Professional Practice Pack

One of the things that I have to do for this assignment is put together a professional practice pack which outlines all of the things that will be useful throughout this project, such as galleries, events and different works that will be good as research points and influences.

This is one thing that will continue to expand information wise next module but for now this is the professional practice pack that I have put together-

 Professional Practice Pack

General Contacts and Information

Photography Magazines and Journals

The British Journal of Photography -

Monthly photography magazine

http://www.bjp-online.com/

Editor: Simon Bainbridge

Source Magazine -

Magazine for contemporary photography

http://www.source.ie/index.php

Editor: John Duncan

Landscape Photography -

Focuses on different aspects of landscape photography

http://landscapephotographymagazine.com/

Editor: Dimitri Vasileiou

Hotshoe -

Photography magazine published 6 times a year

http://www.hotshoeinternational.com/

Editor in Chief: Melissa DeWitt

Aperture Magazine -

Photography magazine that is published 4 times a year, intent on showing the most inspiring photographs and writing on photography.

http://www.aperture.org/magazine/

Editor: Michael Famighetti

Lens Culture -

Online magazine that looks at the current trends in international contemporary phogotraphy, art, media and world cultures

https://www.lensculture.com/

Editor: Jim Casper

Organisations Supporting Photography (UK)

The Association of Photographers (AOP) -

They are a membership run organisation based in London of Professional Photographers, Assistants, Students, Agents, Affiliated University & College Courses and Affiliated companies. Their members have work published worldwide in magazines, newspapers, books and advertising companies as well as work sold and collected in art galleries.

http://www.the-aop.org/index

Redeye -

A photography network, is a not-for profit organisation that is set up for photographers of every level to help them build networks across photography. A Manchester, UK based organisation with subscribers all across the use and globally.

http://www.redeye.org.uk/

British Institute of Professional Photography -

BIPP is an internationally recognised organisation that has been running for over a 100 years and is extremely experiences in supporting and networking photographers.

http://www.bipp.com/

The Royal Photographic Society -

Membership run educational charity that promotes both the art and science of photography.

http://www.rps.org/

Photoworks -

Photoworks is based in Brighton, UK but is however international in ambition, they are a registered charity and a national portfolio organisations that are funded by Arts council England. They promote engagement with photography done so by commissioning and publishing new work and writing on photography and with exhibitions, books, participation and learning projects and events that include the Brighton Photo Biennial.

http://photoworks.org.uk/

Bureau of Freelance Photographers -

BFP is designed to help freelance photographers sell their work to editorial markets.

http://www.thebfp.com/

Grants, Residencies and Bursaries

Arts Council England -

http://www.artscouncil.org.uk/funding/apply-for-funding/grants-for-the-arts/

The Alexia Foundation -

http://www.alexiafoundation.org/

Emerging Photographer Fund -

http://www.burnmagazine.org/emerging-photographer-grant/

British Council -

http://www.britishcouncil.org/study-work-create/funding-creativity/artists-international-development-fund

Photographic Museum of Humanity -

http://www.photographicmuseum.com/grant

Leeds Inspired -

http://www.leedsinspired.co.uk/about/grants

Aperture -

http://www.aperture.org/portfolio-prize/

Getty Images -

http://imagery.gettyimages.com/getty_images_grants/Creative.html

National History Museum -

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/wpy/competition/index.html

Editors (magazines, online - websites)

The Guardian -

Editor: Fiona Shields

Daily Mail -

Paul Dacra

British Journal of Photography  -

Simon Bainbridge

National Geographic -

Keith Bellows

Theory based magazines to look at -

British Journal of Photography

Practical Photography

Digital Photography

Landscape Photography

National Geographic

Freelance Photographer

Outdoor Photographer

Practical Photography

The essentials guide to landscape / Outdoor

Web Sources Photography/ Artist Research -

Jessica Backhaus -

Photographer that looks for the beautiful things within the environment, she goes on a journey with her camera and photographs all of the things that she sees as beautiful - anything and everything.

http://www.jessicabackhaus.net/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvVYg7P5uJo

Rinko Kawauchi -

Photographing the everyday ordinary things that are made to look interesting and different due to viewpoints and compositions.

http://www.rinkokawauchi.com/

Ingrid Pollard -

Shows the boundaries of locations and the things that separate two locations that are side by side - in the series 'Boundaries'.

http://www.ingridpollard.com/

Jem Southam -

Then and now type images showing the change in a specific location through a period of time.

http://www.jameshymangallery.com/pages/artist/13645/jem_southam.html

Stephen Gill -

Takes a piece of litter or a flower or something similar from the area surrounding the location being photograph and put it in his camera to create a layered image with a deeper meaning.

http://www.stephengill.co.uk/

Edward Burtynsky -

Photographs industrial areas that have altered and changed the landscape but shows them from a different view point, being from above - done so with the use of a helicopter.

http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/

Key Contacts / Practitioners

Jessica Backhaus -

http://www.jessicabackhaus.net/

Rinko Kawauchi -

http://www.rinkokawauchi.com/

Edward Burtynsky -

http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/

Art/ Photography Fairs, Festivals and Exhibitions -

Media Space: Science Museum, London -

Only in England: Photographs by Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr
21 September 2013 - 16 March 2014

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk

Tom Hunters exhibition 'Axis Mundi' -

21 November 2013 - 19 January 2014

http://www.purdyhicks.com/echibitions.php

Look Festival -

Yearly Photography festival that takes place in Liverpool

http://lookphotofestival.com/

Format -

International Photography Festival

http://www.formatfestival.com

Michael Happen Gallery -

Bradford Washburn exhibition

http://www.michaelhoppengallery.com/

The Manchester Contemporary Festival -

http://www.themanchestercontemporary.com/

Paris Photo - 

http://www.parisphoto.com/

Belfast Photo Festival -

http://www.belfastphotofestival.com/

Brighton Photo Biennial -

http://photoworks.org.uk/projects/brighton-photo-biennial-2014/

Brighton Photo Fringe -

http://www.photofringe.org/

Agencies -

Magnum

Photofactory

Shoot

Picture Tank

Stock Libraries -

Getty images - 

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/

Alamy -

http://www.alamy.com/

Rex -

http://www.rexfeatures.com/

Suppliers and Printers

DS Colour Labs -

Professional photograph printing service

http://www.dscolourlabs.co.uk/

The Professional Framing Company -

http://www.proframeco.com/

The Picture Framing Centre -

http://www.pictureframingblackpool.com/

Framing Manchester -

http://www.framingmanchester.co.uk/

Brushstrokes -

http://brushstrokes-bolton.co.uk/