Who, what, where and why? I was told about these tiles a few days ago by some of my friends and was instantly intrigued… What were they for? Who put them there, and where were they all? Looking around the main high street in Carlisle I found 6 in total, as you can see below. All of them have a unique design on them and … Continue reading Paz Tiles
The Photographers’ Gallery – London Situated just off Oxford Street in London and even having its own bus stop, The Photographers’ Gallery is one of the UK leading galleries for photography. Showcasing work from some of the biggest photographers in the world, for example; Martin Parr, Robert Capa, Viviane Sassen, Edward Steichen, Sebastião Salgado and many more. The Photographers’ gallery also houses an impressive book … Continue reading Top 5 Photography Galleries UK
Almost a year ago my fellow co-blogger Danny wrote a feature about Jenny Lewis’ book, One Day Young in Hackney. During the past year Lewis has developed this further into an additional project One Day Young Malawi. The first project highlighted a new representation of motherhood and often appear like modern madonna and child paintings. However, this new branch really pulls on your heart strings making … Continue reading Update- Jenny Lewis: One Day Young
A couple of the Stopbath team recently attended an LGBT talk at the Tullie House Museum and Gallery in Carlisle. This was presented by Colin Tennant were he lead us through the history of photography and how the power of photography has influenced different movements such as discrimination against race, sexuality, gender and class. Tennent walked us through a number of photographers who carry out … Continue reading News: Tullie House Celebrates LGBT
When you go to buy your next smartphone, you won’t be thinking about how good the call quality is or how great the calendar is or even how you’re going to be bragging about the new music software on it… You’ll be thinking about the camera… Probably. Ever since about 2005-ish, phone cameras have always been pushed into the faces of consumers by manufacturers, such as … Continue reading Does a Phone’s Camera Now Sell the Phone?
Download our this as a PDF here… (Exhibition List Jan to April) Scotland 9th Jan – 3rd April @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Nick Hedges – A Life Worth Living 30th Jan – 27th March @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Liza Dracup – Re:Collections 30th Jan – 27th March @ Street Level Photoworks, Glasgow Ulla Schildt – A Rare Visitor 6th Feb – 9th April … Continue reading January 2016 to April 2016 Exhibitions
Download our Event Guide Here (Event Guide Feb) Here we have handpicked 13 day events that we think are worth going to this month. TALKS Wednesday 10th 19:00 @ Baltic Mill, Newcastle Brian Griffiths – Discussing his work, Bill Murray http://www.balticmill.com/whats-on/artist-event/artist-talk-brian-griffiths Wednesday 17th 18:30 @ City Library and Arts Centre, Sunderland Natasha Caruana http://www.northeastphoto.net/?p=3127 Thursday 25th 18:30 @ Open Eye Gallery, Liverpool Lydia Goldblatt https://www.redeye.org.uk/programme/events/still-here-evening-lydia-goldblatt … Continue reading February Events Guide
It isn’t new to learn that Kim Kardashian released a book called Selfish. If you were unaware of this book it features hundreds of selfies of Kim Kardashian herself that she captured over several years. This accumulation of images highlights different styles, trends and also a change in quality of front facing cameras. This book was published in May 2015; therefore, this discussion is a … Continue reading I Found the Book Kim Kardashian-Selfish in the Photography Section
Malcolm Wilson is nominated for this years Cumbrian Artist of the Year 2015, which isn’t surprising when you see the grand paintings that he creates. By day he is an architect owning his own business based in Carlisle, and by night he becomes a painter. Having two identities makes him almost like superman. When entering his office the walls are covered in paintings that are … Continue reading Practically Superman – Malcolm Wilson
This week I met up with the 2014 winner of the Young Cumbrian Artist of the Year Award, Liam Collins. I’ve known Liam for over a year and have admired his work, however never asked in detail about his inspiration and techniques when it comes to creating his bodies of work. Liam Collins won the Young Cumbrian Artist Award with his work, Audio Types, which … Continue reading Young Cumbrian Artist 2014 – Liam Collins
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