Was invited to work as a visiting lecturer the other day at The University of Westminster (London). Had to run whole day class teaching B/W film processing and dark room printing. I must admit it was a very interesting day and full of nostalgia... as I used to be an expert in that field (when I was a student myself) spending days in the dark room, working tirelessly on my portfolios and exhibition prints. Life & photography have changed so much in the last decade and now most of the work I produce is digital. So... the day before the lecture I shot some B/W and did the whole processing, contact sheets & printing again, (I wanted to be true and fair with the students) and it was great fun. Once you know something well... it naturally comes back to you. The students (well... the ones who really care) learnt a lot and some very interesting work was produced by the end of the day.

The first week of "You Are Here" has been incredibly busy & positive. Apart from the fantastic overall interest & feed back... just a few days ago Flaere Gallery has had some very interesting visitors.  A Trustee of the Board of Museum of Contemporary Modern Art in Miami", who used to be a benefactor of the Tate, have bought (with her partner), "Neon Blue" no 1/5 and 2/5. One to stay in a collection in London while no 2 will be sent to Miami. If you haven't seen the show yet,  you still have time... The exhibition will only end Nov 12th.  

Flaere gallery - 221 Brompton Road - London SW3
Opening time: Tuesdays to Sundays - 12 to 8pm. 

"You Are Here" opened last night at London's stunning new Flaere Gallery, 221 Brompton Road - SW3  The night was magical with the very large two floors gallery totally packed. Upstairs a fantastic DJ kept the crowd entertained (some even dancing) while socializing and looking through the art work. Downstairs the bar was really busy and the party atmosphere went on till very late for a Tue night. Flaere is a new gallery based in London & Paris which specializes in contemporary limited edition photography. The show will run in London's Knightsbridge till Nov 12th 2010. For further info visit: www.flaere.com   
Below a couple of images from the new gallery with the Vertigo - Neon Blue at the window. 

Last month Full Moon was a very challenging one. We had Gale Force winds in the South Coast and plenty of clouds and rain - testing any artist's determination to wait for the right conditions. I was at home recovering from a whole day shooting on location under similar conditions, when my phone rang... it was another friend & artist, Gavin Peacock who also likes to explore the full moon light. So we decided to go for a quick session in a possible location (1 hours drive) found on a Goggle maps search. My tripod is heavy but I had to really hold and press it down to earth to cope with the blasting wind. Very difficult to keep several minutes exposure sharp, but hey... there's plenty of atmosphere! Below are two images from the shoot.

The largest visual art exhibition on the south coast, Brighton Arts Fair returns to the city's Corn Exchange this Autumn. Artists will be showing and selling their work directly to the public, giving you the chance to actually talk to the makers before you buy. Paintings, prints, photography, sculpture and ceramics will all be on display. This year, we'll be looking out for work by André Lichtenberg, Ian Peterson and Matthew Chambers. ELLE Decoration No 218 - Oct 2010 - pag 134