photographer Archives - Blackpool Social Club

25 Mar

Ensuites Available: Fancy fonts on the seafront

Stephen Dunstan0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsbook, hotel, photographer, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] When Sarah Horn began photographing hotel frontages in Blackpool, little did she know that her collection would result in a unique archive of coastal architecture, vernacular typography and unconscious poetry. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Sarah has made a mission of photographing the B&Bs and independent hotels of Blackpool. The results of her efforts have now been published in En-Suites Available. The title is an affectionate nod to the fact that rooms with their own bathrooms are seen as a selling point, when it might be expected they’d be standard in a hotel stay in the twenty first century.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Other than an index of…

31 Jul

Grundy Art Gallery’s Summer Programme

Linda Hampton0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, Exhibition, heritage, history, photographer, photography, The Grundy Art Gallery

Blackpool’s Grundy Art Gallery hosts two photography exhibitions which explore our relationship to the seaside. Since Blackpool epitomises everything about a typical English seaside holiday, it’s perfect that the Grundy Art Gallery has scooped Seaside:Photographed an exhibition that’s arrived via Margate’s Turner Contemporary, Southampton, and Newlyn in Cornwall. It’s now settling in for the season, reclining on its virtual deckchair beside the outside exhibition #WorkTownGhostTown. This second exhibition brings together the work of local photographers who have documented Blackpool over the last 16 months. It can be viewed on the glass panels that form part of Grundy’s forecourt. Seaside:Photographed, located…

07 Jul

All Locked Down and Nowhere to Go – Part 2

Linda Hampton0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, cafe, Exhibition, lockdown, photographer, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Here’s PART 2 of when Linda Hampton met Jill Reidy, one of Blackpool’s talented and prolific photographers and a member of Blackpool Social Club’s team, as she launches her latest exhibition ‘When the Chairs Went Up’ this July. They discuss Jill’s photographic style and her thoughts on the photographer’s responsibilities at a time of global shift and change. If you've not read part 1, you can find it here. Q: I was lucky enough to see your exhibition ‘Seaside Towns out of Season’ where you had photographed many seaside holiday destinations during the winter. How does ‘When the Chairs Went…

30 Jun

All Locked Down and Nowhere to Go – part 1

Linda Hampton1 CommentVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, cafe, lockdown, photographer, photography, Place

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Linda Hampton talks to Jill Reidy, one of Blackpool’s talented and prolific photographers and a member of Blackpool Social Club’s team, as she prepares to launch her latest exhibition ‘When the chairs went up’ this week. In PART 1 they discuss Jill’s personal experiences of lockdown and her inspiration for the work on show. Q: How has the last 15 months been for you both personally and professionally during the pandemic? Personally, like many others, I’ve found the pandemic a bit of a roller coaster. I had times when I despaired of ever seeing my grandchildren again; feared that…

19 Apr

F/Stop Exhibition Celebrates Fylde Coast Female Photographers

Stephanie Cottle0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool Prom, photo, photographer, photography, women

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following a successful takeover of tram shelters late last year, the HIVEArts team have once again brought unique art to Blackpool promenade. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic there have been increasing amounts of open-air, gallery-style exhibitions popping up all over the globe, as curators attempt to make culture accessible in spite of social distancing restrictions. After making waves with their previous exhibition late last year, HIVEArts have installed a set of fresh new images by 22 female photographers from across the Fylde coast at tram stops between North and Central Pier. In light of recent events, it is so fitting…

12 Apr

Golden Miles of Photography

Jill Reidy0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, photographer, street photographer

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] I first became aware of Gisela Szlatoszlavek on social media. With an interest in street photography, I was immediately drawn to her work. Seen through Gisela’s eyes, Blackpool is funny, quirky and bursting with colour. I caught up with her online and learned more about her photography, and how she came to produce her beautiful zine. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tell me a little bit about your creative background. How long have you been into photography, and how did it come about? My love of photography started around nine years ago. I am purely self-taught and have developed over this period. I suppose…

22 Mar

A Class Act: B&FC Graduate Photography Virtual Exhibition

Stephanie Cottle0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, Blackpool and the Fylde College, Blackpool School of Arts, Exhibition, photographer, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As UK restrictions continue to prevent most physical art exhibitions going ahead, many colleges and universities across the country are once again moving their annual events to online platforms. Blackpool and The Fylde college is no exception, with third year photography students keeping our eyes engaged by presenting a new collection of beautiful, daring and well considered images. Wish You Were Here is a virtual exhibition showcasing a selection of works from this year’s photography graduates. The exhibition features a broad range of styles, from the luxuriously layered narrative images that ooze decadence (Paula Chalder-Robinson) to the contrasting sleek…

30 Dec

Barry Lewis photographs of Blackpool part II: Images of Christmas past

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsartist, Blackpool, entertainment, history, performance, photographer, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photographing Christmas and the New Year celebrations was a very different experience. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="1/3"][vc_single_image image="31292" img_size="large" alignment="center"][/vc_column][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]I’d stay in a small friendly hotel, full board, with nightly entertainment in its tiny bar and an even tinier room where the sink overhung my bed. Christmas dinner in these places was shared with strangers, who became family and friends, and even included a present! Outside of these holiday-home comforts I’d shelter in warm pubs and steamy cafes from the strong winds and cold rain outside. Life over those days was a continuous pub and club crawl, full of dancing, singing and laughter as the rain whipped past outside. The daytime trips outside, fuelled by a full…

27 Dec

Light Up the Northwest: Shining bright into 2021

Jill Reidy0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, camera, light, photo, photographer, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While scrolling through the Blackpool Social Club Instagram feed, we noticed some striking images of Blackpool that appeared to come straight from sci-fi film. Jill caught up with Matt from Light Up the Northwest to find out more about his illuminating work. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]What's your creative background? My brother Chris (Light Painting the Night) and I don’t really have a creative background, but art and creativity has always had a strong influence on us both throughout our childhood, largely inspired by Neil Buchanan’s ‘Art Attack’. We both have no formal photography training or qualifications, we’ve taught ourselves through a combination…

06 Dec

Barry Lewis photographs of Blackpool “Warmth, excess, fun and surreal humour”

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitions1980s, Blackpool, heritage, holiday, holidays in blackpool, photographer, photography, street photography, summer

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Warmth, excess, fun and surreal humour.” An illustrious photography career found him shooting for Vogue, but for Barry Lewis Blackpool proved a continuous draw. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Year after year he returned with his camera and the resulting body of work – brought together bursting with colour and life – bristles with a familiar friction between wholesome family daytime fun and an eccentric and hedonistic nightlife. In a series of two articles, he tells Claire Walmsley Griffiths why the town became a place to store his best memories.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="30876" img_size="large" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I still love the seaside – those earliest memories are still released…