Offline Journal Newsletter

#32: Offline Journal Newsletter : April '22

Hello again! The audio clip at the top of this newsletter is a 6 minute taster I recorded with photographer Pete Davis on a ‘walk n talk’ around Found Gallery in Brecon on the first day of his City Stories: Cardiff 1969 - 1977 exhibition earlier this week.This is a must-see exhibition on both floors at Found Gallery [https://www.foundgallery.co.uk/] - well worth a visit!The complete recording will posted on the Subscriber+ [https://offline.wales/subscribe] area of the offline.wales website early next week. NEW Offline Journal Subscriptions It’s been a busy few months but you have now seen the result in the new issue #008 of Offline Journal. If you bought a copy, thank you, I hope you’ve enjoyed reading it as much as the featured talented contributors and I enjoyed pulling it together. Speaking of which… I’m pleased to announce Subscriptions are now available for the next two issues of Offline Journal and I hope you might consider supporting the publication through one of two Subscription offers below.Subscriber support ensures each new issue goes off to the printers, so thank you in advance if you do Subscribe! Brian 1. Subscriber First, a normal Subscription secures a copy of both issues #009 (October 2022) and #010 (April 2023) inclusive of post & packing and a short monthly email Newsletter. There’s a slight twist this year as I’m responding to a few requests for starting a 2-issue subscription for issues #008 and #009, however this will only last as long as copies of issue #008 remain in stock. 1 x issue #008 (April 2022) and 1 x issue #009 (October 2022)or1 x issue #009 (October 2022) and 1 x issue #010 (April 2023) Subscriber : £27.00 2. Subscriber Plus Next, the popular Subscriber+ option, which again secures a copy of the next two issues but also includes the limited edition printed supplements and more in-depth monthly email Newsletter, returns in a slightly modified form. Secure a copy of issues #009 and #010 PLUS • 1 x FOLIO exhibition poster (A2-size folded to A4) • 1 x Offline Essay featuring new writing on photography (8-page A4) • SUBSCRIBER+ access to new website interviews & content • SUBSCRIBER+ enhanced Newsletter to your email inbox monthly FOLIO poster will be included with Offline Journal October issue.Offline Essay will be included as a supplement with Offline Journal April issue.Post and packing included. Subscriber+ : £45.00 Offline FOLIO Offline FOLIO exhibition posters – a collaboration with selected photographers and small galleries – have proven popular since they started but, despite being deceptively simple, are relatively expensive to produce. However I think they’re worth doing as a small acknowledgement of indie exhibitions, so they will continue but now come as a supplement to the October issue of the Journal for Subscriber+ supporters (look out for the next one when issue #009 is published and launched at The EYE Festival [https://www.theeyefestival.com/] this October in Aberystwyth). Offline Essays Offline Essays will also continue as a Subscriber+ supplement. I think they’re a good format for photographers/writers to articulate their thinking on contemporary photography or, as demonstrated in the most recent essay by Garry Stuart, linking past and present work for new audiences. Going forward, Offline Essays will be a supplement to the April issue of the Journal and now have eight pages to include a few more photographs alongside text. Offline Newsletter & Website The Subscriber+ Newsletter provides those supporters with updates on photography around Wales between the April & October printed issues of Offline Journal and starting June there will be an expanded version each month plus more new materials posted monthly on the Subscriber+ area of the offline.wales website. Access to Subscriber versions of the email Newsletter and content on the supporter area of the website remain active for the duration of any paid Offline Journal Subscription. Photography Exhibitions & Events Here’s a list of exhibitions shared with me.Again, if you’re aware of any others planned for 2022, please leave a comment or direct a gallery representative my way via offline.journal@gmail.com DAVID HURN: SWAPSDavid Hurn / Various23 October 2021 - 29 August 2022 (extended)National Museum Wales, Cardiffwww.museum.wales [http://www.museum.wales/] CITY STORIES : Cardiff 1969 - 1977Pete Davis26 April - 21 May 2022Found Gallery, Breconwww.foundgallery.co.uk [http://www.foundgallery.co.uk/] *EVENT*: Pete Davis will be giving a talk on Tuesday 3rd May at 7pm at Found Gallery. To book a place for the talk ‘Observations - Collections - Recollections: A lifetime in Photography’ - use the link provided on the Gallery’s exhibition page: https://www.foundgallery.co.uk/-/galleries/coming-soon/city-stories [https://www.foundgallery.co.uk/-/galleries/coming-soon/city-stories] BRECON BEACONS GARDENCeri Leigh1 March - 31 May 2022Llandough Hospital, Cardiffwww.cardiffandvale.art [https://cardiffandvale.art/] FISHERWOMENCraig Easton5 March - 14 May 2022Oriel Colwyn, Colwyn Bay Photo Film Club #004 - ‘PECKER’28 April 2022 - 7pm (doors open 6.30pm)Keep an eye on their website for updates on future exhibitions and Photo Film Club screenings.www.orielcolwyn.org [http://www.orielcolwyn.org/] THE LAST VALLEYHuw Alden Davies19 March - 14 May 2022Oriel Myrddin, Carmarthenwww.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk [https://www.orielmyrddingallery.co.uk/] DOCUMENTARY, ZINES & SUBVERSIONCafé Royal Books14 April - 12 June 2022Martin Parr Foundation, Bristolwww.martinparrfoundation.org [https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/exhibitions-category/upcoming/] CALON WLÂNBruce Cardwell15 April - 7 June 2022Aberystwyth Arts Centrewww.aber.ac.uk/artscentre [http://www.aber.ac.uk/artscentre] EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTPed4ir Môn Collective29 April - 2 MayDavid Hughes Community Centre, Beaumariswww.facebook.com/Ped4irmon [http://www.facebook.com/Ped4irmon] DAVID HURN: NEWPORTDavid Hurn7 May - 17 June 2022*EVENT* (opening event 7 May - film screenings 2pm / show opening 5pm)Ffoto Newport, Newportwww.facebook.com/FfotoNewport [https://www.facebook.com/FfotoNewport/] Mental Health Awareness WeekVarious11 - 14 May 2022Ffotogallery, Cardiffwww.ffotogallery.org [https://ffotogallery.org/programme/invisible-britain-this-separated-isle] *EVENT*ANOTHER COUNTRY SEMINAR DAYGerry Badger; and various photographers11 June 2022Launch event for a new major publication from Gerry Badger and Thames & Hudson – Another Country, British Documentary Photography since 1945 – showcasing the social and cultural history of Britain since the Second World War. This is a ticket event.www.martinparrfoundation.org/events/another-country [https://www.martinparrfoundation.org/events/another-country/] *EVENT*THE EYE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 20227 - 9 October 2022Aberystwyth Arts Centrewww.theeyefestival.com [https://www.theeyefestival.com/] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com [https://offlinejournal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#20 - Offline Journal Newsletter

Pier Closing Time:A journey through North Wales This Newsletter is later than I'd hoped as I've been busy with interviews and research for the sixth issue of Offline Journal to be published in early April. Hopefully the audio interview included here will make up for that. When we were putting together The Photobook & Wales [https://offline.wales/] issue of Offline Journal, myself and Ellie Hopkins who co-edited that issue were aware many books and zines wouldn't make it in due to space limitations but we did try hard to include a mention for new and recent titles. However, a book that slipped past us is the one featured in this interview - PIER CLOSING TIME by photographer Michael Bennett. Published in November 2020 by Cow On The Roof Press, this book of photographs is described as “a bitter-sweet portrait of seaside resorts in and out of season” shot across north Wales in 1979. It was a pleasure to speak with Michael and hear the story of his career, the work in north Wales, a resulting exhibition in 1980 that didn’t turn out as planned - and his admirable efforts to share the work as a self-published photobook forty years later. My thanks to Martin Parr for introducing us. I hope you enjoy listening. Copies of the book and a selection of high quality prints can be ordered direct from Michael’s website www.cowontheroofpress.com [https://cowontheroofpress.com/] All images © Michael Bennett. Used here with permission. Subscribers to this Newsletter can leave comments (and I encourage them to do so!) to express their views and ideas around photography to hopefully stimulate further constructive and supportive discussion with others.Basic community guidelines: be active and supportive where possible in feedback and discussion threads, be respectful of others, avoid profanity - abusive and disrespectful behaviour will result in being immediately unsubscribed from the Newsletter. Simple. This (online) Offline Journal Newsletter is published monthly to offer the wider photography community an opportunity to discuss photography in, from and of Wales. Back issues of and Subscriptions to the limited edition Offline Journal in print (published every April & October) with special print supplements are available via www.offline.wales [http://www.offline.wales] I respect your privacy. You have received this Offline Newsletter because you provided your email address when purchasing a past issue issue of Offline Journal or you subscribed directly (thanks). If you would prefer not to receive future Offline Newsletters like this or participate in its community discussions, just click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. (Thanks again either way!) If you would prefer to read this and previous posts in your web browser, click here.If you came to the Newsletter via a link and haven’t yet subscribed, do the business with the button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com [https://offlinejournal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#19 - Offline Journal Newsletter

Happy New Year! Well, 2020 is behind us.Let’s hope 2021 offers a return to some kind of normality to make, see and discuss photography with and amongst friends. This first Newsletter of the New Year continues the series of our ongoing online articles linked to issue #005 of Offline Journal [https://offlinejournal.bigcartel.com/product/offline-journal-005] with a focus on the Photobook & Wales, and it’s a great pleasure to kick off the New Year with an exclusive conversation with Dan Wood about his new book, available for pre-order from today.Enjoy listening to the audio at the top of this page! Five fruit baskets of miscellaneous Photographer Dan Wood discusses his new photobook ‘Black was the river, you see’ (now available for pre-order) and on creating some semblance of order in his extensive film archive shot over 25 years. Ellie Hopkins and Brian Carroll talked with Dan before Christmas about the new photobook - available for pre-order from Kozu Books today [https://www.kozubooks.com/books-new/blackwastheriveryousee]. It marks a milestone as the final title in a trilogy exploring Dan's personal relationship with Bridgend and the south Wales Valleys. We also discuss his current distraction of archiving film negatives of his photography spanning twenty five years. You can see a selection of images from the project on Dan’s website - www.danwoodphoto.com/blackwastheriver [http://www.danwoodphoto.com/blackwastheriver] Also follow his latest adventures with Photobookjunkies [https://www.photobookjunkies.com] - an online store offering new and second hand Photobooks curated by Dan. Subscribers to this Newsletter can leave comments (and I encourage them to do so!) to express their views and ideas around photography to hopefully stimulate further constructive and supportive discussion with others.Basic community guidelines: be active and supportive where possible in feedback and discussion threads, be respectful of others, avoid profanity - abusive and disrespectful behaviour will result in being immediately unsubscribed from the Newsletter. Simple. This (online) Offline Journal Newsletter is published monthly to offer the wider photography community an opportunity to discuss photography in, from and of Wales. Back Issues of and Subscriptions to the limited edition Offline Journal in print (published every April & October) with special print supplements are available via www.offline.wales [http://www.offline.wales] I respect your privacy. You have received this Offline Newsletter because you provided your email address when purchasing a past issue issue of Offline Journal or you subscribed directly (thanks). If you would prefer not to receive future Offline Newsletters like this or participate in its community discussions, just click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. (Thanks again either way!) If you would prefer to read this and previous posts in your web browser, click here.If you came to the Newsletter via a link and haven’t yet subscribed, do the business with the button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com [https://offlinejournal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#18 - Offline Journal Newsletter

Two new audio conversations on photobooks from Wales… I hope you had a relaxing Christmas - it may well go down as one of the strangest. As Hogmanay and 2021 are almost upon us, this Newsletter’s discussions on photography books from Wales (that extend the titles covered in issue #005 [https://offline.wales/] of the printed Offline Journal) continue with one featured here and another in a special Newsletter coming on New Years Day. Keep an eye on your email inbox on 1st January! Police Kicking Kids Collective & their new Zine Brian Carroll and Gareth Phillips [http://www.garethphillipsphotography.com/] talk with an interesting new photographer Collective comprising eleven students from the Documentary Photography course at the University of South Wales - listen to the audio clip above. Taking inspiration for their name from a quote by Tish Murtha who studied with David Hurn on the same course back in the 1980's, three members - Laurie Broughton [https://www.instagram.com/laurie_broughton/], Ross Gardner [https://www.instagram.com/pure.premium_/] and Nate Davies [https://www.instagram.com/n_a__t___e/] - discuss forming the Collective, its intended approach to making work and producing their first photo zine during Covid Lockdown in 2020. Check out their website at www.policekickingkids.com [https://www.policekickingkids.com/] to purchase a copy of the new 72-page zine. And follow the Collective’s progress on their Instagram feed: @police.kicking.kids [https://www.instagram.com/police.kicking.kids/] PKK members are: Laurie Broughton, Ross Gardner, Nate Davies, Alice Durham, Tom Cronin, Teifi Davies, Sam Hunter, Tanya McGeever, Johan Buch, Curtis Hughes and Steve Bell. Subscribers to this Newsletter can leave comments (and I encourage them to do so!) to express their views and ideas around photography to hopefully stimulate further constructive and supportive discussion with others.Basic community guidelines: be active and supportive where possible in feedback and discussion threads, be respectful of others, avoid profanity - abusive and disrespectful behaviour will result in being immediately unsubscribed from the Newsletter. Simple. This Offline Journal Newsletter is published monthly online to offer the wider photography community an opportunity to discuss photography in, from and of Wales. Back Issues of and Subscriptions to the limited edition Offline Journal in print (published every April & October) with special print supplements are available via www.offline.wales [http://www.offline.wales] I respect your privacy. You have received this Offline Newsletter because you provided your email address when purchasing a past issue issue of Offline Journal or you subscribed directly (thanks). If you would prefer not to receive future Offline Newsletters like this or participate in its community discussions, just click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. (Thanks again either way!) If you would prefer to read this and previous posts in your web browser, click here.If you came to the Newsletter via a link and haven’t yet subscribed, do the business with the button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com [https://offlinejournal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#17 - Offline Journal Newsletter

The very many photobooks of Gareth Phillips. Professional photographer Gareth Phillips discusses his own approach to exploring the synergy of image, ink on paper and, more recently, installation. Next in a series of articles related to issue #005 of Offline Journal [https://offlinejournal.bigcartel.com/product/offline-journal-005] focussing on the Photobook & Wales, it’s a great pleasure to feature the above conversation between Ellie Hopkins, Brian Carroll and Gareth Phillips who works in commercial and international editorial work - most recently covering the Covid-19 Vaccine roll-out in the UK for the Wall Street Journal [https://garethphillipsassignment.com/Covid-19-Vaccine-for-the-Wall-Street-Journal]. Gareth has a long-running passion for experimenting with his own personal photography projects in book form. Have a listen! www.garethphillipsphotography.com [http://www.garethphillipsphotography.com/]On Instagram: @garethphillips_ [https://www.instagram.com/garethphillips_/] Subscribers to this Newsletter can leave comments (and I encourage them to do so!) to express their views and ideas around photography to hopefully stimulate further constructive and supportive discussion with others.Basic community guidelines: be active and supportive where possible in feedback and discussion threads, be respectful of others, avoid profanity - abusive and disrespectful behaviour will result in being immediately unsubscribed from the Newsletter. Simple. This (online) Offline Journal Newsletter is published monthly to offer the wider photography community an opportunity to discuss photography in, from and of Wales. Back Issues of and Subscriptions to the limited edition Offline Journal in print (published every April & October) with special print supplements are available via www.offline.wales [http://www.offline.wales] I respect your privacy. You have received this Offline Newsletter because you provided your email address when purchasing a past issue issue of Offline Journal or you subscribed directly (thanks). If you would prefer not to receive future Offline Newsletters like this or participate in its community discussions, just click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. (Thanks again either way!) If you would prefer to read this and previous posts in your web browser, click here.If you came to the Newsletter via a link and haven’t yet subscribed, do the business with the button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com [https://offlinejournal.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]