Guernsey Photography Festival Opening Party
Market Square, 1 June / 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Come and join the celebrations in Market Square on the opening night of the Festival. Get ready for a surprise on Market Square.
All welcome – come and join the party!
Admission Free
An Evening With… Richard Billingham
Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, 2 June / 7.30pm
Richard Billingham will discuss his work, focussing on his ongoing photographic investigation of his close family. Richard is best known for his acclaimed and controversial portraits Ray’s A Laugh which offer an intimate glimpse into his parent’s troubled life in a flat in Birmingham during the 1990s.
£5.00
Tickets available from all Guernsey Tickets outlets or online at www.guernseytickets.gg / venue Box Office 01481 749999
Tickets free for under 18s and higher education students (please book student tickets directly with the Box Office)
Greg Hobson about Tony Ray Jones
Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, 3 June / 7.30pm
Greg Hobson is Curator of Photographs at the National Media Museum and will present an illustrated talk on the work of visionary photographer Tony Ray Jones.
His keen eye and understanding of photography's possibilities captured human interactions and activities with a wry humour, and sense of drama.
Heavily influenced by Cartier-Bresson and workshops run in the USA by Alexy Brodovitch, his unrivalled work has been hugely influential, despite his untimely death in 1972, aged only 30.
£5.00
Tickets available from all Guernsey Tickets outlets or online at www.guernseytickets.gg / venue Box Office 01481 749999
Tickets free for under 18s and higher education students (please book student tickets directly with the Box Office)
An Evening With… Samuel Fosso
Princess Royal Centre for Performing Arts, 4 June / 7.30pm
Samuel Fosso is known all around the world for his politically charged self portraits in which he inhabits icons of black identity. This talk is a unique opportunity to listen to one of Africa’s most eminent photographers discuss his work.
£5.00
Tickets available from all Guernsey Tickets outlets or online at www.guernseytickets.gg / venue Box Office 01481 749999
Tickets free for under 18s and higher education students (please book student tickets directly with the Box Office)
Carolyn Drake in Conversation With John Levy
The Gallery, 5 June / 12.00pm
Come to The Gallery for lunch and listen to Carolyn Drake discuss her work with founder and director of Foto8 magazine John Levy. Drake is a documentary photographer based in Istanbul and since 2007 she has explored the politics, cultures, environment, and ideas of progress in Central Asia through her photography. She has received recognition from numerous competitions including World Press Photo, POYi, Unicef, and Review Santa Fe.
Free. A light lunch will be provided.
An Evening With… Martin Parr
The OGH Hotel, 17 June / 7.30pm
Event full
An illustrated talk by one the world’s most celebrated photographers. Parr is acclaimed for his projects which take a critical look at globalisation and consumerism. He has traveled extensively and his observations of holiday-makers offer a unique perspective on the international tourist industry. A truly inspiring talk not to be missed – book early to avoid disappointment.
£5.00, free for under 18s and students.
To book please telephone The Gallery on 01481 713135 or email.
