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| ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHERS | ||
| The Society comprises approximately 45 photographers from around the globe who share photography as an art form. Membership is strictly limited, purposefully anonymous and is by invitation-only. The Society holds ongoing review sessions and only work that is voted highly is revealed and sold to the art-buying public. Internationally acclaimed guest judges participate in such review sessions. Guest judges are chosen either on their merit as recognised photographers, recognised curators within the photographic art world or as highly regarded individuals from purposefully chosen fields who are able to review and appreciate photography from distinct perspectives. Click here to contact the Society of Photographers. | ||
| ABOUT "T E N" | ||
| The Society holds large-scale projects that culminate in physical global exhibitions and the publication of a book; the latest of which is "T E N". All members were invited to submit a panel of 10 images, with a word-based overview to provide the images with context. A photograph seen out of context must explain its full meaning in isolation. A photograph seen in context of the circumstances or events that form the environment within which it was taken - can be appreciated at an different level entirely. "T E N" serves as the platform to appreciate photographic art at this level. Of all entries received - only the best ten panels appear in the book and physical exhibitions in JHB, London and New York. The chosen panels and their respective authors will be revealed for the first time at the inaugural exhibition on 23 November. | ||
| THE GUEST JUDGES INVOLVED IN "T E N" INCLUDE: | ||
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Ann Pallesen : Gallery Director of the Photographic Center Northwest
Gallery (Seattle, Washington). Ann received her BFA in photography from Colorado State
University in 1993 and has curated over 100 exhibitions.
Charlotte Cotton : Head of Cultural Programmes at Art + Commerce in New York. Previously she was Head of Programming at The Photographers' Gallery in London. A former Curator of Photographs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Darius Himes : Adjunct Professor of Photographic Arts at the College of Santa Fe and the editor of the photo-eye Booklist, a nationally recognized publication devoted to the fine-art photography book community. Guy Tillim : Leica Oskar Barnack Award winner 2005 for his "Jo'burg" series. Tillim's photographs have become increasingly recontextualised as art object within the space of the artbook and gallery. His publications include Departure (2002), Leopold and Mobutu (2004), Jo'burg (2005) and Petros Village (2006). Gemma Hart Corsano : New York based photographer, curator and photo director of Topic Magazine and Bene Magazine. Jason Fulford : A graphic designer, photographer as well as an artist, Fulford is the author of three books, Sunbird (2000), Crushed (2003) and Raising Frogs for $$ (2006). Jason's work is collected and exhibited around the globe. His photographs have also graced the covers of books published by virtually every major publishing house. Jo Ractliffe : Jo's work has exhibited and is represented in collections across the globe, including The South African National Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art New York, the Johannesburg Art Gallery and the International Center of Photography in New York. Joao Silva : Award-winning photojournalist contracted to the NY Times, co-author of The Bang Bang Club (2000) and author of In the Company of God (2005). John Morgan : Head of the John Morgan Studio in London, who are responsible for numerous award-winning design projects including work for Hamilton's Gallery for Helmut Newton, Huger Foote, and Andy Warhol. Kathy Comfort Skead : Michael Stevenson Gallery Director (Cape Town, South Africa), previously curator of Photography and New Media at the South African National Gallery.. |
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| www.societyofphotographers.com |