Leeds gallery

I recently visited Leeds gallery, where i viewed the exhibition "Sun award 24". Here they had a range of different photographs that had been taken by northern photographs that had all entered a competition to get there work exhibited. 

2 NOVEMBER – 15 DECEMBER 2012

"The Sun Awards showcase and reward the best in professional photography. It does this through an annual judged competition, the showcase Sun exhibition, with allied events and seminars highlighting photography generated in the Northern regions of the UK, within the disciplines of advertising, design, fashion and editorial.

This is the 24th Annual ‘Shot Up North’ Awards.

Exhibition catalogues are available at £10 each from the gallery.

For more information about the competition please go to shotupnnorth.co.uk."

The exhibition had 3 chosen images which were all brilliant photographs, each where completely different but made you stand and question how they had taken it and wether post production had been used. They all had create compositions and were framed very well.

This image was chosen as first place it Head in the Fridge by Dan Prince, the reasoning behind thing as it was very abstract and made the judges question, where the light was coming from and wether he head was super imposed as there isn't an obvious shadow, or even was the roof taken of the refrigerator. All these things added to how interesting the photograph was, it also is a simple image but creates different concepts within different peoples minds.

This is my personal favourite is called Jalalpa children by Tim Hetherington, I like this photograph as the colours used as very soft and dream light. It reminds me of children around christmas time, it captures the wonders of children's fantasies. I also feel that the lighting within the photograph has been captured perfectly, highlighting different aspects of the image that leads you to create almost your own storyline to the photograph.

"Leeds Gallery is an independent commercial art gallery in Leeds, West Yorkshire specialising in Photography, Illustration and Fine Art. With a focus that is both local and national the gallery’s aim is to support local arts and culture while also bringing artists and their work to the city from further afield.

Since opening in September 2011 the gallery has exhibited an eclectic mix of styles and media from both established and emerging talents; exhibitions range from photography to illustration, painting, printmaking and sculpture. The space also hosts a wide-ranging programme of events and is available to hire for functions and private exhibitions.

Situated inside Munro House in the ‘Arts Quarter’ of Leeds, Leeds Gallery is not to be confused with Leeds City Art Gallery. We are situated at the corner of York Street and Duke Street in LS9, just moments from the City Centre, around the corner from BBC Yorkshire and opposite the City Bus Station"

http://www.leedsgallery.com/

http://www.leedsgallery.com/exhibitions/sunawards24/