350 leading photographers have been invited to donate an original signed print not bigger than A5 in size to the annual AMV BBDO Charity Arts sale. 

I feel honored to have been one of the artists invited to participate and have donated a print from a recent series (the artist/work are supposed to be kept secret, so cannot reveal which print... but can assure it is an interesting one as, it has been recently selected to another major Award and exhibition). The Abbott Mead Vickers event will be held at agency head quarters in Marylebone Road (London) on the 25th of Nov. (7pm) with all the prints being hung anonymously and available for sale for £ 35.00 - All the profits will go to Kids Company charity.

Sometimes good news can come in an email... I received a fantastic one a few hours ago from Aesthetica, an international Art & Culture publication based in the UK.  "Dear André Lichtenberg... With 4000 entries this year, I am pleased to announce that you are a Finalist in the Artwork & Photography category for Neon Blue in this year’s Aesthetica Creative Works Competition. Congratulations – this is a fantastic achievement". The winners will be announced early in dec when the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual 2011 gets launched. Can't wait to see it!!!  For further info on Aesthetica magazine and the Annual, just follow the link:  www.aestheticamagazine.com

Last week to see "You are Here" at Flaere Gallery, the exhibition finishes on the 12th Nov. The show & Vertigo series, have had an incredibly positive response, receiving great reviews & images being sold & shipped to collections all over the world.  The other week, the curators of the show asked to bring an extra image to the gallery, "Sunday Shoppers", (see below) as one collector was interested in seeing the large version framed. Within two days of the image arriving at the gallery... two pieces were already sold, including one to a collector in Vienna. But the most exciting news for the Vertigo was that the first two Neon Blue (from the small series of 5 images) have been purchased by the board members from the Tate. If you haven't seen it yet, this is your last chance. Further info at:  www.flaere.com