RECLAIM PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2017
Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes
Welcome to Reclaim Photography Festival 2017. The Festival programme includes responses to our open call: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes, through our one-day event across eight regional venues in print, digital and projected image format on Saturday 6 May 2017 from 10am-3pm (Wolverhampton City Archives until 1pm). The Festival is also offering photography workshops, gallery exhibitions and professional opportunities for young people and emerging artists.
Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes
Cultural landscapes are an important part of our past, present and future. They help to provide us with a deeper understanding of the world. The images that form this year’s Festival represent landscapes which have been influenced or shaped by human involvement, whether through cultural events or by individual personalities. In reclaiming our understanding of our cultural landscapes, these images explore our sense of self, our evolving relationship with our communities, and the continuity of our communal heritage.
Participants were encouraged to respond to this theme through the use of archive material, analogue, digital and mobile photography. We received over a 1000 images from 56 UK towns and cities and 36 countries world-wide incorporating both traditional and contemporary approaches in the form of:
* portraiture;
* landscape photography – coastal, rural or urban;
* still-life photography – objects or the natural world;
* documentary photography;
* photo journalism;
* and experimental imagery.
Festival Adjudicator, British artist, Richard Billingham and our team of Festival curators selected 30 images chosen from both international and UK photographers, to form a travelling gallery exhibition from 6 May – 7 June 2017. View our exhibition gallery page here.
Prints from the one day event and travelling gallery exhibition were auctioned to raise funds for regional charity St Basils, who work with young people age 16-25, to prevent youth homelessness. View our exhibition brochure here published on ISSU. View our exhibition gallery page here. Find out more about St Basils here.
This year’s Festival is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. Printing services are sponsored by Palm Laboratories, Birmingham. Professional framing services are sponsored by KBM Framing Gallery. For more details about our partners, sponsors, supporters and venues please view the links at the bottom of this page.
Birmingham
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Digital format
Digital and print format
Birmingham
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
12pm-1pm Talk and Tour
11:30am-12pm Cyanotype Workshop
2pm-2:30pm Digital Cyanotype Workshop
All events: children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. RPF & RWM accepts no liability for damage, injury or loss.
Dudley
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
Print format
Dudley Archive and Local History Centre
Digital format
Print format
Dudley
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
2pm-3pm Photography Walk*
*Museum visitors only
10am-3pm Oss Box Gallery
Book your Eventbrite tickets for our events, talks and workshops here.
Wolverhampton
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
Print format*
Print format
Digital format
Wolverhampton
One-day Event
Saturday 6 May 2017
11:30am-1pm Photography Walk*
The walk includes visits to our other Wolverhampton Festival venues.
* This event is strictly for adults only. The display at the Light House Media Centre shows adult content and mild nudity, and is therefore not suitable for anyone under the age of 18 or for some adults. As a result, audience discretion is advised.
Travelling Gallery Exhibition
Birmingham
6 -21 May 2017
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square, B3 3DH
Mon-Thurs and Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
Fri 10:30am-5pm
*Exhibition ends at 12pm Sun 21 May
Travelling Gallery Exhibition
Wolverhampton
23 May – 7 June 2017
Lichfield Street, WV1 1DU
Monday – Sat, 10.30am – 4.30pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm
Auction
Birmingham
5-8 pm, Friday 7 July 2017
Edwardian Tearooms Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery B3 3DH
5:00-5:45pm arrival and registration
6:00pm-7:30pm live auction
7:30-8:00pm payment and collection
Prints from our one day event (blind lots) and travelling gallery exhibition (single lots), will be auctioned by Will Farmer, Fieldings Auctioneers Ltd, to raise funds for St Basils, who work with young people aged 16-25, to prevent youth homelessness (charity No: 1080154).
View our exhibition brochure here published on ISSU. View our exhibition gallery page and bid online in advance of the auction here. Book your live auction ticket here.
Online bidding closes at 3pm, Friday 7 July 2017. This private auction is not for profit and is not publicly funded. You must be 18 years or over to bid on the auction.
Travelling Gallery Exhibitors
Abraham; Aleksandra Nowysz; Amanda Jackson; Anna Magérusz; Annie Risemberg; Carolina Sandretto; Dániel Halász – Royal Photographic Society Award; David Waldron; Dima Zharov & Liza Zhakova; John Fallon; John Hodgett; John Myers; Justas – Multistory Award; Jolita Mo; Laura May; Liz Hingley; Luke; Mattia Vacca; Leila Collins – Rankin Award; Nicholas Priest; Nicola Onions; Nick Hedges; Paul Biddle; Paul Schatzberger; Simon Clay; Stephanie Foden; Suzanne Plunkett; Tanya Houghton – Argentea Gallery Award; Tom Illsley; Vembri Waluyas; Verena Prenner; Wojciech Ryzinski; Yangkun Shi.
Exhibitors One Day Event: Digital and Print Displays
Millennium Point, Birmingham
Addy; Barbara Gibson; Beth Wilkinson; Bethan Whitehouse; Borko Vukosav; Carolina Sandretto; David Waldron; Denise Wilson; Diana Velasco; Dr Michael Anthony Cross; Hannah F; Hannah W; Henry Rice; Irina Glik; Isobel; James Benwell; James Furnival; Joanne Coates; Josie; Melissa Foxley; Meral Guler; Milena; Patricia Crummay; Rachael Bint; Raffaele Piano; Shariffah Gilling; Simon Clay; Simon McCreery; Suzanne Plunkett; Teresa Meier; Tom Griffiths; Tom Ray; Weronika; Zara Walker; Zisis Kardianos.
Digital Displays Only
Abhi Ram Kakara; Adél Koleszár; Aldebarán Solares; Alex Djordjevic; Aviad Tal; Birgit Moser; Candace Bonfiglio; Charles Edney Evans; Claudia den Boer; Crisia Miroiu; Diana Halstead; Dimo Dimov; Dmytro Kupriyan; Dusan Ivanovic; Efi Grimani; Ellen Kathryn Norris; Faith Fulbright; Ge Zeng; Gian Cruz; Hristina Tasheva; Jacques Montel; Jody Killilea; Keith Lloyd Davenport; Kirsty Foster; Luis Corrales; Madalin Marienut; Mark Rammers; Markus Kaesler; Marta Beltowska; Matko Vučica; Meredith Moore; Mike Pinches; Nevi Kaninia; Onur Ercoskun; Pauline Jurado Barroso; Christos Sotiropoulos; Sylwia Kuzak; Szabina B Farkas; Tenaea Ljilja; Themis Gkoulios.
Exhibitors One Day Event Digital and Print Displays
Black Country Living Museum, Dudley
Adam Cooke; Agi Vedres; Aimery Joëssel; Aisling Marks; Aleksandra Nowysz; Alex Ingram; Alexandra Denisova; Alexandra Person; Alexandra Soldatova; Andreas Olesen; Andrew Crawford; Anna Magérusz; Annie Risemberg; Atsushi Fujiwara; Ben; Bradley Pearce; Caro Ray; Chloe; Chris Fletcher; Christopher Mear; Claire Ferguson; Courtney Campbell; Dániel Halász; Derek Man; Dima Zharov & Liza Zhakova; Ed Brown; Edgaras Vaicikevicius; Ekaterina Vasilyeva; Elizabeth Lee; Emily Eisenberg; Emily Woollaston; Fabio Sgroi; Fruzsina Schreck; Imran Ali Bashir; John Dixon; John Fallon; John Hodgett; Joshua; Juliana Kasumu; Julie de Waroquier; Katie Blench; Kenneth Borg; Komlaish Achall; Ksenija Spanec; Liam Hollis; Lily May Sherratt; Linda Nevill; Lisa Toboz; Lucy Wright; Madelaine; Maki Hayashida; Maria Lloyd; Marina Fragkioudaki; Martin U Waltz; Matthias Durynek; Mattia Vacca; Michaela Lee; Namisha Raj; Nick Tarasov; Nicola Hall; Olusola Afolabi; Olya Ivanova; Paul Biddle; Paul Schatzberger; Per-Olof Stoltz; Peter Braunholz; Peter Spurgeon; Pradeep KS; Rafael Ianos; Rebecca Gray; Rebecca Jones; Ricardo Dominguez Alcaraz; Richard PJ Lambert; Riza Aydan Turak; Robert Law; Ryan; Sherzad Abdulla; Sian Atherton; Sjur Lohne; Sophie Green; Stephanie Foden; Stephanie Jayne Hancox; Stephen Curry; Tan Chee Hon; Tanya Ahmed; Tanya Houghton; Thomas Lowrey; Tjark Schoenfeld; Tom Illsley; Valéry Grancher; Wei Wu; Wojciech Ryzinski; Yangkun Shi.
Dudley Canal Trust, Dudley
Aaron; Abel Silva Maza; Alex L; Alex M; Alex S; Amy; Amy Mason; Andreas; Asia Niec; Cara Buttress; Catherine Peakman; Chelsea Cooper; Chloe; Courtland; Ellis; Emily; Emily Jones; Emmy; Faisal Mahmood; Georgia Henn; Graham Stubbs; Hannah; Harrison; Harvinder Singh Sachdeva; Joe; Joe Black Ardy; Josh Klaire; Jussara Nazare; Kiera; Kieran; Kym James; Klein; Laura May; Lauren; Lewis Flynn; Lily Wales; Luke; Maddie; Magda; Piers Hilton-Turvey; Rebecca Fox; Roy; Sean; Shannon Hales; Simone Frignani; Tia; Tiegan; Tom.
Exhibitors One Day Event Digital and Print Displays
Light House Media Centre, Wolverhampton
Agneza Dorkin; Alessio Lucarini; Amanda Jackson; Annabelle Marcovici; Becky Warnock; Bill Harbin; Christine Halsall; Clare Jane Smith; Deborah Harrington; Dorottya Vékony; Emanuele Amighetti; Evan Larson-Voltz & Karen Larson-Voltz; Filipe Bianchi; Grace Jackson; Hanny Foxhall; Janne Riikonen; Jason Carden; Leafhopper – Blanca Galindo & David Simon Martret; Maciek Wojciechowski; Magdalena Fidecka; Manca Juvan; Matthew Gibson; Mudhit Mehra; Nicholas Gaffney; Nicholas Priest; Rajdeep Singh Kakad; Rebecca Pearce; Richard Southall; Robbie Kavanagh; Robert Edward Langridge; Soumen Mandal; Thierry Clech; Vasilis Katsaganis; Vembri Waluyas; William Penson.
Mander Centre, Wolverhampton
Abe; AJ Saker; Adam Stephenson; Ashraf Kahn; Bea Busico; Ben Altman; Ben Williams; Blanca Miguel Casanovas; Bret; Caitlin; Charles; Christopher Vassilas; Claudia Dorninger-Lehner; Eleanor; Elise Barraclough; Elizabeth Thornhill; Emily Sharp; Esther Hesketh; George; George Murphy; Gerry Atkinson; Grace Jones; Gregory Rusmana; Hannah Newton; Ioanna Fragostefanaki; Irene Choudhury; Jan Bernhardtz; Jess Batley; Jess Rose; Jolita Mo; Justas; Karl Jones; Kathryn Sawbridge; Keeley; Kym James; Laura Turner; Lawrence Hill; Leila Collins; Lisa Daymond-King; Lorna Gilbert; Luisa Nolasco; Malcolm Davies; Matthew Savage; Michael Cassell; Milly; Neil Murphy; Nettie Edwards; Nicola Onions; Pete Davies; Peter Hodgson; Pétur Sturluson; Rebecca Averne; Rebecca Carr; Roddy MacInnes; Ryan Gear; Samantha Holden; Sarah Peart; Satish Guddu; Scott Spencer; Shannon Owen; Stephen Capewell; Stuart Hyde; Ulf Fågelhammar; Vin Welch; Weronika; Zac.
Our Awards
Reclaim Photography Festival is proud to announce British artist Richard Billingham as Festival Adjudicator for RPF17: Reclaiming Our Cultural Landscapes.
Our team of Festival curators worked with Richard to select thirty prints for our touring gallery exhibition hosted by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 6-21 May 2017 and Wolverhampton Art Gallery 23 May – 7 June 2017.
Awards for our gallery exhibitors include:
*exhibition alongside internationally renowned photographers;
*exhibition exposure in two main city galleries;
*inclusion in exhibition marketing and promotion campaign;
*inclusion in BLUR Magazine*.
Reclaim Photography Festival invited experts within the field of photography to assist with individual award selection. Our RPF17 jurors will offer awards to at least three gallery exhibitors, including our ‘Volunteers Favourite’.
Festival Adjudicator
Richard Billingham – www.anthonyreynolds.com British artist working in photography and film, concerned mainly with human relationships and the landscape. Work in public collections includes the V&A and Tate Galleries in London, the Metropolitan Museum in New York and San Francisco MOMA.
Festival Jury
Jennie Anderson – argenteagallery.com Director of Argentea Gallery, Birmingham. Argentea is a new gallery dedicated to showing the very best contemporary photography from both British and international artists. Argentea’s aim is to support the careers of both emerging and established artists by promoting an awareness and appreciation of contemporary photography and by providing a platform where ideas and practices can be explored and tested.
Festival Jury
Maxine Watts – reclaimphotographyfestival.org Founder and Artistic Director of Reclaim Photography and Festival (RPF) West Midlands UK. RPF offers an annual programme of collaborations, events and exhibitions; dedicated to showing the very best in art photography free of cost or competition. Recent work includes producing A Cartography of Dreams for Dimbola Museum and Galleries with artists: Paul Biddle, Tami Bone, Jonah Calinawan and Fran Forman.
Solo exhibition at Argentea Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Argentea Gallery – argenteagallery.com Located in Birmingham’s last remaining Georgian square, in the heart of the vibrant Jewellery Quarter, Argentea Gallery is Birmingham’s newest contemporary photography gallery.
An opportunity to work with Gallery Director Jennie Anderson to curate and host a solo exhibition.
Work experience opportunity with Multistory
Multistory – www.multistory.org.uk – Multistory works with photographers to celebrate and document everyday life in the Black Country to create a contemporary archive and collection. They are offering the opportunity to get some work experience on a photographic shoot in 2017; date and location to be confirmed.
*BLUR – blur-magazine.com – BLUR is a 200+ page bi-monthly online magazine devoted to uncovering and promoting creative photography, with a visual identity, for professional and amateur photographers alike. Established in 2007, BLUR is a non-profit magazine, published by Photography Association Creatus, and has a public following in over 200 countries. Contributing Editor: Michael Kirchoff – www.michaelkirchoff.com is a commercial and fine art photographer.
A Day at Rankin Photography
A chance to spend a day with the photographic team behind Rankin Photography, Hunger Magazine and HungerTV; this day placement is a genuine opportunity to see behind the scenes and gain experience in the studio and production aspects of a demanding photography environment.
Opportunities can include:
• A tour of the studio
• Observe a high profile magazine or commercial shoot
• Participate alongside studio assistants to gain hands on experience
• Get an overview of the roles involved in a successful photographic campaign
Rankin – rankin.co.uk – Synonymous with compelling portraiture, Rankin’s body of work features some of the world’s most celebrated publications, biggest brands and pioneering charities.
Rankin made his name in publishing, founding the monthly magazine Dazed & Confused with Jefferson Hack in 1992, to provide a platform for innovation from stylists, designers, photographers and writers. Rankin has published over 30 books and in 2011 returned to fashion publishing as he launched the biannual magazine: Hunger.
With his intimate approach and playful sense of humour, Rankin is known for his celebrity portraiture – photographing everyone from the Queen of England to the Queen of Pop. However, his campaigns and projects featuring ‘real women’ have marked him out as a genuinely passionate portrait photographer. Whether personal or commercial, Rankin’s images have become part of contemporary iconography.
Free year’s membership to the prestigious Royal Photographic Society (RPS)
The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) – www.rps.org – The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) is a registered charity promoting photography and supporting photographers as well as a membership organisation. It was founded in 1853 and has over 11,500 members. Whatever your photographic interest the Society can help guide you on your journey as a photographer. The Society also acts as a public advocate for photography and regularly speaks to the media on matters such as copyright and photographers’ rights.
Membership includes:
* Monthly award-winning magazine
* Your portfolio on our website
* Discounts on insurance
* Member only competitions
* Over 500 events a year throughout the UK
Our Sponsors
This year’s spring Festival is supported using public funding by Arts Council England. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our partners, sponsors, supporters and venues, for their help with this year’s events, exhibitions and workshops, and Reclaim Photography members for inviting us to host this second UK international Reclaim Photography Festival.
Fieldings Auctioneers Limited Stourbridge
Mill Race Lane, Stourbridge, DY8 1JN
Telephone: 01384 444 140
Email us via our contact page
Fieldings Auctioneers are based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands and hold regular auctions of ceramics, collectables, furniture, glass, jewellery, paintings, print, watercolours and silverware. Make sure you visit us at www.fieldingsauctioneers.co.uk Follow us on Twitter.
KBM Framing Gallery Walsall
190b, High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LA
Telephone: 01922 710444
Email: 07941 845336
KBM Framing Gallery is a respected professional picture framing company with twenty-five years experience. They offer a wide range of framing styles, competitive pricing structure, free no-obligation quotes and a friendly helpful service. Make sure you visit us at www.kbmframing.co.uk.
Palm Laboratory Birmingham
69 Rea Street, Birmingham, B5 6BB
Telephone: 0121 6225504
Email: info@palmlabs.co.uk
We offer all types of film and photo processing services, digital photographic printing, scanning, mounting and photo books. We pride ourselves on our friendly helpful service, as, likeminded people, we have a love of the photographic image. Make sure you visit us at www.palmlabs.co.uk and join us on Facebook.
St Basils Charity
This year we will be raising funds for St Basils charity.
St Basils works with young people aged 16-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, helping over 4000 young people per year across the West Midlands region with specific services in Birmingham, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Worcestershire, the Wyre Forest and Coventry.
Every year over 1200 young people are housed in our 29 supported accommodation schemes, which for some young people includes their young children as well. We have a range of prevention, accommodation and support services to help young people regain the stability they need to rebuild their lives, gain skills, training and employment and move on.
The aim is to help them successfully break the cycle of homelessness so that they can go on to experience a bright, fulfilling future and never return to a state where they are at risk of homelessness again. To find out more about St Basils visit www.stbasils.org.uk If you would like to find out more about fundraising opportunities and to support St Basils further visit www.stbasils.org.uk/help-us/ Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Flicker
