the photographers gallery is a photography gallery in london, it was the first independent gallery founded in britain. situated in soho the gallery has always got new exhibitions on and is full of work from successful artists of all genres. it also has a shop in which you can buy prints of people work rom the gallery, i think it would be a good trip as it is not particularly focused on one genre it varies so everyone will be able to find some inspiring artists

The clothes show

i think we should go to the clothes show for a college trip as i think it is something different and fun instead of walking round exhibitions. they have different stalls you can go to through out the day and then they have the big catwalk. i think everyone would enjoy themselves as alot of people are into fashion and it could also give us idea's of what sort of clothing and make up we could use in and out of the studio. WE SHOULD GO HERE!!!!!

I found this gallery when i was looking though Google and really liked the look of what exhibitions they had previously had there, and what upcoming ones they had. it was founded in 1977 and is the UK's foremost photography gallery. Tim Jefferies has run the gallery since 1984 specializing in mid and late twentieth century masters such as Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton, Herb Ritts and Robert Mapplethorpe, along with many others. some of the upcoming shows include Annie Leibovitz, Christopher Thomas and Cathleen Naundorf.

Michael hoppen gallery

Michael Hoppen Gallery, London. A leading London art gallery specialising in the sale and exhibition of 19th, 20th and 21st century photography. Being in south kesnsignton and near Chelsea this gallery attracts some of the higher end photographers and the wealthy a like.

SURREALIST: DREAM JOURNAL AND DREAM THEORY

Dream Journal and Dream Theory is a photographic project by Swedish photographer Kayan Wilson. The images use digital manipulation and techniques such as pinhole photography to recreate images from his dreams. The journal idea I think is extremely interesting in the way in which he documents specific moments in his dream and finds a photographic medium that suits not only the secnario but the atmosphere. For example the shadow being an encounter he made in his dream at an escalator and the blurred figure being a fight he had with hsi reflection. This also has alot of relevance to our experimental project.

http://www.insomnium.co.uk/

RECOMMENDATION- EXHIBITION: THE FACTORY

The Factory is the newest exhibition by the London Proud galleries- two galleries that thrive off popular culture and it's incons- but most of all the photographers related to these icons. The Factory: Warhol and His Circle is the documentation of Andy Warhol and his work colleagues and their inner circle of parties, exhibitions, drug addicition, love, life, death and most of all art within Warhol's beloved studio. The photographs have not been seen until now and were gidden away after Warhol originally disapproved them for portraying him in a light he did not wish to be seen in. EVERY exhibition I have been to held by the Proud has been both inspiring and interesting whether it be still life or fashion photography.

SPIN MAGAZINE

I was first introduced to SPIN's chief photo editor, Julia Walker, when I went to see the work of Six Shooters at the Produ Galleries in London. I now shoot regularly for them and this year have photographed both backstage and onstage at Reading Festival, Glastonbury, T in The Park and artists such as Florence & The Machine (not this cover shot), Coldplay and Bob Dylan. SPIN is a US popular culture and music magazine, however what differentiates it from other magazines of it's type, is that a large majority of it's content concentrates upon photography within these genres. Soundcheck, is a 12 page, double page sub magazine that is published within the pages of SPIN. SPIN works with both iconic popular culture photographers such as Anton Corbjin, Barry Lategan as well as inconic musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Joy Division, Kings Of Leon and other artists that dominate music today.