Martin Parr’s Beach Therapy at the Rocket Gallery

Posted on 17th Jun 2017 by lomokev

This week I went to the opening of Martin Parr’s new exhibition ‘Beach Therapy’ which show cases Parr’s latest work documenting the beaches of the UK, Italy, Spain and Argentina. In the past three years he has been utilising a telephoto lens to shoot subjects from a distance, this is quite a departure form his usually way working. The use of a telephoto lens flattens the perspective and creates playful juxtapositions with blurred subjects in the foreground to create something quite different from his previous work.

Martin Parr GB England Kent Isle of Thanet Broadstairs 2014

England Kent Isle of Thanet Broadstairs 2014.© Martin Parr / Rocket Gallery

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‘British Airways i360: How it was Built’ exhibition

Posted on 5th May 2017 by lomokev

An exhibition charting the construction of the British Airways i360 has opened at the British Airways i360. The British Airways i360 is the tallest, most slender moving observation tower in the world and was designed and built by the team responsible for the London Eye. Along with Photographer Gary Eastwood, I documented the construction of the i360 from June 2014 until it was completed in August 2016.

British Airways i360 spherical panorama by Kevin Meredith

360 spherical panorama of the i360 taken from Brighton beach during a low tide. This image is on display as a 2 meter square print, definitely worth checking out in the flesh even if I do say so myself!

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Brighton and Hove Calendar 2017 now available

Posted on 11th Nov 2016 by lomokev

The Brighton and Hove calendar 2017 is now available, this is second year that Finn Hopson of the Brighton Photography gallery has producing the calendar since taking it over. The calendar is comprised of the work of local Brighton Photographers including two  of my images.

Brighton and Hove Calendar cover 2017 – Cover image by Finn Hopson

Brighton and Hove Calendar 2017 cover by Finn Hopson

There is also images from some other great Brighton photographers including: Roger Bamber, Alex Bamford, Warren Sebastian, Paul Cahill, Darryl Cousins, Simon Dack, Finn Hopson, Paul Mansfield, Chris Mole, Jon Simmons and David Smith. Continue reading →

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PE lesson at the London Photographers Gallery

Posted on 5th Jun 2016 by lomokev

It’s been a while since one of my email updates, I’ve been really busy on lots of projects so I’ve not had time to write a regular updates. This is just a quick email to let you know that I will be teaching a PE lesson at the Photographers Gallery London on Sunday June 19th . MiniClick is turning one of the rooms at the Photographers Gallery in to a school for the ‘School of MiniClick‘ from Friday the 17th to Sunday the 18th. Lots of different photography related lessons will be taking place.

Mr Baxter - Grange Hill's PE teacher

Mr Baxter – Grange Hill’s PE teacher

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Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph at the London Science Museum’s Media Space

Posted on 15th Apr 2016 by lomokev

The show is a perfect marriage between science and photography. Fox Tolbot was a scientist, photographer and entrepreneur who invented the photographic negative in 1835 which was a huge leap forward in photographic technology. The negative meant that unlimited photos could easily be produced from one negative. Before Talbot’s negative the first commercially available photographic process, the daguerreotype, produced one-off images on silver plated copper. Talbot’s invention brought photography closer to what we think of it today, a medium where duplication is embedded into its core.

Nelsons column under construction by William Henry Fox Talbot - 1843

Nelsons column under construction by William Henry Fox Talbot – 1843

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Tap Takeover Beer festival beer mat photography exhibition

Posted on 8th Apr 2016 by lomokev

One of my images of Dave Sawyers has been printed on a beer mat along with 9 other photographers work for the Brighton Tap Takeover beer festival. The 10 different beer matts will be on the tables of 10 Brighton pubs over the weekend (9th-10th April), if you visit all the pubs you can collect a full set (maybe stick to half pints, drink responsibly and all that). The beer mats were curated by The Photocopy club and MiniClick talks.

kevin meredith beer mat tap takeover

My beer mats are on the tables of the Hope and Ruin

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Lomo LC-A 120 medium format camera hands on review

Posted on 24th Mar 2016 by lomokev

When Lomography released the Lomo LC-A 120 last year I got really excited. It’s a compact medium format camera with a modified glass lomo LC-A lens with automatic exposure which is a huge step up from the light leaky plastic Holgas and Dianas I’d previously used. I’ve never really been a fan of plastic 120 roll film cameras as I’ve never seen the point of shooting expensive film on a camera with no light meter, a plastic lens, and something that you only use on a sunny day.

Shot Lomo LC-A 120 and Lomography 800asa colour film

Dave and his fish eyes. Shot Lomo LC-A 120 and Lomography 800 asa colour film

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Martin Parr: Unseen City exhibition at the Guildhall Art Gallery

Posted on 20th Mar 2016 by lomokev

Unseen City is a new body of work from documentary photographer Martin Parr which depicts the strange world of the City of London. For two years Parr was given unprecedented access to the City’s institutions and guilds. I must point out that when I refer to the City of London I am not talking about the City of 8 million people but the square mile which contains the financial district. The City of London has its own Lord Mayor of London which is not to be confused with Boris Johnson the Mayor of London.

Martin Parr Unseen City

Definitely lots of pomp and ceremony at Unseen City

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