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Shot Up North's SUN Awards, which celebrate and reward the best commercial photography in the UK regions, working in the disciplines of Advertising, Design, Fashion or EditorialTRANSCRIPT
ParticipateHow to enter• The Call for Entries is announced in May each year.• News of this appears on our SUN web site, and in various publications and online media.• Categories include Best Image, Best Use of Image and Best Promotion of a Photographer.• Details and Entry Forms appear on the web site once the call is announced.
Call for Entriesshotupnorth.co.uk/call-for-entries
PodcastsFeatures and Interviews with Photographers, Designersare available as Audio or Image Enhanced Podcasts todownload and listen or watch on your computer or iPod.
Available FREE - from the SUN Awards web site – shotupnorth.co.uk- search the iTunes store for SUN AWARDS (automatically updated when a new podcast becomes available).
Buy the SUN bookPublished each year to coincide with the presentation of theSUN Awards. You can purchase the book online via our web site.
Online Book salesshotupnorth.co.uk/sun-book
Book subscription serviceIf you would like to be sent a copy of the book each year, please use the alternative Subscription Service. Each year you will automatically be invoiced and your book will be dispatched on publication.
Online Book Subscriptionsshotupnorth.co.uk/sun-book
Buy SUN ‘Special Edition’ printsSpecially selected by our guest curators from all the submissions for that year and printed on the best archival materials in strictly limited numbers. Prints can be purchased from our Online Gallery and from selected exhibition venues.
Online Print salesshotupnorth.co.uk
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The SUN Awards showcases and rewards the best photographyproduced each year by professional photographers based in the Northern regions of the UK.
The awards are a not-for-profit event run by photographers forall those who work with, purchase or commission photography.
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ISBN 978-0-9563170-2-5Published by SUN EXPO LIMITEDCopyright © SUN EXPO LIMITED
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CONTENTS
How to enter, buy the book 2
Welcome 5
Judges 6
Best image 8
Best use of image 60
Best promotion of a photographer 64
SUN Motion 66
SUN Rise 68
Seamus Ryan 70
SUN Podcasts 76
Photographer index 82
SUN23 IS SUPPORTED BY
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Welcome
to the 23rd year of Shot Up North’s
SUN AWARDS
BUY a special limited edition print
Images marked with our red dot are available to buy as a framed print.Purchase from any of our touring exhibition venues, or from our web siteshotupnorth.co.uk
Judges
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Jon CohenNon-voting Chair
Clair WatkinComme Ca
Rob WalkerPhotographer
Seamus RyanPhotographer
Vicky MonroeBrass
Jennie AmbroseRed C
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Best Image
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Winner Jonathan Oakes
Best Image
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Best Image Winner Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 [email protected] jonathanoakes.comshotupnorth.co.uk
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shotupnorth.co.ukBest Image Second John Donoghue 0191 224 5234 [email protected] jdphotographer.co.uk
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Best Image Third Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 [email protected] jonathanoakes.comshotupnorth.co.uk
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Best Use of Image
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shotupnorth.co.ukBest Use of Image Third Graeme Cooper 07973 333791 [email protected] graemecooper.co.uk
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Best Promotion of a Photographer
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Winner Jonathan Oakes
Best Promotion of a Photographer
Best Promotion of a Photographer Jonathan Oakes [email protected] jonathanoakes.com shotupnorth.co.uk
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The SEE33 Exhibition of my work over the last 23 years held at Mr Thomas’s Chop House, Manchester.
2 x Posters and Exhibition Catalogue.
Motion is moving the photographer forward.The converging media of photography and video has opened upnew possibilities for photographers, giving artistic control over many more aspects of a commission and creating more opportunities for work. SUN-MOTION - the competitive Award for stills photographers using stills cameras to make movies in a professional context.
The Award for SUN MOTION 23 will be announced in October 2011.Showcased here are the winners in SUN 22, 2010.
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SUN Motion 2010 First – ‘Seven Sins’ Directed by Martin Brent.
View the winning entries at shotupnorth.co.uk
Second – ‘Longdown’ Directed by Tony Lendill.
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Third – ‘Newcastle College’ Directed by Johnny Carr.
First – ‘Seven Sins’ Directed by Martin Brent.
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For more than twenty years SUN has been constantly showcasingnew generations of talent.
But never the less it is still hard to make that leap from learning to fully fledged pro-photographer. So we created SUNRISE to bridge the gap.
SUNRISE gives new photographers, who are maybe not quite ready to enter the SUN Awards themselves, the chance to show the world what they’ve got.
The Award for SUNRISE will be announced in October 2011.Showcased here are the winners in SUNRISE, 2010.
Joint Second – Mark Bruce Commended – Mark BruceJoint Second – Luc Coiffait
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Sunrise 22 First – Simon Thompson
Commended – Ciara Leeming Commended – Lucy Sugden-Smith
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We all know what it’s like.
Sitting in the newly tidied and paintedbut sadly empty studio.
Waiting for that damned phone to ring . . . .
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One guy who has put this situation behind him is Seamus Ryan one of this year’s SUN Awards judges.
Of course in the distant past Seamus has suffered from this lack of momentum but he has never been happy just waiting for work to come in he says “I need to keep busy and prefer to have some level of control over what’s going on”.
As of late apart from the advertising work he is renowned for he has, as the saying goes, got “ other irons in the fire”
We have heard what has been advised about how good diversi-fication is for our businesses. Some of us have tried out a few ideas but no one has succeeded in this quite as successfully as Seamus Ryan.
Seamus left Dublin in 1986 and moved to London, where he spent 4 years working as an assistant with photographer Alasdair Ogilvie before he took the plunge and set up a studio in Islington shooting mostly still lifes for advertising campaigns. Over the years his commercial work has become more portrait based, which suits Seamus just fine because, as he says, a conversation is a bit one sided with most still life subjects.
The first departure was to set up the Lupe Gallery. Seamus takes up the story “I gave Lupe Gallery three years of my life. It wasan amazing experience and we sold many wonderful fine artphotographs from some of the best photographers in the UK. However, the venture became all consuming, taking up all my time and leaving virtually no room for my own photography. Thiseventually forced me to decide between the two and getting back to taking photographs won out.”
Left. BoothnationThe Photostream
Right. Boothnationat the Empire Awards
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His love of photography, and particularly portrait photography, has been the starting point for Seamus’s new business ventures.
His studio is now based in an old warehouse close to Columbia Road, home to the famous street market that every Sundaymorning attracts hundreds of visitors. This is the key to at least one of Seamus’s business diversions namely Sunday Shoots, where members of the public are welcomed into the studio to take part in a diversity of themed series of portrait shoots.
From this inspiration blossomed another great idea involving the old favorite, the Photo Booth. Not your normal railway stationphoto booth though. These examples are your “designer” variety and have been hired for a great diversity of occasions including
the BAFTAs, Glastonbury and even a royal wedding. There are now 10 booths in circulation representing various design themes. They are individually prepared for each client with changes to thelighting and backgrounds to suit the event. Each one comes with an onboard wind machine. ‘Boothnation’ now employs 6 people full time and up to 18 free-lancers who work at the various events.
‘Sunday Shoots’ also lead to ‘Pop Up Shoots’. This is a themed shoot at a clients event, using the trappings of a full scaleprofessional studio shoot, often involving a set with props and the services of stylists with hairdressers and make up artists. The shoot is a great insight for the participants as previously they have no idea how much work and effort goes into producing a high quality image.
Far Left. Boothnation at ‘She Died for Love’. Left. Boothnation Pop-Up shoot at the launch of My Private Cointreau Coffret in Selfridges Personal Shopping.Above. Sunday Shoots Silhouettes project. Right.
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Seamus sums up the story so far:
“My first ten years as a photographer were spent shooting only still life, a noble pursuit but one that nearly drove me mad. Nowadays I relish the fact that every day is different and brings fresh challeng-es. I work on advertising, editorial and theatre commissions during the week. ‘Sunday Shoots’ allows me to engage with real people and to experiment with portraiture. ‘Boothnation’ was my attempt at creating the best lighting in a photo booth and has developed into an exciting and growing business. ‘Pop Up Shoots’ brings the ‘Sunday Shoots’ concept out to events and parties and is about as much fun as one could have with a camera.”
This is just as well as Seamus works on average 6 days a week;he sums up life with the family:
“I have a very understanding family, all of whom get involved inmy Sunday Shoots. They seem to get my obsession with photography. My wife was my first agent so is directly responsible for getting me into this mess in the first place. As a family we enjoy our holidays together. Surfing is my family’s passion. We’ve been taking lessons on the west coast of Portugal for a number of years and like to think we are pretty good. There’s nothing quite like the whole family riding the same wave to shore”.
When asked what the future might bring for the profession his views are typically honest and energetic:
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“The digital revolution has changed both photography and advertising in a profound way and I think most photographers have had to adapt to survive. My philosophy is to just keep challenging myself and to continue to explore the possibilities of photography. It’s a real privilege to be involved in such a stimulating andrewarding profession. As photographers, in a fast changing world, we have to consistently innovate and surprise. The democra-tisation of photography has brought with it a new appreciation of good photography. Professional photographers have a realopportunity to shine”. “If photography is anything like fashion then we’ll be wearing flares and shooting Ektachrome on platecameras again. Technically, I have no doubt that still cameras
will be a thing of the past as single frames from digital videocameras will be hi res enough for any use. Although technology will no doubt improve, artistic input can only ever be a humanendeavour. There will always be a need for photographerswhatever kit they might use”.
So time will tell.
I don’t really fancy a return to the flares or Ektachromefor that matter.
Perhaps Seamus has a plan in mind….
By Doug Currie
Far Left. Artist Charming Baker folio. Left. Nigella Lawson folio.Above. Paper Portraits project. Right. Sunday Shoots ‘Sailor’ folio.
In conversation with Richard MoranRichard talks about his success and the influenceson his career.
SUN interviews Andy Cheetham An interview with Andy Cheetham, Creative Directorof Cheetham Bell JWT Manchester.
SUN interview with Paul Wenham-ClarkeIs undertaking an MA in photography a way of movingyour career to a new level ?
Overview Call for EntriesA 10 minute summary of how to enter the SUN Awards.
SUN Awards interviews Ady Bibby Ady Bibby picks his favourites images from SUN 2007.
SUN Awards Jon Boyes talks about being Best Image winner 2005.
SUN Awards exhibitionVideo of the SUN Awards and Special Editionat the Biscuit Factory March 2006.
Location Finding The ins and outs of photographers using location finders.Nick Jones and Jonathan Oakes in conversation.
Guy Farrow about LocationsGuy talks about his work and what it’s like to work on location.
John Baxter – SUN winner 2007John talks about his rise to commercial success through a series ofphotographic books looking at different people’s unique occupationsand activities.
McCoy Wynne – QuiescencePhotographic partnership Steve McCoy and Stephanie Wynnetalk about their recent exhibition Quiescence and how they manageto merge personal projects with their full time commercial work.
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Shot Up North’s YouTube channel is the place to lookbehind the scenes and catch up on SUN events youmight have missed.
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Paul McMullin 38
Rita Mori 39
Sally Ann Norman 40
Gill Moore 35
Jonathan Oakes 9, 41
Mike Slawski 44
Michael Swallow 45
Mark Taylor 49
Graeme Vaughan 50
Matt Walford 51
Moy Williams 52
Simon Winnall 56
McCoy Wynne 58
Kate Abbey 10
Paul Adams 12
Tim Ainsworth 13
Steve Aland 14
Jonathan Beer 15
Martin Brent 16
Graeme Cooper 18
Matthew Davis 20
John Donoghue 24
Rob Evans 26
Guy Farrow 29
Paul Fosbury 31
Andy Gallacher 33
Garrod Kirkwood 34
Copyright © Sun Expo Limited 2011.All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical. Including photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored on a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the photographer. The copyright of the individual photographs remains with the photographers or clients credited unless otherwise shown.
The compilation of the photographs remains with Sun Expo Limited.
Copyright © Sun Expo Limited 2011.All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical. Including photocopying, recording or otherwise, or stored on a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the photographer. The copyright of the individual photographs remains with the photographers or clients credited unless otherwise shown.
The compilation of the photographs remains with Sun Expo Limited.
