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LONDON: Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition

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This year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition is now open and is your chance to see fifty-five of the best contemporary photographic portraits from around the world. Alongside informal images of friends and family, this year’s exhibition also features revealing portraits of famous faces, including actor Benedict Cumberbatch and the President of the United States Barack Obama with First Lady Michelle Obama. More information on the National Portrait Gallery website

London: Workshops in 2016

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Magnum Photos and British Journal of Photography have teamed up to offer a brand new programme of professional development workshops in 2016. Led by leading Magnum photographers and industry professionals, the programme presents incredible training opportunities for early & mid career photographers. Each workshop is a two-day photographic masterclass that focuses on demystifying the business of the industry, establishing a professional network of industry contacts, understanding the requirements of the market and identifying entry realistic routes into employment. The first day focuses on lectures from key speakers on specific areas of the photographic industry, giving behind the scenes tips and practical advice explaining how to work and succeed in their area of expertise. A second day of portfolio reviews lead by industry specialists will provide photographers with an honest, constructive and critique of existing work. Each workshop is open to 40 applicants and places will be a...

Amsterdam: Albert Watson Maroc

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Kahmann Gallery will show a selection of sublime images of Albert Watson’s (UK, 1942) Moroccan travels, which he made in 1997 and 1998 and published in the book Maroc. With the personal insight of a diarist and the detailed eye of an artist, he has captured the physical beauty and spirit of this remarkable country and its people. An almost impossible task, as Watson says himself:  “It is impossible to capture even a fraction of what this great country has to offer in a single book, so what I have made is really a sketch, done over a period of thirty nine days.” From Casablanca to villages, farms, and remote desert areas, Watson captured the soul of Moroccans from all walks of life in his portraits: “The people are the magic of this country’. His wonderful tale of Morocco is made complete with his extraordinary photographs of landscapes, architecture and animals. Albert Watson is one of the most influential and successful photographers in the world. His iconic images of...

Festival Circulation in France

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Do not miss the signature of the book Aquellos que esperan by photographers Borja Larrondo and Diego Sanchez on Wednesday November 11, 2015 Where? Stand de l'éditeur Juan Valbuena - PHREE Bateau Concorde Atlatique Berges de Seine Port de Solferino - Paris 7ème More information about the book