London Photo Show 2021 Opening Night
The London Photo Show 2021 opened its doors to exhibitors and their guests for the private view on Wednesday 10 November 2021. As usual, this is basically the best night of the whole year.
It’s one big celebration of the work, commitment and talent of our exhibitors and a chance for them to show off to their family and friends, meet their fellow exhibitors and just have a great evening.
Freddy Daher
The first thing you notice when you walk through the streets of London is the many different cultures and ethnicities of its inhabitants
According to GOV.UK in the 2011 Census, the most ethnically diverse region in England and Wales was London, where 40.2% of residents identified with either the Asian, Black, Mixed or Other ethnic groups.
Out of all regions, London had the smallest percentage of White British people, at 44.9%, and the North East had the highest percentage, at 93.6%.
People from the white ethnic group were more likely to live in the South East than any other region, with 16.2% doing so; people from the Black, Asian, Mixed and Other ethnic groups were more likely to live in London than any other region, with 58.4%, 35.9%, 33.1% and 49.9% doing so respectively.
This project is a modest attempt to showcase the diversity of this beautiful metropolitan city and highlight the range of different ethnic backgrounds of its inhabitants which form the fabric of its society and the essence of its charming appeal.
A selection of 9 images capturing Londoners waiting at the exact same bus stop at different times is presented in a series that reflects the reality of London with its many unique individuals and cultures which unite to form one of the most diverse cities in the world.
Artur Naumov
Charles Woollam and Andrew Waller – Auto Classics
What can you do with decades of photographs from motoring events? In the case of Charles Woollam and Andrew Waller, they have created Autoclassics.uk to display their best photographs and become a platform for discussions about all things auto.
The two photographers met through their work in the property industry and took ages to discover that they both treasured their Nikon cameras and had visited the same motoring events for years. Their styles are nowadays different enough to question whether they were actually at the same event. Charles has a passion for the style of the 1950’s and is lucky enough to be a regular photographer chronicling the work of one of the great restorers of Jaguar sportscars. Andrew finds time out from sports photography to photograph more modern cars and is often asked to shoot portfolios of classic cars for collectors.
Esther Serrano
Photographing Nature gives me a break from the hustle and bustle of my profession. It takes me to a world where I find peace and harmony.
I find myself with a body of images documenting how Earth is changing as a result of climate change. Photography has made me interested in conservation issues.
Denise Dawkins
These photographs represent a 40 year love affair with photography, life, form, function and being at one with nature and my surroundings.
Staying at home has enhanced my capacity to be still, to observe, to connect, to listen and be present. I get absorbed in and by the colours, the feelings, the shapes, sizes, light, patterns and silhouettes that are beautifully, often momentarily, revealed but are often unseen, overlooked or disregarded by others.
These images are a tiny reflection of what kept me grounded physically, emotionally, spiritually and energetically. They also enabled me to ground, support and soothe others morning, noon and night, on repeat. And for that I’m truly honoured, blessed and grateful.
“Grounded in Silence” an extract written by Denise Dawkins to accompany her exhibition images.
No boats. No traffic (air or otherwise). No commercial enterprises. No mechanical sounds. No waves. No movement. Just silence. A deep, thick, loud, impenetrable silence. A needing to adjust, then readjust to the silence, silence.
The River Thames so calm, so still, tranquil and glass-like. I watch, wonder and ponder more than any other time in the 25 years before. I revel in the stillness and am keen to explore it’s tides, what it hides, it’s above, below and besides.
A dream-like juxtaposition where the airwaves, Political, technological super highways transmit 24 hour tidal waves of mass hysteria, suspicion, isolation, fear and woe. No place or space to acclimatise, hide or let go.
Mary Davis
Clara Garrido
I don’t have an expectation about what viewers should feel or think, but what I’ve learnt through these years is that my work inspires people to get out of their comfort zone and that somehow travelling through my eyes gives them a wider perspective by inviting them to contemplate the beauty of the world we live in.
I didn’t choose photography, I chose travelling, photography just came along.
Acacia Daud
Stewart Cowie
My father gifted me an old Olympus camera nearly 39 years ago and my interest was born taking me on a journey that involved travelling to places and seeing things that I never imagined would be the case as a young boy.
The small, everyday things interest me the most. The things most people do not see as life whisks them by in this un-relentlessly fast world. I don’t worry about the camera or lens that I use. To me there is no right or wrong way to take a photograph, my only aim is to capture the moment as I see and feel it.
Photography is not my interest or hobby but my therapy.