It’s that time of year again for our annual Arena weekend seminar. Come along and share your passion for photography with us. Meet new like minded people and reconnect with old friends. We have a great line-up of guest speakers who are the best in their field. Come along for a day or stay for the whole weekend at Riviera Hotel in Bournemouth, just a short walk from the beach. Take the opportunity to share your prints, discuss all things photography, take a walk on the beach before breakfast, take part in the seminar activities during the day and have a nice meal and drink with us in the evening.
See below for more details on the event, the seminar speakers and how to book your space.
We look forward to seeing you in March.
Seminar Speakers
Barry Barker
Barry’s work is difficult to pigeon-hole, it goes its own weird way as something catches his interest. People pictures were a favourite, in an urban landscape, the studio or theatre. More recently, Fine Art, Dada and Surrealism have influenced and informed his photography. Life drawing and the decorative arts led him to body painting, which depends on photography to record the artwork before it is all washed away.
website: Double Thirteen Photography
Jeremy Walker
Jeremy is one of the UK’s most respected professional landscape photographers and is known for his eye-catching landscapes and panoramas. Dramatic images of castles and other ruins are currently his specialist subject. His moody black and white images are very much his own personal take on the world. He is the author of ‘Landscape’, his highly acclaimed first book.
website: Jeremy Walker Photographer
Karen Knorr
Karen is a contemporary photographer whose work is characterised by its visually intricate and mysterious imagery. Her recent projects have consisted of photographing exotic animals set within the elaborate architectural beauty of palaces and temples. Widely exhibited in Europe and India, Karen held her first two solo shows in the USA last year. Her work is also included in major museum collections internationally.
website: Karen Knorr
Dee Yawetz
Whether capturing remote landscapes or the human condition Dee brings a photojournalistic approach to her photography. Her diverse body of work has taken her from remote regions of the Arctic to the world of witchcraft and superstition in Tanzania. It was here that she documented the work of Josephat Torner around raising Albinism awareness.
website: D Yawetz
Mary Turner
Mary is a documentary and news photographer primarily focusing on long-term projects with often marginalised communities. She builds deep relationships that allow her to create an intimate portrait of life. Her work has been recognised by bodies including Sony World Photography and the Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation. She is a regular contributor to the New York Times and is represented by Panos Pictures.
website: Mary Turner
Simon Roberts
Simon is a contemporary photographer widely recognised for his large format, tableaux photographs of the British landscape. He has exhibited widely around the world and his photographs reside in major public and private collections including the V&A Museum and Deutsche Borse Art Collection. His monographs include Motherland, We English and Pierdom.
website: Simon Roberts
Booking Details and Downloads
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