This evening’s talk is by a fantastic macro photographer, René Krekels. The talk is described here in his own words:
Hidden Secrets of Small Animals, a performance by René Krekels.
René Krekels from the Netherlands graduated in biology and also studied photography. A fruitful combination, especially when we are talking about small animals. With macro photography he brought his favourite subjects in front of the lens. Of course, biodiversity in all its beauty was already a challenge. Later René saw and read about the behaviour of small animals. That made photography more interesting and intensive. For example, to take pictures of flying creatures, which many insects do, he used high-speed photography, like your Stephen Dalton who had technically achieved it much earlier. In this way René Krekels was also able to show why blue-winged grasshoppers had been given that name.
René writes and publishes images in magazines. Last year he won the 1st prize in the CUPOTY photo competition ‘Close-up Photographer of the Year – category insects’ with an image of acid-spraying wood ants.
In addition to publications, René likes to give performances at nature organizations and photo clubs.
The evening is then filled with a lot of images but also with music. Everything is then focused on the experience that the viewers take home with them. That is why he will also delight the audience with parts of his performance “Bedroom secrets of Small animals”. Beauty but also functionality are depicted. Since the performance takes place at FRODSHAM & DISTRICT PS, René Krekels will regularly discuss ‘the making of’ during the lecture.
This evening’s presentation is by Hendrik Lohmann.
He will cover street photography very generally before showing us his TTPP project.
Hendrik started with an analogue camera and switched to a digital one in 2009. For some years now, however, he has been using both types. In the beginning landscapes and architecture were the focus of his photographs. Nevertheless at some point, he discovered street photography and developed a great love for it.
One of his greatest influences in the beginning was Marius Vieth. It was the moment when he saw one of his photographs that depicted a guy with an umbrella running through the rain, that he decided to become a street photographer himself. A candid moment shown in a very fine and sensitive way.
“I am fascinated by humans” – a sentence summing up my thrill. Their uniqueness and versatility at the same time, impresses him. It drives him towards trying to catch these moments and immortalise them on pieces of paper.
Besides street photography, where he tries to seize not only the special moments, but also the casual everyday-life situations, there is also the street portraits.
Hendrik addresses an unknown person on the street, that catches his attention, and asks to portray him/her. It happens on the spot and usually never takes more than a few minutes. Since it all happens fairly quickly, he still achieve unselfconscious facial expressions. That is how many of the portraits for the “What the hell…?” and the “beard-series”, as well as others, developed.
During the past three years Hendrik has been photographing the “What the hell…?” series. The project combines the portrait with the question of what the hell are they doing on this planet…
His personal motivation is the fact that he has a lot of fun doing it, nevertheless he also love bringing joy to the people that he portrays, with the photographs that he takes.
Trevor is an international travel photographer and photo tour leader, based in Donegal, Ireland. Born in Derry, he went on to teach geography at international schools in Singapore, Togo, Italy, Ethiopia and Brazil – always travelling extensively with his camera.
This naturally brought two of his life’s passions together as a geographer-photographer. His photography focuses predominantly on culture and landscapes; images which reflect a spatial and temporal journey through life, while striving to reflect the need to live in a more sustainable world. By seeking the moment and light in various contexts, we can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
My approach is based on an alternative vision of tomorrow – capturing unforgettable moments through photography that empower us to reflect upon the world around us, and truly be the change that we want to see in that world.
As Henry David Thoreau said, “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see”.
[caption id="attachment_18085" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Trevor Cole[/caption]
Margaret is a Scottish artist, photographer and writer living on the Isle of Harris in the Scottish Outer Hebrides.
The stillness and being surrounded by sea and nature on Harris is at the heart of her creative work. She created all her creative retreats, online membership, and yearly festival from a belief that creativity is vital for well-being. Being surrounded by like-minded creatives enriches our lives and encourages us to take time to be creative; she loves bringing people together, to quiet beautiful places to retreat and absorb nature together.
[caption id="attachment_18087" align="alignnone" width="300"]
Margaret Soraya[/caption]
This evening’s talk is presented by Rachel Bigsby.
[caption id="attachment_18027" align="alignnone" width="188"]
Rachel Bigsby[/caption]
Rachel is an award-winning wildlife photographer whose profound connection to the subjects she chooses to photograph, combined with her distinctive creative vision, has shaped her remarkable career to date. Rachel’s accolades include the prestigious Natural Artistry award in Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the Portfolio Award in Bird Photographer of the Year. She is a Nikon Creator, RSPB Ambassador, and a published contributor to National Geographic.
The talk will be “The Art of Wildlife Photography” in which she shares her philosophical and creative approach to photographing wildlife, one that invites you to think differently about how to approach traditional wildlife photography.
“Out of the Dark” is the presentation by Simon Caplan LRPS
Details to follow shortly.