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25 Aug

Photo Talks: HIVEArts PhotoPool

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsblackpool arts scene, hivearts blackpool, photography, talks

The excellent PhotoPool exhibition and talks programme at HIVEArts has continued throughout August. David Simper went down to catch three speakers programme on Saturday 17th. Although I had heard Richard Oughton's excellent presentation at a Blackpool Community Darkroom event at the Aunty Social venue a couple of nights before, I was keen to hear it again. As it was, bus times meant that I was slightly late and found Richard in full flow in the first floor HIVEArts gallery space. As the best things in life tend to happen, Richard fell into recording the Northern Soul dance and music scene…

05 Aug

Exhibition: HIVEArts PhotoPool

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsblackpool arts scene, photographic exhibition, photography

HIVEArts' month long photographic extravaganza commenced on 3rd August 2024, with a two floor exhibition of work and talks from two photographers. David Simper bused down to the Church Street venue to view the work, listen to the talks and enjoy the vibe. The PhotoPool collective is HIVEArts' photographic arm and supports a variety of photographers to showcase their work across the county. A month long programme of events has kicked off and will feature a variety of work, talks, workshops, studio sessions, photowalks, cameras for sale and photo developing. There's also the Tramstop Takeover showcasing local photographer's work. On…

26 Apr

Exhibition Review: No.12 Collective

David Simper1 CommentVisual Arts & ExhibitionsExhibition, photographic exhibition, photography, uclan

With varied photographic show on offer at The HIVEArts Church Street gallery, David Simper was close to duty bound to catch the service 61 bus and view what turned out to be an excellent show exhibited by a talented group of students. The HIVE shop roller shutter was down when I arrived, a little early, for this exhibition, which gave time for a little sit down and some reflection. Soon we were able to climb the broad stairs to witness a ribbon cutting by local photographer, Richard Davis, who stayed to socialise and view the work. After this the gallery…

13 Apr

Gallery: Stanley Park Photo Walk

David Simper0 CommentsLocal NewsBlackpool, blackpool community darkroom, film photography, photo walk, photography

The morning dawned bright as David Simper loaded a film camera with his favourite Kentmere 400, before strolling down for a refreshing photo walk round Stanley Park with the Blackpool Community Darkroom posse. There are definitely worse ways to spend a Sunday morning. The team at Blackpool Community Darkroom had set 24th March 2024 as the day for the next photo walk and Stanley Park as the location. As the park is walking distance from my house, this was ideal. I selected the Leica CL for the job, a camera designed in Germany and manufactured in Japan; I fitted a…

15 Feb

Exhibition Review: photography from That Alternative Studio

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsblackpool art scene, photographic exhibition, photographic studio, photography

An exhibition of photography has been curated jointly between That Alternative Studio and HIVEArts. His own camera in hand, David Simper nipped down to the Church Street venue to view the work on display. The exhibition varied from the usual HIVEArts fare in that I required a VIP ticket, which was checked on the door or rather the top of the stairs. On entering, the gallery space was more crowded than I'd ever seen and there was quite the buzz. I could see familiar and new faces. This was a joint venture betwen HIVEArts and That Alternative Studio where the…

04 Nov

Gallery: Painting With Light

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, photography

Christopher Verity first discovered photography when working as a property valuer. But it was at night time that his photographs really came to life. Christopher Verity first picked up a camera in September 2016 when he worked as a property valuer for an estate agents. “I assumed they were going to give me some formal training for capturing the best photographs of the properties I listed,” he says. “I was wrong!” As he became self taught, Verity’s interest in photography was piqued. “I saved up and bought my first camera in 2017, a Canon 100d, and used that for about…

10 Aug

Exhibition review: Wish You Were Here – postcards from the edge

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, blackpool art scene, Exhibition, hivearts, photography

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The HiveArts opening night for this fine exhibition had shifted to Friday from the usual Thursday, but no issue to finish work and get down there. As per my previous piece, there have been many weeks to prepare the alternative gallery space for this exhibition in partnership with the Photo North Festival. A better venue to celebrate photography of the British seaside experience could not have been chosen. The exhibition is described as a warm and friendly invitation to seaside themed exhibition celebrating the beauty, charm and often faded glamour of the seaside through the lens of talented photographers.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column…

25 Jun

Tristan Poyser: photography and wellbeing in Fleetwood

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsphotography, well being

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our focus on wellbeing took a huge leap forward in and following lockdown. Creativity seemed to take centre stage with many of us finding time to slow down, bake, paint, create. Claire Griffiths talks to Manchester-based photographer, Tristan Poyser to talk about his past work and current residency in Fleetwood combining nature, photography, and mental health. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On a warm May afternoon, I meet Tristan Poyser at the ever-popular Upside Down cafe to talk about his residency of community workshops at Rossall Beach Observation Tower as part of The Bay: A Blueprint for Recovery. I have followed Tristan for a while…

26 Apr

Craig Easton: A lens on poverty

Antonia Charlesworth0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsbank top, Blackpool, Craig easton, homelessness, photography, thatcher's children

Is Anybody Listening? That’s the question posed by photographer Craig Easton in a new exhibition at Blackpool School of Arts. Its starting point is a set of images captured in a Blackpool homeless hostel over 30 years ago and it encompasses two major bodies of work that attempt to address Northern stereotypes. The photographs often are, but the question of representation versus misrepresentation, he reveals, is not black and white. In 1992 photographer Craig Easton was commissioned by French newspaper Libération to document the British “underclass”. He headed to Blackpool. Here, he met the Williams family. Mick, Mandy and their…

14 Apr

Exhibition: Structures by Kev Walsh

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsart photography, Blackpool, blackpool arts scene, digital photography, photography

Thursday 13th April evening, I finish work, boots on and trot down for the service 3 bus to The Hive, for this excellent exhibition from former Blackpool Gazette and Citizen photographer, Kev Walsh. On arrival a good crowd are viewing the pictures, framed in thin black boxes which contrast the images to good effect. These pictures have been taken over the last 18 months on Walsh's Fylde Coast walks between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries. His award-winning shot of the beached Riverdance ferry is the exception, being taken in 2008. All the images are brilliantly composed and executed with technical…