We are thrilled to be able to announce that booking is now open for the next Arena Seminar. Everything you need to know including Seminar and Hotel booking can be found on the Arena Website here.
We have listened to all the feedback from last year and have given you a number of booking options:
  • You are now able to book the Seminar online using our newly designed web form.
  • If you would rather download the booking form and then post it as for previous Seminars this is also possible
(Note that hotels bookings still need to be made separately. If you wish to stay at the Riviera Hotel please find the link here)
If you have attended a Seminar before you will be aware of the Saturday Print Walk. This is a very rare opportunity to showcase your work with seminar attendees, speakers and Arena members. Over the years we have seen some amazing and inspiring work on display and, given that space is limited, pre-booking is essential to avoid disappointment. If you would like to take part in the Print Walk please make sure that you check the ‘Saturday Print Walk’ box when booking.
Opportunities to immerse yourself in all things photographic ‘In Real Life’ are so few and far between. Most of the time our engagement will be online. While this shift allows us to engage with fellow minded photographers across the globe there is nothing better than chatting about our passions while enjoying excellent speakers, great food and maybe a glass of wine too.
The Arena Seminar is one of those rare ‘Face to Face’ events in the photographic calendar but if you are still deciding whether to join us for the weekend here is a reminder of the amazing Speakers we have organised for next years’ event.

ROHAN REILLY

A self-taught fine art photographer, Rohan runs his own gallery in Kinsale, County Cork. Previously in the record business, music remains an important catalyst for his landscape photography.

His images reflect the control of a composer who creates uncluttered compositions and since visiting Japan his images have become increasingly more abstract and minimal.

JUSTIN MINNS

Justin has lived all his life in East Anglia from where he has derived much of his photographic inspiration and influence.

As a workshop leader he has travelled to many exciting and dramatic locations around the world but he continues to be drawn back to the gentle and atmospheric landscapes of his home patch.

SIMON NORFOLK

Simon is one of the leading documentary landscape photographers of our time.  Much of his work focuses on conflict zones and battlefields and he has photographed in some of the world’s most hostile war-zones and refugee crises.

His work is regularly featured in National Geographic, the New York Times and the Guardian.  He is also a prolific exhibitor around the world and his work was one of the first solo photographic shows to be hung at Tate Modern..

JANINE WIEDEL

Born in New York but based in London since 1970, Janine is an internationally important documentary photographer. She was tutored by, among others, Ansel Adams, and has mainly been engaged in long-term projects covering issues of social concern. These largely concentrate on groups struggling to survive on the edges of mainstream society, including the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, Irish Travellers and most notably the industry of the West Midlands in the late 1970s.

The latter was exhibited at the Photographers’ Gallery and is now the subject of a beautiful 250-page monograph called Vulcan’s Forge.

JAN BEESLEY

Based in East Sussex, Jan is known for her innovative and abstract approach to photography. Inspired by the diverse landscapes which surround her, Jan’s work leans towards abstraction, using the camera as a creative tool to go beyond traditional representation.

Her intuitive work reflects her fascination with natural and built environments, while also exploring emotional and physical connections to these spaces.

LINDA BEMBRIDGE

Linda’s approach to photography varies from representational to abstract, and moves continually between the two. Every image is part of the journey to discover her creative voice and each has its own story to tell.

Striving to connect with the visual chaos she is drawn to tones, shapes, colour and rhythm. Her goal is to pull the viewer out of a recognisable world into a space which she feels is more alive and joyful.

Still Undecided?

Here is how some of our Speakers remember previous Seminars..

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“Thank you so much for a lovely weekend. It was truly fascinating and inspiring, and it was a real pleasure to meet you all. I have renewed energy to continue my work after such interesting conversations and seeing such beautiful work.”

“It was a pleasure to be part of the weekend once more and I look forward to meeting up again and will get my name on the Arena mailing list.”

“It was a great weekend and a great audience. From my side I found your Arena Group to be a truly engaged, insightful and thoughtful audience. I really enjoyed my time in your company. Please stay in touch.”

“Thank you very much for a wonderful weekend. We enjoyed the Arena Seminar very much and also the kind hospitality shown to us by everyone. I was glad to see the nice things people said about my presentation too.”

“I just want to thank you and your group for a fun time with you. You looked after me so well and I thoroughly enjoyed sharing the book with you.”

” I was blown away by the photographic work that I saw, the hospitality I experienced, and I look forward to seeing some new friends that I made again. It was an incredible and unforgettable weekend and a real honour to present to you all.”