Foto8 and HOST Gallery are pleased to announce their first annual Foto8 Awards & Summer Show 2008: a photography award, exhibition and print fair. The show will follow Foto8’s tradition of supporting new works by contemporary photographers and encouraging independent photojournalism.
Foto8 is dedicated to publishing and exhibiting photo stories and new writing that supports photojournalism and original story telling while also exploring the boundaries between photography, journalism and art.
“Photojournalism is the only branch of photography that’s a credit to our profession.
We see, we understand, we see more, we understand more.”
Philip Jones-Griffiths
The Entrants
In this, the first year of what is set to be an annual summer photography event in London, FOTO8 were overwhelmed with the response received to its call for entries.
Over 1,800 images were entered from 38 different countries including Iran, Korea and New Zealand, to name just a few.
The Exhibition
Over 150 prints, selected from all the entries, will be curated by Foto8 and exhibited at HOST, London’s only dedicated photojournalism gallery. The exhibition will be open to the public during July and August 2008. In the spirit of other major art fairs, the exhibition will be a showcase of future photographic talent, as well as established names, and give the public an opportunity to invest in the photographers of the future by purchasing original works from as little as £50.
The Awards
A judging panel of respected industry professionals will select the First Annual Foto8 Award for Best in Show with a prize of £1000. The winning image and a collection of others will be published in the October 2008 issue of 8 Magazine. In addition there will be a public vote, by visitors to the gallery, allowing everyone outside of the judging panel to challenge the final decision and award the “people’s choice” .
The Judges
Chris Boot – Publisher, Chris Boot Books
Zelda Cheatle – Gallerist & Photography Fund Manager
Ken Grant – Programme Leader, Documentary Photography, Univ. of Wales, Newport
Jon Levy – Director of Foto8
Steve MacLeod – Creative Director, Argento Imaging
Di Poole – Director of Photography, Atlas Gallery
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Notes to editors:
HOST Gallery is a venue for photojournalism and documentary photography related exhibitions, talks, screenings, books and print sales based in East London. HOST has achieved a highly respected exhibition schedule, complemented by an on-going program of face-to-face encounters with photography and film. Events include: talks with photographers, filmmaker screenings, professional folio reviews, and regular book club meetings.
FOTO8 is a publishing house which produces 8 Magazine, the photography biannual and the website Consulter le lien The website exists to bridge the divide between photographers, authors and their audience through interactive displays and a constant stream of new works and resources.