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PhotoHastings 2009.

16th December 2009.

Competition: Raising money for breast cancer charity The Lavender Trust, The Renaissance Photography Prize 2010 has a formidable lineup of judges and a three grand top prize. Deadline 20th January.

10th December 2009.

Exhibition: In Addition to the haunting exhibition "Wooden Churches. Travelling in the Russian North. Photographs by Richard Davies", The Independent Photographers Gallery is celebrating a successful year with a big group show, "IPG's Greatest Hits 2009" . Featuring work from local and international photographers, it is a chance to see work by Ernst Haas, Fay Godwin, Bill Brandt, Terry O'Neill, John Swannell, Bruce Rae, Malcolm Glover, Nigel Green, Alexander Brattell and many others. 4th-19th December & 9th-16th January 2010. Thursday - Saturday 11am-4pm or by appointment 01424 775650. Private View/Christmas Party, Saturday 12th December 2009, 6-8 pm.

Regeneration: The planning application for the new Jerwood Gallery in Hastings has finally been approved and the gallery now has its own website. Excellent news for all the arts in this area.

Exhibition: Hastings Museum & Art Gallery are showing Simon Hookey's project on The Queen's Arcade (the exact birthplace of telly & a good place to shop) in their upstairs Long Gallery. This exhibition was first seen in the Arcade itself last April and will be on display in the Museum for 3 months. Opening night, Friday 18th December. The Chapman Brothers are showing work from their early career downstairs, so altogether a mustsee.

7th December 2009.

Opportunity: The Hastings Online Times is looking for reviews and features on photography. If you'd like to make a name for yourself writing about the ever growing photography scene in this area, they'd be delighted to hear from you.

2nd December 2009.

Exposure: This week's guest curator on the excellent Black Snapper blog ("your daily dose of inspiring photography from around the globe") is Gordon MacDonald of Brighton's Photoworks. Amongst his selection is local photojournalist Stuart Griffiths' work on homeless veterans. By tomorrow it will be in their archive section.

1st December 2009.

Exhibition: *Kipple* - a photographic exhibition by Paul Carrington-Gretton at NOMAD Creative Space. Private view this Thursday 6-9pm with live sound and visual dialogue by Paul Carrington-Gretton and Nathan Burr. Exhibition is open from Thursday 3 December to Sunday 6 December, 11am to 4pm. For information please contact Sarah Yates (sarah_a_yates@hotmail.com). Nomad Creative Space is at 21 Wellington Place, Hastings TN34 1NY. (From Patrick Burton via HCMC list).

30th November 2009.

Exhibition: "Wooden Churches. Travelling in the Russian North. Photographs by Richard Davies" is the next show at The Independent Photographers Gallery, 3 Old Brewery Yard, Battle. 4th-19th December 2009 & 9th-16th January 2010. Thursday - Saturday 11am-4 pm or by appointment 01424 775650. Private View/Christmas Party, Saturday 12th December 2009, 6 - 8 pm.

26th November 2009.

Exhibition: "After The Crowds Have Gone" is a new exhibition by Emma Bryant at the Land of Green Ginger cafe restaurant in Hastings Old Town. "This is a collection of work taken on a Lomo LC-A, a little Russian compact camera. It has a wonderfully vivid lens and a shutter that is designed to stay open for up to 2 minutes in low light. The idea for the project emerges from Emma being raised in the old town and being witness each year to the end of summer. The photos depict the sombre yet colourful end to a hectic season. A melancholy element has been captured beautifully by the fascinating Lomo LC-A. The saturated colour adds a sense of fun and light relief but also hints at sadness and the wear and tear left behind by the crowds". All work is for sale. Exhibition continues until the new year. 45 High Street, Hastings TN34 3EN.

23rd November 2009.

Exhibition: The next show at F-ish in Robertson St is "Demi-Monde" by Alexander de Cadenet. "This series of mobile phone photos, taken over the past two years, captures situations during twilight or the dead of night. Familiar places have become mysterious and secretive with a variety of demi-mondaine characters, concealed within half-light shadows, silhouettes or reflection." Private view, 6-9pm 4th December. Exhibition continues until 7th February 2010. Thursday-Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 12-4pm or by appointment.

22nd November 2009.

Exhibition: Hastings photographers Mary Morris & Tim Morris are part of "Place: Sight and Sound" at the Chequer Mead Arts Centre East Grinstead, 4 – 9 December 2009. Mary is showing oil and encaustic wax works on paper. Tim, a member of IPSE, is showing photographs made in Newhaven.

21st November 2009.

Exhibition: "A Pint and a Print" is travel photographer Chris Parker's new exhibition at the First In Last Out pub. It is also their first photographic exhibition. Fabulous ale brewed on the premises. 30th November - 15th December, FILO, 14-15 High St, Old Town, Hastings.

15th November 2009.

Publication: "Robin Bell's Silver Footprint" celebrating his 35 years of darkroom printing for the brightest names in photography was one of the highlights of the year at the Independent Photographers Gallery in Battle. The book of the show has now been published by Dewi Lewis in an edition of 1000. It is available directly from Robin Bell for just £25 (he might even sign it for you!). Or, if you want it very slightly cheaper, but Amazon takes 60% plus costs and the creator gets almost zilch, you can get it here. Printed to the highest standards this is a gorgeous 142 page hardback art book filled with wonderful pictures and a commentary by Robin. A definite future collectible, this is a must-have for anyone who loves monochrome photography and the art of the darkroom. The show is now at the Richard Young Gallery in Kensington until 25th November if you'd like another chance to see the original prints.

14th November 2009.

Exposure: There's now another place to read about photography in this area. Hastings Online Times, our new local 'paper', has a photography section as part of its coverage of the arts, politics and many other areas of interest. No court reports or advertorial content so far. And no mention of '1066 country' (would you call Poland '1939 country'?). Good luck people, this town needs an articulate voice like yours.

13th November 2009.

Education: From Martin Pearce (via HCMC list) - Image Editing Tuition at GILL. "In two weeks time GILL will be offering tuition in Image Editing and Manipulation in their recently re-furbished premises. This venture is a response to many of our clients' requests for help when rendering their images in PhotoShop and DTP software. We're having a small suite of new workstations installed and will be offering short courses to classes of three clients at a time. The target group would ideally have some computer skills (word processor, file management etc) but be unconfident when working on digital images." For further information call 01424 424359/446882 or email info@martinpearceart.com.

11th November 2009.

Exposure: A stop frame animation by students at Hastings College has won a runner-up prize at the LSIS Awards and also the College's Star awards. "Jump Jump", by Kristian Domingo & Artur Organesyan (supported by tutors Alex Brattell and Glenn Whiting) was made using a Nikon D40 and contains over 6000 still images. See it on the College's website or YouTube.

Exposure: Julian Anderson has relaunched his website, containing an impressive portfolio of portraiture, corporate & personal projects.

Planning for a future: The planning application for Hastings' eagerly awaited Jerwood Gallery is being re-run. Please support this proposal here. (Planning application number HS/FA/09/00576). If you did this earlier in the year, it must be repeated to be registered this time around.The "No" campaign is here should you wish to fight to keep the coach park just the way it is. The deadline is 27th November, the planning committee will decide in December.

4th November 2009.

Study Day: The Photography of Architecture, De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill on Sea. Saturday 7 November.
Nigel Green's commission to document six buildings for the exhibition reflects his long-term interest in the photography of architecture. Nigel will discuss the images he took for the exhibition and the historical relationship between photography and architecture, with a particular emphasis on the photography of modernist architecture. Participants will then be encouraged to explore and photograph the De La Warr Pavilion and produce images for discussion. Please bring your own digital camera. Book on www.dlwp.com or call 01424 229 111.

3rd November 2009.

Competition: There's a month left to enter the Pebsham Countryside Park Project Photography Competition leading to an exhibition in 2010. It's a good excuse to go for a walk with a camera and you'd be in with a chance of winning the top prize of "2 nights stay at the George Hotel, in Rye, East Sussex for two, includes bed and breakfast from Sunday to Thursday. Dinner also included for one night. Stay includes a visit to Rye Bay Nature Reserve and a chance to meet a wildlife officer".

28th October 2009.

Exhibiting & selling opportunity: Gill in Kings Rd, St leonards are expanding their exhibition space as well as their printing & framing services. They welcome proposals from artists wishing to show and sell their work. Contact Martin or Maurice for more details.

23rd October 2009.

Exhibition: "The Edge Of England, photographs 2006-2009 by Alexander Brattell" will be at McCarrons of Mercatoria in Norman Rd St Leonards from 31st October to 5th December. More details at Alex Brattell's Zetetic website or McCarrons.co.uk. Opening night party, Friday 30th October, 6-8pm.

9th October 2009.

Workshop: From Sarah Macbeth via HCMC list: "Kevin Meredith is running his 2 day Hots Shots course in Hastings on the weekends of 21st and 28th November 2009. I did the course in Brighton this summer and really enjoyed it". To enquire email Kevin directly: kevin.meredith@lomokev.com.

30th September 2009.

Talk: Well known landscape photographer Joe Cornish will be giving a talk entitled "Craft, Art & Soul" at Rye College, The Grove, Rye on Saturday October 17th at 7.30pm. Tickets are £6, available from Martello Bookshop, 26 High St, Rye, telephone 01797 222242.

25th September 2009.

Exhibition: Next up at the Independent Photographers Gallery is "BrightOnes: An exhibition by recent graduates from the University of Brighton united by their desire to photograph using traditional methods. Diverse in subject matter, the show provides an interesting mix to the photographic approach ranging from domestic spaces, documentary to portraiture." Preview: 10th October 6-8pm. Exhibition continues from 14th October to 14th November.

21st September 2009.

Seminar: “Conversations ……. From the Edge”. SoCo (South Coast artists) and the newly-formed Photo hub Group (PhG) will present a seminar on their recent collaboration “Conversations ……. From the Edge”. Exhibiting artists from the exhibition will present their work in conversation with visiting speakers. “Conversations ……. From the Edge”. explores a strip of our local landscape to interpret the shifting layers of cultural, temporal and spatial changes. Sunday 27 Sept 5pm - 8pm. St Mary in the Castle, 6-8 Pelham Arcade, Hastings TN34 3AE. Admission £3.50.

Workshop: Pebsham Countryside Park Project Workshops. Saturday 26 September: Photography field workshop
11am - 2pm (at the latest), meet on the green at the entrance to Wyevale Garden Centre off Bexhill Road. Free. Pre booking essential due to limited places - telephone 01273 481441. Join our local artist photographer for a fieldwork workshop around the proposed Pebsham Countryside Park. All welcome including beginners. Bring your own film or digital cameras and a packed lunch.

18th September 2009.

Exhibition: The Terry O'Neill Award 2009, as seen in the Sunday Times Magazine, is coming to Battle from London's Getty Images Gallery. It will be on show at IPG from 22nd September to 3rd October.

17th September 2009.

Exhibition: The Dragon Bar in George St is showing "Linda King - Making An Exhibition of Myself. Glorious technicolour photography by Adam Piggott." 23rd September - 23rd October.

16th September 2009.

Exhibition: Gill in Kings Rd St Leonards is showing more of Brian Weske's rediscovered photographs from the 1960's (see 'postscript' below) along with new photographs by Martin Pearce and Chris Thomas. September 18th - October 1st. Monday to Saturday, 9 to 5.

14th September 2009.

Exhibition: The new show at Hastings Museum & Art Gallery (opening times here) features work by Hastings based photographers Alexander Brattell, Martin Everett and Claire Richardson. Lots of great things in this show, not least the fabulous Indian miniatures on loan from the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts.

30th August 2009.

Postscript: To the exhibition THE UNKNOWN & UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS shown at Gill St Leonards in June. The identity of the photographer has been uncovered by the Mail On Sunday. "Revealed: Mystery photographer’s dusty box of negatives is a treasure trove of Sixties showbiz portraits".

25th August 2009.

Coastal Currents just gets bigger and better each year. Photography this year in galleries and open studios includes: Zoom Group showing at the lower rooms, Holy Trinity Church, Robertson St. The Foundation Diploma show from Hastings College at the Southwater Community Centre, St Leonards. Steve Boydell's "My Coastline" at Martel Colour Print. Julian Anderson, "Portraits, Landscapes and Flowers" at McCarron's of Mercatoria. Amanda Jobson, "Interiors: The Winch Huts, Hastings" at WPS, High St, Hastings. SoCo team up with the newly formed Photo Hub Group for the exhibition "Conversations......From The Edge" at St Mary In The Castle. There will be a seminar based on the exhibition on Sunday 27th September, 5pm-8pm. Bruce Rae will be showing his unique salt prints at St Margaret's Passage (off Magdalen Rd, St Leonards). Lin Gregory's landscape photographs will be at Land of Green Ginger, High St and Bullett Coffee House, Robertson St. Brian Rybolt will be showing work at 20 Godwin Rd Hastings. Peter Greenhalf's photographs will be on show at Avocet Studios, Rye Harbour. For full details and lots more pick up a Coastal Currents 2009 booklet at a discerning shop near you or visit the Coastal Currents website.

24th August 2009.

Artists' Talk: Adam Bronkhurst of Garage Studios in Brighton is giving a talk this Friday 28th at Bullet Cafe, Robertson Street, Hastings from 6.30 -8.30. Tickets are £2 and can be reserved by e-mailing either Lin Gregory <lin@lingregoryphotography.com> or Terry Russell <tyruss04@yahoo.co.uk>. More info on Adam and his projects can be found here and here

21st August 2009.

Been away. Phew, that's better. What news?
Artists' Talk: Martin Everett's show at F-ish has been extended and he'll be talking about his work at the gallery on Monday 24th August at 2pm, free admission.

18th July 2009.

Artists' Talk: At IPG to accompany the Man On The Moon exhibition: "The Eagle has Landed" Monday 20th July, 7:30pm. Illustrated talks by Alastair Fairley & Nichola Bruce. "Come and see this amazing exhibition & re-live man's first mission to the moon on the day they landed!" Independent Photographer's Gallery, Old Brewery Yard, Battle (Next to Natwest) Admission £2:50.

14th July 2009.

Meeting: It's short notice but, from Simon Hedges: "Are you looking for studio space? We are working on a new project in partnership with Hastings Trust. Currently we have: 12 self-contained studio spaces with amenities, a large basement and a shop with separate access. We would like to hear all your suggestions for its use and are particularly keen on the idea of the building working as a whole, creating a recognisable identity that will form a distinctive aspect in the further development of the America Ground Hastings, where the space is located. There will be a meeting at F-ISH on Thursday 16th July at 4pm. Please contact: Simon Hedges 0796 4545 702 simon@f-ish.co.uk Carol Biggs 01424 446373 carol@hastingstrust.co.uk." Could we start a building in Hastings devoted to photography?

14th July 2009.

Event & Exhibitions: Forthcoming at WPS is Jason Wilde's Free Photographic Studio. "Open to all on Monday 3 August 12-6 and the evening of Thursday 6 August during the High Street Party. Get a free portrait and become part of an archive of our times. Jason Wilde's Free Photographic Studio will be open to all on Tuesday 4 August from 12-6 and on Thursday 6 August during the Old Town High Street party. All welcome, all free. Be immortalised! Would you like to invigilate at WPS in Old Town week, August 1-9? No payment but a good chance to meet people and get involved. WPS, 49 High St, Hastings."
Part of Hastings Old Town Carnival Week 2009. Also of photographic interest are Photographs From The George Greaves Archive and History from Postcards. Coincides with the Hastings Hot Houses open studio programme.

1st July 2009.

Exhibition: F-ish in central Hastings will be showing photographs by Martin Everett. PV is this Friday, the show runs from 11th July until 16th August (Thursday to Saturday 11am-5am, Sunday 12-4pm or by appointment).

29th June 2009.

Exhibition: The next show at Gill is the 'St Leonards Festival Exhibition' and includes photography from Bruce Rae and Chris Thomas amongst plenty of hot local talent. July 3rd-16th, Monday to Saturday 9 - 5. 55 Kings Road, St Leonards on Sea. Part of, as the title suggests, the St Leonards Festival 2009.

27th June 2009.

Darkroom: If you'd like to get hold of more lovely paper, please support the return of Polywarmtone by pledging to buy some (no money upfront). This is a labour of love (like the Impossible Project to give us back our Polaroids). As for Kodachrome, well it's all over.

23rd June 2009.

Exhibition: Next up at IPG will be "Man On The Moon", 7th July - 15th August; "a major touring exhibition celebrating man’s greatest technological achievement with a unique collection of photography, moving image and real-life artefacts of space exploration. Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the lunar surface in July 1969, “Man on the Moon” is the first exhibition worldwide of images from the Fairley Archive of Space Exploration (FASE), a private collection of rare, original NASA photography taken in space by the astronauts. Collaborating with leading photographer Steve Pyke MBE and the award-winning documentary film-maker Nichola Bruce, “Man on the Moon” provides a fascinating insight into the men, machines and memories behind the human race’s bid for the stars." Until then, the gallery is still showing "Robin Bell's Silver Footprint", the treat of the year around these parts so far.

22nd June 2009.

Exhibition: Hastings College Art & Design department's end of year show opens this Friday evening, 26th June (until 30th June - details here), at the college in Archery Rd and at the Arts Forum, Marina, St Leonards On Sea. This is the last show in the department's current Victorian home and will be a very special occasion. The standard of work this year is remarkable, including photography by Rob Maxted, Phoebe Burrows, Oscar Pratley-Crighton, Simon Hookey and many others.

18th June 2009.

Exhibition: Karen Rooney will be showing her ethereal monochrome landscapes at Martel, 32a High St Hastings, from 2nd July to 13th August. See this and plenty more on Thursday 2nd July as part of the Old Town's regular First Thursday gallery crawl.

7th June 2009.

Exhibition: Kris Allan ARPS – “'A Sound Mind'. Living with schizophrenia. This is a subject many of us do not understand and as a result tend to shun. Kris Allan has addressed this problem head on, but sympathetically." 3rd June to 10th June (got to this one a bit late!). Hastings Arts Forum, Marina, St. Leonards On Sea. Also continuing until 10th June is Richard Matthews show of landscapes (see 5th May, below) so it's well worth a visit.

6th June 2009.

Exhibitions: Hastings darkroom fiends 1066 Mono are having their Annual Photographic Exhibition at both Eat cafes (Claremont and Alexandra Park) from 27th June. Eat in the park is also a venue for Channel Hastings monthly "photo challenge" events, the next one is there tomorrow.

3rd June 2009.

Work Opportunity: Richard Page is "seeking a keen and business minded photographer's assistant to help out at several jobs I have booked this year and next. Ideally I would like someone who is conversant with digital photography, lighting and using Photoshop/Aperture/FTP in the field (on a Mac if possible but no major problem if not). You will be creative, fit, presentable, up for a good laugh and a good communicator. If you are interested please get in touch detailing experience and show examples of work published or un-published via e-mail in the first instance please; rich@richard-page.com."

2nd June 2009.

Studying Photography: Hastings College has published its part-time prospectus for the academic year starting in September 2009. Level 2 and level 3 courses in photography will run on Tuesday and Thursday evenings respectively for 15 weeks starting on 22 September. Both courses encourage students to develop their individual interests by exploring ideas and techniques in order to create a new portfolio of images. The level 2 certificate is a good course to learn or refresh basic principles in analogue or digital photography.

1st June 2009.

For Sale: 2 complete darkrooms, each consisting of: Meopta Enlarger, enlarger Timer, 3 x developing tanks and spools, trays of various sizes, measuring jugs, thermometer, funnel, storage bottle, contact printing frame, print dryer, easel, guillotine. £60 each. Lighting kit: 2 x Powerflash PFMD400 Studio lighting with cables, 4x stands, 2x bagged Powerflash gold/white umbrellas, 1 x bagged Powerflash silver/white umbrella, flash meter, backdrop holder
£100 ono. Yashica-Mat 120M TLR camera with leather case and cased Rollei filter (copal shutter sticks so needs a service but was working well prior to being stored), Leningrad 4 lightmeter, Komuranon enlarger lens, £100 ono. Please contact Kerry on 07921 501601.

30th May 2009.

Portfolio Review day at IPG: Independent Photographers Gallery is holding another of its successful portfolio review days with art director & editor Debi Angel. Saturday 13th June from 1-4pm. 3 Old Brewery Yard, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AF. 01424 775650.

27th May 2009.

Exposure: Local photojournalist Stuart Griffiths features in "Isolation", a documentary film that will receive its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 26th: "A quarter of British ex-soldiers sleep rough when they come home. Our guide in this film is one such man, who has since become a renowned photographer." In addition, images from his project "Liverpool Gangs" have been featured by Das Magazin in Switzerland.

26th May 2009.

Call For Entries: 'Say Cheese' open submission, aSpace Gallery, Hastings College.
Photographs of past (from 1982 to present) staff and students in the School of Art & Design.
Were you either a student or a member of staff from 1982 to present and would like to submit one printed passport size photograph for the end of year show in the aSpace Gallery at Hastings College?
Please send one 3.5cm x 4.5cm passport size photo with your name and year(s) of attendance written on the back.
Send to: Jeb Haward - aSpace Gallery, Hastings College, Archery Road, St Leonards On Sea, East Sussex TN38 0HX.
Submission Deadline: Friday 12th June. Show Open: Thursday 18th June - Tuesday 30th June 10am - 3.30pm weekdays (also open Saturday 27th June). Private View Friday 26th June, 6 - 9.30 pm.

18th May 2009.

Exhibition: NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO. "PHILIP SANDERSON has gathered photographs of fly tips from all over the UK. The photos were contributed by numerous different people to the Geography British Isles project, an online project that seeks to photograph every inch of the British Isles. The photos have been animated to form a video. Using a custom digital process each photo is scanned to produce a musical note. Put the images together and a musical sequence emerges; a pastoral accompaniment to the images." Memorial Art Gallery, Hastings. Private View: June 6, 2009, 6.30 - 9.00. Until 21st June, by appointment.

11th May 2009.

Exhibition: THE UNKNOWN & UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS. June 5 to July 2. GILL 55 Kings Road St Leonards On Sea TN37 6DY. Photographs taken in the mid sixties by an unknown photographer. Probably the earliest ever photos of Elton John in the recording studio, way before he became internationally famous, taken from a collection of negatives found at the photographer's home shortly after his death some ten years ago. After two years of research into his identity, this photographer still remains unknown. Alongside the Elton studio shots are unpublished photos of Sid James on the set of `Carry on Camping', Marty Feldman, Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac, Carnaby Street, and `Swinging London'.

10th May 2009.

Exhibition: ZOOM are having a show of photographs in Hastings town centre as part of South East Open Studios. The Lower Rooms, Holy Trinity Church Robertson St TN34 1HT. 6-7 June and 13-14 June, Saturdays 11-4, Sundays 12-4.

9th May 2009.

Exhibition: "LONDON UNDERGROUND", photographs by Bob Mazzer, is at Martel Colour Print, 32a High Street Hastings during the whole of May.

Book: The Independent Photographers Gallery is inviting expressions of interest in purchasing the forthcoming catalogue for its current exhibition by master darkroom printer Robin Bell, "ROBIN BELL'S SILVER FOOTPRINT". Over 125 remarkable images beautifully reproduced with extended annotations by Robin in an art book format will make this a future collectable for connoisseurs of monochrome photography. 100 expressions of interest are required to put the book into production, assuring its viability in a strained financial environment. The subscribers' edition is almost fully reserved, just a few more signatures are needed. The print run for the first edition will be 1000 priced at £25 per copy. To reserve your copy of this sumptuous treat contact Lucy Bell at IPG on 01424 775650 or lthistlethwayte@aol.com.

5th May 2009.

Exhibition: Richard Matthews is a fine art portrait, landscape and documentary
photographer based in Bexhill-on-Sea. His forthcoming exhibition of landscapes with a local theme will be
at the Hastings Arts Forum from 29th May until 10th June. All welcome.

1st May 2009.

Artist's Talk: "Flickr's Legendary LOMOKEV Is Coming To Hastings Town and...we only have 6 tickets left!". £2.00 each.
Friday 8th May 2009. 6.30pm – 8.30pm, 7pm talk starts. Venue: Bullett Café, Robertson Street, Hastings.
More details here or contact Terry via Channelhastings.com.

28th April 2009.

Exhibition: ROBIN BELL'S SILVER FOOTPRINT. Independent Photographers Gallery Battle, 13 May - 20 June 2009. Top black and white photographic printer Robin Bell celebrates his 35 year career with an exhibition of 124 images selected from the work of 90 photographers. All printed by Robin who describes them as some of the favourite or most memorable photographs that he’s printed over the years: a personal journey. The 90 photographers include some well known names - Don McCullin, Ken Russell, Lee Miller, Terence Donovan, Ian Berry, Steven Berkoff, Martyn Colbeck, Eve Arnold, Linda McCartney, Terry O’Neill, Norman Parkinson, Snowdon . See IPG's website for further details.

Portfolio Review: Robin Bell will be holding a portfolio review day at the gallery on 23rd May. Please call 01424 775650 to reserve a place.

27th April 2009.

Fame & Fortune: IPG/TERRY O'NEILL AWARD 2009. Submissions are now being invited for the third year of the prestigious IPG/ Terry O'Neill Award. In addition to the cash prizes of £3,000 (first), £ 1,000 (second) and £500 (third), and the Getty Images Gallery exhibition, a selection of the top ten photographers' work will be published in a special feature in the Sunday Times Magazine and in Hotshoe International Magazine.The award ceremony and exhibition will be held at Getty Images Gallery in London in September. For details follow the link above or contact Lucy Bell at IPG Battle on 01424 775650.

20th April 2009.

Exhibition: HOMER SYKES - "ONCE A YEAR". Photographs of Green Men from a project documenting folk customs in the early 1970's. May 2-5, 12-3pm. WPS, 49 High St Hastings. Part of Hastings' wonderful Beltane celebrations, the centrepiece of which is Jack-in-the-Green, described by the local newspaper as "a large dancing bush".

15th April 2009.

Exhibitions: The EASTBOURNE FESTIVAL runs until 26th April and includes photography such as Lisa Barnard's "Polska By The Sea" at Eastbourne Train Station and pinhole workshops at the Redoubt. Be sure to visit Eastbourne's fantastic new Towner Gallery.

6th April 2009.

Exhibition: QUEENS ARCADE MARKET: A Photography Project by Simon Hookey. Queens Arcade Hastings (the exact birthplace of telly & a good place to shop), from 24th April. Further information, 01424 435718.

23 March 2009.

Portfolio Review day at IPG: Independent Photographers Gallery is hosting its first portfolio day on Saturday 28th March from 1-4pm. At 3 Old Brewery Yard, Battle East Sussex. TN33 0AF. 01424 775650 . This is to form part of IPG's Portfolio Review Season, where  there will be a series of portfolio review days on the last Saturday of every month. We would like to ask a £3 contribution towards costs. The reviewers are art director & editor Debi Angel and Lucy Bell (Director of IPG).

Artists' Talk: SOCO IN CONVERSATION: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 6.30pm-8.30pm
The Beacon, St Marys Terrace, Hastings.
PHOTOGRAPHY'S FRACTURED TIME. Andrew Moran and Nigel Green are two contemporary photographers who play with our minds. They challenge and question our preconceived acceptance of images and give us much to think about in terms of photographic representation, narrative, cultural memory and the fracturing of time.
Andrew’s presentation explores the unfolding of visuals to address motion and repetition. He invites us to look beyond the photographic surface, with its speed of delivery, to reach through layers of time and fragmentation, to find – what?
Nigel’s images may first appear to be literal representations of modernist architecture. His photographs of First and Second World War buildings in Picardy are reconstructions born out of trauma: they have a history of melancholy and loss, despite being created towards an optimistic future. The past and the future are compressed in one image, time is both fragmented and bonded.
Chaired by Grace Lau (gl@gracelau.plus.com). £5 (£4 Soco members & students) entry includes wine & refreshments.

Exhibition: ANDREW MORAN - aSPACE Gallery in the School of Art & Design at Hastings College. 13th March - 2nd April 10am - 3.30pm. "A photograph is the captured instant of free will, it can also be the planned and deterministic image.
The moment of the unfolding into the unfolded".
Any enquiries email to Jeb Haward and Patrick Jones - info@aspacegallery.co.uk

Spring Equinox 2009.

Welcome to version 1.0 of PHOTOHASTINGS, a directory of photography links for anyone with an interest in photography in and around Hastings. Whether you want to find a Hastings photographer, links to the best photography resources on the net or see what's happening locally, you'll find it here.

It's taken a while for me to realise that the amount of interest in photography around Hastings is matched by its diversity and quality. Photographic culture on this part of the coast is thriving and could do with its own address book. PHOTOHASTINGS is a no-budget, out of hours, lo-fi undertaking to make a website that recognises and inspires photography in Hastings and helps us all to improve how we think about, make and use photographs.

PHOTOHASTINGS will always be a work in progress. Please help it to grow & develop by letting me know what's missing or incorrect.

Alex Brattell