OPEN18 Young Photographers Workshop

Brighton Photo Fringe is a free city-wide festival of photography, featuring over 100 artists in 40 venues withexhibitions, talks, screenings, workshops and tours.Brighton Photo Fringe 2018 runs from 29 Sept -30 Oct and presents bold new talent, experimenting with photography and moving image across a number of sites including Phoenix Brighton, ONCA, The Regency Town House and in shops, cafés, galleries, markets and cinemas all over Brighton, Hove, Hastings, Worthing and beyond.Explore the city and see what makes photography such a central part of our everyday. Brighton Photo Fringe is one of the largest and most inclusive festivals of its kind.#BPF18 #PhotographyChangesEverythingThere’s something for everyone and everybody’s invited.Brighton Photo Fringe a registered charity that supports early-career photographers and lens-based artists, showcases new talent and enables all kinds of people to enjoy and experiment with photography. Every two years Brighton Photo Fringe designs and delivers one of the largest photographic festivals of its kind in the UK alongside the internationally acclaimed Brighton Photo Biennial.

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As part of our OPEN18 Young Photographers programme we will be hosting an introductory workshop on Saturday 15 September for young people (aged 14 to 18) to consider how to edit work for open calls and how to write about your own photography. 
 
The workshop will be held from 2pm-4pm in Brighton for young photographers. Our tutors <A HREF="https://t.co/dSOwYxJabX" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beck Warnock</A> (visual artist, activist and member of Form Collective) and <A HREF="https://www.instagram.com/kateo_neill/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kate O'Neill</A> ( BPF18 Festival Manager) will help you to consider how to edit work for open calls and how to write about your own photography.
 
This is a free workshop but you need to reserve your place asap.
  
BPF OPEN18 Young Photographers Prize
We are calling for entries to the BPF OPEN18 Young Photographers, an open submission exhibition opportunity for young people aged 14 to 18. 
 
How do I enter?
<UL>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Select 5 photographs you’ve taken that reflect the theme ‘Photography Changes Everything’. You can choose from your existing photographsor create new work.</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Write a paragraph (of no more than 200 words) telling us about your photography and why it reflects the theme.</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Send your photographs and paragraph to info@photofringe.org with the subject heading ‘OPEN18 Young Photographers Submission’ including your name, address and contact telephone number, as well as your current age and your school. Please also mention where you heard about this opportunity.</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Deadline 9am September 22nd</LI>
</UL>
  
What happens next?
Up to twenty shortlisted winners will be selected by a panel of experts to be exhibited on the BPF18 Collectives Hub in central Brighton. The selected works will also be showcased on the Brighton Photo Fringe website.  One photograph by each shortlisted photographer will be professionally printed for shortlisted photographers to keep at the end of the festival.
 
Exhibition dates: 29 September to 28 October 2018
 
What is the prize?
One overall winner will be selected from the shortlist and they will receive a £100 print voucher from <A HREF="https://metroimaging.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Metro Imaging </A> and a portfolio review with a professional photographer. 
 
OPEN18 Young Photographers Selectors:
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<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Becky Warnock, visual artist, activist and member of <A HREF="http://www.formcollective.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Form Collective</A></LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal"><A HREF="http://www.formcollective.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></A><A HREF="https://www.sunilshah.info/%E2%80%8B" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sunil Shah</A>​, artist, curator and writer. Co-curator BPF13​</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal"><A HREF="https://aliyahotchere.com/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aliyah Otchere</A>, Winner BPF16 Young Photographers Prize</LI>
<LI CLASS="MsoNormal">Kate O'Neill, BPF18 Festival Manager and Marketing and Partnership Manager, Metro Imaging</LI>
</UL>

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