycle tours around city.
The exhibition is created by HERE + NOW and supported by Sustrans, Edinburgh City Council, Inverleith Neighbourhood Partnership and the Friends of King George V Park. The exhibition is free and runs until 20 October.
Hold Me Dear: Four cities, (Extra)ordinary Places
What’s your favourite place in Edinburgh?
Fancy joining in some walking/cycling route mapping or a DIY exhibition-building day?
You may have heard about the upcoming Hold Me Dear: Four Cities, [Extra]Ordinary Places photography exhibition taking place in the Rodney St tunnel next to King George V Park in Canonmills.
This co-created community exhibition will feature photographs of people’s favourite personal places in their city, and has invited submissions from people across Edinburgh until the 17 September deadline.
Send us your photo and place in Edinburgh that means the most to you here! Get involved in one of our volunteer workshops! A great way to meet other people, explore the area and contribute to making this unique exhibition!
WEDNESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER – Join us from 10am-12noon to explore the local area around Rodney St tunnel in Canonmills and record your favourite walking or cycle routes and places along them. We’ll be turning these into a locally-loved community map to explore the local area from the exhibition in September!
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER– Join us from 10am to help us DIY build the exhibition! Come prepared to get your hands dirty assembling exhibition boards and painting. You’ll get the chance to see your finished work at the exhibition launch event 12noon on Sunday 27th!
For more info or to sign up to join us, email hello@thehereandnow.org.uk
Capture Edinburgh’s wonderful living landscape
Not too late to enter photography competition
There’s still time to enter the Edinburgh Living Landscape photography competition, but hurry – the deadline for entries is Friday 11 September!
Senior Development Officer Lindsay Grant of the city council’s Parks and Greenspace service explained: “Our first Edinburgh Living Landscape photography competition was launched at the end of July. The idea is to collect images that show off the city’s natural beauty and how they can be enjoyed.
“We’re calling on Edinburgh’s budding photographers to capture our floral meadows in bloom for the chance to win great prizes, including membership to the Scottish Wildlife Trust, exclusive prizes from Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, a professional photography workshop, 6 month membership to Edinburgh Leisure and tickets to the Usher Hall’s Sunday Classics concert series.
“To enter, we are asking the public to submit a photo of one of Edinburgh’s Living Landscapes and the finalists’ images will be posted on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page for a public vote to select the winner.
“The closing date is Friday 11 September at 6pm and then people will be asked to ‘like’ their favourite image between the 16 and 23 September on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page. The photograph with the most ‘likes’ will then be chosen as the winner.”
So there you have it – get snapping!
Edinburgh Living Landscape photography competition
City snappers asked to capture Edinburgh’s natural beauty
Photo competition celebrates our city’s living landscape
The city council is calling on Edinburgh’s budding photographers to capture our floral meadows in bloom for the chance to win some great prizes.
To celebrate Edinburgh Living Landscape, we are looking for images that show off the city’s natural beauty. The Living Landscape programme encourages local flora and fauna by creating floral meadows and allowing natural grasslands to thrive in sites across the city.
There are 69 floral meadows and 80 relaxed grass areas throughout the capital and they can be found on the Living Landscape interactive map.
To take part, entrants are asked to submit a photo of one of Edinburgh’s Living Landscapes and the finalists’ images will be posted on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page for a public vote to select the winner.
A winner will be chosen from the finalists along with two runners up, who will receive prizes including fun days out, concert tickets and a year’s membership of the Scottish Wildlife Trust. All 12 finalists will also be invited to a professional photography workshop run by Katrina Martin Photography.
The closing date is Friday 11 September at 6pm and people will be able to vote for their favourite image between the 16 and 23 September on the Edinburgh Outdoors Facebook page.
Prizes have been donated by Edinburgh Leisure, the Scottish Wildlife Trust, the Usher Hall and the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Details about the prizes can be found here, along with full terms and conditions of the competition.
Good luck!
Double exposure at Holyrood
Photography in sharp focus at the Scottish Parliament
World-leading photojournalism takes centre stage at the Scottish Parliament this summer as two inspirational exhibitions are unveiled today.
The World Press Photo (WPP) Exhibition 2015 is an international contest for photojournalists and features 130 moving and thought provoking images taken during the course of 2014. Once again the Scottish Parliament is the only Parliament in the world to host the exhibition.
Michael Peto: Politics in Focus includes photographs by Michael Peto – the celebrated Hungarian-born photographer who witnessed some of the most historic moments of the 1950s and 1960s. The exhibition includes a number of unseen photographs of some of the world’s most iconic figures. People who have shaped and changed the way we see the world including Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Indira Ghandi and Jennie Lee.
Both exhibitions are free to visit and will be on display in the Scottish Parliament’s Main Hall and Burns Room (Committee Room 1) until Saturday 22 August.
The Presiding Officer, the Rt Hon Tricia Marwick MSP said: “The photographs in these two exhibitions show photojournalism at its finest. The images may be split by decades but what they have in common is their quality and thought provoking nature. They capture moments of time and make us look at who we are and what we do in a different way.
“I am proud that the Scottish Parliament is once again home to remarkable photography exhibitions that offer the people of Scotland the chance to see these images in their Parliament.”
Award-winning actor Brian Cox, Rector at the University of Dundee and Patron of the Peto collection, added: “From humble beginnings Michael Peto grew into an incredible artist and photographer. With an intense interest in the variations of human form he had a talent for capturing his subjects in their natural environment.
“This collection is an extraordinary gift he has left us, so please learn, appreciate, enjoy.”
Snap happy in Muirhouse
Muirhouse Photography Group exhibition opens at North Edinburgh Arts this morning
Students snap up photography awards
Five in the frame for national Awards
Photojournalism 1st Place
Edinburgh College students triumphed in all five student categories at the British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) Scottish Region Image Awards. The stash of prizes included the Student Photographer of the Year award.
As well as the Student Photographer of the Year award, HND and BA Professional Photography students picked up the top prizes in the Photojournalism, Advertising & Fashion, Social & Portraiture, and Open categories. They also claimed 21 second and third places and merits, with the college taking home all the prizes in some categories!
The results continue a six-year winning streak for Edinburgh College photography students at the BIPP Scottish Region Image Awards. Students and graduates snapped up 30 of the prizes on offer in last year’s competition.
Advertising & Fashion 1st Place
Overall Winner
Kinga Kocimska, who is studying for a BA Professional Photography, was named Student Photographer of the Year this year, and also received the prize for Advertising & Fashion (above).
Kinga said: “Receiving such positive feedback on my images has motivated me even more to further develop my skills and to explore subjects I am genuinely interested in. It feels great to be able to produce work that meets professional industry standards within only four years from the start of my photography journey.”
There was also success for Edinburgh College graduates in the professional photographer categories. Lee Howell took first and second place in the Scottish Commercial, Industrial, Advertising and Architecture category and won the Open category. Last year, Lee was named Professional Photographer of the Year 2014. Lee has his own commercial photography business in Edinburgh, specialising in creative advertising and contemporary editorial portraiture.
HND Photography student Oliver Henderson, who recently won the Calumet Student Photographer of the Year award, triumphed in the student Open category (above).
Marjory Crooks, curriculum manager for broadcast media, said: “It is fantastic to see our photography students recognised with these well regarded awards. The continued success of our students in these awards is testament to their professionalism and talent. It also highlights the quality of the teaching staff at the college, who do great work preparing our students for the workplace.”