I’m really pleased. A feature about snow kiting has just come out in the polish edition of Nat Geo Traveller magazine using my photos over five pages.
The article is called Latawce na śniegu (Kites on snow) which explains all about the sport of snow kiting and how to get into it.
I’ve just received an email from fellow photographer Ray Tang telling me that my photo of Occupy London Stock Exchange has been featured in today’s Guardian Weekend Magazine’s ’photographs of the year’ story.
A great way to finish the year 
Last month I gave a talk both at the Applestore in London’ s Regent Street and the London Photo Forum. It was a great opportunity to explain to other potential authors what lies ahead of creating their own photo books and hear what people thought about Conflicted. In fact, during the Photo Forum talk, one of the questions came from someone who bought the book online live during the Q&A – which was a pleasant surprise – since I was talking about the iBookstore as a 24hr book shop.
I also received a really warm email from Robert Gershinson with a great story attached:
“… I held off from emailing you because I wanted to let the book sink in. I’ve just re-read/looked at it this lunchtime. I started off with a White Stripes youtube playlist on in the background and by the time I reached page 109 Jack and Meg had ended and I hadn’t even noticed when; that’s the draw of your images. It would be a cliche for me to say that they made me feel I was there, but rather they give me an absolute understanding of the pain, anger, frustration and passion of the protesters regardless of my own political (if any) views, so much so that I felt myself well up more than once…”
Thanks Robert. And thank you also to everyone who attended and wrote in.
All the best,
Mark.
Tonight I’ll be talking again about my electronic photo book Conflicted: London’s Faces of Protest at this month’s London Photo Forum (http://photo-forum NULL.org/). It takes place at 6pm downstairs in the Jacobs Pro Lounge at 74 New Oxford Street London WC1A 1EU
As before, I’ll be covering the how the eBook was made, including the successes, setbacks and lessons I learnt as a result with a short Q&A session afterwards – time allowing.
In keeping with previous Photo Forum’s there will also be a raffle to help meet the costs of the event where you can win one of 3 large prints from Conflicted or fellow photographer Alex McNaughton (http://www NULL.alexmacnaughton NULL.com/)‘s London Tattoos (http://www NULL.alexmacnaughton NULL.com/800?PHPSESSID=a28b8d6882497b4a47de62d24c12fdd9) photo book (who will also be giving a talk tonight).
This is a free event, so there’s no booking necessary. However I would recommend turning up early as seats tend to disappear very quickly before the 6pm start.
For more information and travel details follow this link to the Photo Forum’s web page: http://www.photo-forum.org/ (http://www NULL.photo-forum NULL.org/)
Recently I went to the Canon Pro Solutions show at London Business Design centre to check out the new Canon 1DX.
To say I’m really pleased with this new camera looks and feels would be an understatement. I normally shoot with two cameras, a Canon 1D MkIV and a 5D Mark II.
The new Canon 1DX has the best bits of both combined in one body. I love the 5D for its picture quality and it’s full frame sensor but I wanted to see that technology inside a 1D’s chassis with a really fast focussing system. It has now that and a whole lot more in the Canon 1DX.
I put my name down for one at the show and will be posting a fuller review once it arrives next march.
If you want to see my first impressions and those of some other photographers head over to the video on the following page: http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/news/pro_solutions_eos_1dx.do (http://cpn NULL.canon-europe NULL.com/content/news/pro_solutions_eos_1dx NULL.do)
Please join me at the Applestore, Regent St from 7pm to 8pm on Tuesday 8th November 2011 where I’ll be talking about my electronic photo book Conflicted: London’s Faces of Protest.
I’ll be discussing the whole process of creating the eBook, including the successes, setbacks, lessons learnt and what eBooks / ePublishing might mean as a whole for photographers in trying to broaden their work and make it more accessible. There will be a Q&A session afterwards time allowing.
There is no booking necessary as this is a free event but I would suggest turning up early as the seating disappears fairly fast at the Applestore’s seminars.
For more information and travel details follow this link to the Apple’s events page: http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/ (http://www NULL.apple NULL.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/)
Just found out that I got the front cover of today’s G2 Magazine in The Guardian. Delighted. Especially with the shot; people peacefully sat on the steps of St. Paul’s Cathedral beneath a huge banner: “We Are The 99%”
Despite some tense moments on the Saturday night it was generally a quiet day. When I returned on the Monday I found the camp had grown and that police presence was at an absolute minimum.
Speaking to some of the protesters it seems that the land they are camped on is owned by the church and that St. Paul’s didn’t have a problem with them being there (provided they don’t interfere with the normal running of the church, its visitors or it’s services.)
I hope when I get back from shooting the Occupy Amsterdam demo that peaceful atmosphere is still there.
Another great two days here at VISA Pour L’Image 2011.
I’ve had successive portfolio reviews with the heads of Red Dot Agency, Canon Professional Network, former World Press Photo guys and just now Anthony Holland Parkin, senior art Director from Getty Images. It’s amazing the effect these guys and the whole event has on you.
The feedback is great, honestly delivered and very informed. Everybody genuinely wants you to improve. This festival really is the best there is.
It’s still all go at the 2011 Visa Pour L’Image Photojournalism festival.
I have finished putting up the Assange photo story which is now on display at the Palais de Congrès in Perpignan. I also got a nice surprise last night to see some of the shots being projected on the huge outdoor cinema screen at Campo Santo in a compilation of top news stories of 2010 (courtesy of my agency Polaris Images). Fantastic. 7 days to go ;o)
Two days into the professional week here at VISA Pour L’Image and it’s been fast and exciting as ever. I just got nominated for the ANI Coup de Coeur Photo Prize – for the second year – which I’m seriously pleased about. It was for my photo story on Julian Assange / WikiLeaks (a story which is still on-going) and was featured in Der Spiegel earlier this year.
You can find out more about it at the lalettredelaphotogrpahie web site at http://lalettredelaphotographie.com/entries/3818/ani-choices-from-inside-mark-parker
As I probably said before in an earlier post, VISA Pour L’Image in Perpignan is the best place to see some of the strongest photo journalistic stories year-in, year-out. If you can make the trip out here at the end of each August, the you should. The quality of the work is incredibly high and you can’t help but be inspired by all the exhibitions that take over the city and in addition to the daily evening projections at Campo Santo.
It’s only Day 2 of the professional week and I’m already shattered. 8 days to go.
CONFLICTED: London's faces of Protest presents a unique account of the UK protest scene including 2009's G20 and beyond. Reaching beyond the news headlines, CONFLICTED is written as a diary with 91 intimate photos. Published May 19, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-9568639-2-8.
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