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What mugs! Photo group keep Macmillan in the picture
Lenses of Croydon, the borough’s largest photography group, have extended their creative talents to raise money for charity once again, this year donating images for use on mugs which are being sold ahead of the staging of a Macmillan Cancer … Continue reading
Award-winner Wallace is Photography Forum guest, Jun 11
Next Tuesday’s Croydon Photography Forum meeting features a talk by celebrated street photographer Dougie Wallace. Wallace was the Street Series Winner in the inaugural Magnum Photography Awards in 2016 and was runner-up in the portraiture category of the 2015 Sony … Continue reading
Photography Forum returns with Xav Beaumont’s lively images
After their first real break in almost five years, the Croydon Photography Forum is back next week with another photographer who will be sharing his visually diverse photographic journey. March’s talk, a week tomorrow, on March 12, will be a … Continue reading
Light, colour and a camera lens: Photography Forum, Nov 13
South Norwood photographer Christopher Hope-Fitch, an artist with light, colour and a camera lens, is the guest speaker at next Tuesday’s session of the Croydon Photography Forum. Hope-Fitch is a member of Lenses of Croydon who has been working as … Continue reading
Words of Colour talk with Paul Ayre, Thornton Heath, Oct 23
Words of Colour, in partnership with Lenses of Croydon, will be hosting a special Black History Month event featuring award-winning and pioneering art director, designer, author and sneaker fanatic, Paul Ayre. Ayre will be in conversation with Words of Colour … Continue reading
Award-winning photojournalist Louis Quail to give Forum talk
Louis Quail will be presenting his work at the Croydon Photography Forum next Tuesday September 11. As well as discussing his globally acclaimed photojournalism, Quail will be sharing how he developed the concept of what is his most personal piece … Continue reading
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Behind The Lens charity exhibition, Thornton Heath, Jul 14-21
Popular photography group Lenses of Croydon, together with the local branch of the Kiwanis, is hosting a fundraising exhibition as part of next month’s Thornton Heath Arts Week, beginning on July 14. Croydon: Behind the Lens will feature the photographic … Continue reading
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Showbiz portrait photographer Frazer Ashford gives Forum talk
The guest speaker at next Tuesday’s Croydon Photography Forum is Frazer Ashford. Himself a member of the Croydon Photography Forum, Ashford has a long and distinguished career which spans almost 50 years. During this time, he has worked across the … Continue reading
Photo Forum strikes a light with talk from Gavin Hoey
The Croydon Photography Forum returns next month with Gavin Hoey, the international photography trainer and Olympus ambassador, as the special guest speaker. The meeting, on Tuesday, February 13, will take a slightly different direction, with Hoey staging a short workshop … Continue reading
Photography Forum member offers his Croydon insights
Next week’s meeting of the Croydon Photography Forum will see one of the group’s own members talking about their lifetime’s work with their cameras. West Croydon resident Jan Podsiadly attended the London College of Printing in the early 1970s – … Continue reading
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Barber shops given new focus by Photography Forum
The Croydon Photography Forum returns next Tuesday, when as part of Black History Month they will be looking at the theme “Celebrating Communities: A Tribute to Black Institutions”. The evening’s discussion will focus on photography projects that explore various themes … Continue reading
Rosie Barnes is guest speaker at Photography Forum, Dec 13
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Anna Radchenko talks fashion and photography, Nov 8
The Croydon Photography Forum returns for its monthly meeting on Tuesday with something which will delight and intrigue anyone with an interest in fashion, and fashion photography. Anna Radchenko is a London-based visual artist and fashion photographer, who has successfully … Continue reading
Photographer who brings a street feel to his wedding work
October’s Croydon Photography Forum is a first: this month’s talk, being staged next Tuesday, is being given by an award-winning photographer – nothing new there – who also happens to be a member of the Lenses of Croydon group. “It’s … Continue reading
AfroShoot Takeover at Croydon Photography Forum, Sep 13
The Croydon Photography Forum returns for the start of its second year next Tuesday with the AfroShoot Takeover. Founded by Lisa Aissaoui and Tiffany Kamagate, two African photographers, they describe AfroShoot as an innovative platform with the mission to celebrate … Continue reading
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Week-long festival puts arts at heart of Thornton Heath
The growing and popular Thornton Heath Arts Week returns this Saturday with a week of free events across the area, aimed at appealing to all tastes and all ages, and helping to pull together the community. Here is a selection … Continue reading
Jimmy Cheng at the Croydon Photography Forum, Jun 14
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Daniel Regan to tell Photo Forum about art therapy, May 10
The next Croydon Photography Forum on May 10 will be taking a look at art therapy, when the guest speaker is the award-winning Daniel Regan.
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Photographer Pooten delivers a prized talk at Forum
World-famous photographer Holger Pooten provided an inspiring talk, and raffle prizes, at the latest Croydon Photography Forum this week. Pooten gave an engaging and informative presentation on his work, personal projects and inspirations. His fascination with transitional moments and destruction … Continue reading
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Holger Pooten to speak at Croydon Photography Forum, Apr 12
The next edition of the Croydon Photography Forum welcomes the award-winning photographer Holger Pooten. The Forum, which is free of charge, meets at the CVA Centre on London Road, with its next meeting on Tuesday, April 12, from 6.45pm.
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