Kevin Meredith aka lomokev http://lomokev.com Photographer, Teacher and Author Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:53:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Brighton Christmas Day Swim 2011 http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-christmas-day-swim-2011/ http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-christmas-day-swim-2011/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:54:33 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2890 I am a sea bather, I swim in the sea all year round without a wetsuit in temperatures as low as 4°C (39°F) and have been doing this for the past 8 years. For the most part I go swimming with my fellow members of the Brighton swimming club at 7:30AM when no one else is around to see our cold water exploits. Once a year that changes, on Christmas day the swimming club swims at 11am when it is joined by a large number of none club members, as many as 100 people enter the water. It's not just the extra company we have in the water, we are also watched by over a 1000 people who line the beach and the groynes. Many of the swimmers don fancy dress costumes which, combined with the large crowds, makes it a fantastic event to document. The only problem is that it’s a very challenging environment to shoot in. I take my photos from the water with my Nikonos V water proof camera.

average christmas day fun Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-christmas-day-swim-2011/feed/ 10 Lomokev judging Create In Brighton competition with £1000 cash prize http://lomokev.com/blog/lomokev-judging-create-in-brighton-competition/ http://lomokev.com/blog/lomokev-judging-create-in-brighton-competition/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:05:54 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2880 Create in Brighton. It's a graphic design, photography and illustration competition in association with Know the Not Known and Tiger Beer. I have been asked to judge along with Lawrence Zeegen and Sarah Arnett. The theme of the competition is "discover" and the top prize if £1000 cash. Work must be submitted by Sunday 22nd of January 2012. For more details and how to enter check out the website or the competition Facebook page. Even though I am a little biassed I can say it's a great competition to enter as its free, its quite common for comps to ask for an entrance fees sometimes £15+. Also the £1000 is in cash, other comps will often offer vouchers. So what are waiting for get involved. Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/lomokev-judging-create-in-brighton-competition/feed/ 3 Last street style spread for Brighton Source magazine in 2011 http://lomokev.com/blog/last-street-style-spread-for-brighton-source-magazine-in-2011/ http://lomokev.com/blog/last-street-style-spread-for-brighton-source-magazine-in-2011/#comments Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:06:12 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2863 The December / January edition of Brighton Source Magazine is out with my usually Street Style section but this time I have three pages instead of the usually single page. The three pages show small selection of some of the un-printed shots form 2011 which is nice as some times I have bumper months and its a shame when certain portraits don't get published. There will be no issue in January so this issue is way bigger than usually because it has to last until February 2012.

Brighton Source magazine spreads for December - January

As per usually you can see the all the images I shoot for Source in November below. You can always keep an eye on my montage portraits on my fragmented portraits tumblr or in my montage portraits flickr set.

Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/last-street-style-spread-for-brighton-source-magazine-in-2011/feed/ 0 Brighton Photography Book and Brighton 2012 calendar http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-photography-book-and-brighton-calendar-2012/ http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-photography-book-and-brighton-calendar-2012/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:37:22 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2842 Nigel Swallow the man behind the long running Brighton calendar has put together a huge book of Brighton Photos. It's not just huge because of its 328 pages but also because its dimensions size 34cm x 24cm, the only thing that is not huge about is the price £24! The book has been 10 years in the making because Nigel kept him self busy running a gallery and putting together a calendar every year. Most of the work in the book is Nigel's, the rest is contributed by 50+ other local photographers including me. Below is a flip though of the book that I put together.

Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/brighton-photography-book-and-brighton-calendar-2012/feed/ 0 Recent interviews with The Set Up, Focus Media and Lomography.com http://lomokev.com/blog/recent-interviews-for-the-set-up-focus-media-and-lomography-com/ http://lomokev.com/blog/recent-interviews-for-the-set-up-focus-media-and-lomography-com/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:36:09 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2767
First page of interview with Kevin Meredith in Focus Magazine Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/recent-interviews-for-the-set-up-focus-media-and-lomography-com/feed/ 3 October & November Source street style photos http://lomokev.com/blog/october-november-source-street-style-photos/ http://lomokev.com/blog/october-november-source-street-style-photos/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:30:03 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2772 Below are my montage portraits that where shot for the October and November issues of Brighton Source mag.

I have already posted all the images below to my new Fragmented Portraits Tumblr blog. I have been uploaded new and old montage portraits to Fragmented Portraits so if your into Tumblr give it follow. If Tumblr is not your thing you can still enjoy all the new images on this site and I will of course still be uploaded them to my Montage Portrait set on flickr.

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Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/lytro-announce-there-frist-cameras/feed/ 1 Amit Gupta of Photojojo needs a little help http://lomokev.com/blog/amit-gupta-of-photojojo-needs-a-little-help/ http://lomokev.com/blog/amit-gupta-of-photojojo-needs-a-little-help/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:33:16 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2743 Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/amit-gupta-of-photojojo-needs-a-little-help/feed/ 2 September Source Magazine street style http://lomokev.com/blog/september-source-magazine-street-style/ http://lomokev.com/blog/september-source-magazine-street-style/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:47:25 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2725 Brighton Source mag has once again hit the streets with one of my trend spotting pics inside, check it out if you are in Brighton. Its been a mouth since I started Fragmented Portraits my new Tumblr blog and I have already gained a few followers witch is nice. I have been uploaded new and old montage portraits to Fragmented Portraits. The beauty of this new blog is that the images are uploaded as PNGs which means that if you want to reblog them you will not get an ugly white border on Tumblr blogs that don't have white backgrounds. But if Tumblr is not your thing you can still enjoy all the new images below and I will of course still be uploaded them to my Montage Portrait set on flickr. Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/september-source-magazine-street-style/feed/ 0 Talk / Panel discussion at Fabrica as part of the Brighton Digital Festival http://lomokev.com/blog/talk-panel-discussion-for-brighton-digital-festival/ http://lomokev.com/blog/talk-panel-discussion-for-brighton-digital-festival/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:33:41 +0000 lomokev http://lomokev.com/?p=2716 Brighton Digital festival I will be giving a short talk and then taking part in a panel discussion at the Fabrica Gallery on Wednesday the 14th of September. Other artists taking part are Kirsty Hall, Photography collective Wandering Bears and Lucy Phillips creator of the What Cannot Be Seen. The theme for the evening is about how artists use the Internet not only to show their work but also as part of it, a la “the medium is the message”. Continue reading →]]> http://lomokev.com/blog/talk-panel-discussion-for-brighton-digital-festival/feed/ 0