Thanks

Luke

Working exclusively in monochrome and using mostly medium format film cameras Mark Snowdon’s preferred subject is the English landscape with the Lake District, West Cornwall and North Yorkshire among his favourite locations. Light quality is very important to Mark and he particularly favours fog, mist and the light of pre-dawn.

A member of Northallerton Camera Club, he’s also an Associate of the Royal Photographic Society (RPS). Some of his photographs have been published in various books (including Best of Friends) and have also been used by Ilford for publicity purposes.

The Decisive Moment Gallery will host this exhibition from 27th February until 10th April

All DMG Members are encouraged to select 4 of their own prints to be displayed in the Decisive Moment Gallery. This is a chance to have some of your work on display. Please note that this is not a competition. Just a great chance to get your work out in to the public domain.

There is only space for 10 members to display their work so ACT FAST!!! Work will be chosen on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS

Work will be displayed in A3 Frames (17.5 x 13.5)

There will be a Mount Cutting and Framing Workshop on the 20th February and an Editing and Print Troubleshooting Workshop on the 6th March for anyone wanting to be involved in the exhibition.

Preparing images for public exhibition can be quite daunting. Questions such as “Is my work good enough? What shall I put in? What are my best pictures? Do I need to print, mount and frame?” spring to mind. In addition fears that “I don’t know how to assemble my work” in many cases deter people from exhibiting.

This Saturday morning workshop has been specifically designed for DMG members who have not exhibited before or members who need a boost in confidence and encouragement to exhibit in the forthcoming Members’ Exhibition.

The workshop will cover aspects of choosing the best images for inclusion and appropriate sizes, balancing a panel of images, introduction to selection criteria and print critique in a simple clear and positive way. Members are encouraged to bring along representative images.

This practical workshop will include methods of mounting, single and double aperture mount cutting, framing, mirror plating and much more. There will be ample opportunity for members to cut their own mounts and discuss presentation, curating and labelling.

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We are pleased to announce that Helga Trüpel, the MEP for Bremen, will be our special guest at the the UK premiere of the DMG-produced film “Beauty and the Bike”. (The project brought girls from Darlington and Bremen together). This will take place at Darlington Arts Centre on Wednesday 9th December, starting from 5.30pm in the Media Workshop, where the exhibition of the same name will open. Free food and drinks for those coming straight from work. The film proper starts at 7pm in the main theatre. Tickets are available through the Arts Centre Box Office.

The project is attracting international attention, even before the release of the film. The Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign has nominated Beauty and the Bike to become an Official Partner of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign. This would give the project official recognition as best practice from the European Commission.

And with the 8 minute short version now posted on our YouTube channel, messages are already coming in from around the world requesting screenings.

Contributors to the exhibition, with their individual styles, have explored many aspects of pinhole photography and have produced iconic images mainly from around the Darlington area.

The exhibition runs from September 26th-November 28th 2009, and is open from 12-7pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and 10am-4pm on Saturdays.

Hope you all enjoyed the 20th anniversary event, thanks for all the support with the DVD and all the other bits and pieces.

Luke Hardwick