Comments on: The alternative London “Knowledge” v4.0

By: kirsten

kirsten — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:44:01 +0000

Spot on as usual, Mr Neal x

By: tabascokid

tabascokid — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:08:09 +0000

@Corp Excellent! I’ve had a few people raise their eyebrows at me over that one, claiming they don’t know what I’m talking about! It’s the silent seconds after the burst’s gone off that just kills you..

By: Corporate photographer London

Corporate photographer London — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:55:43 +0000

point 20 nearly happened to me at Waterloo- luck was on my side as the guy was too drunk to notice- Grant

By: tabascokid

tabascokid — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:39 +0000

Ah, the ever-smiling Shaun Curry. There’s clearly something addictive about the job to still have a smile on your face when you’re having to protect your cameras from exploding!

By: Viveca Koh

Viveca Koh — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:34:06 +0000

Number 6 is brilliant! Also love the first photo of rain-sodden but still smiling photographer

By: Jools

Jools — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:09:55 +0000

Is that guy in the cup cake shot trying to bounce his flash off the forehead of the person opposite or just blind him?

The ALK should be handed out to all those aspiring to join profession… then collected in again from all joining the queue for Sheet Metal Work jobs!

By: tabascokid

tabascokid — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:37:25 +0000

I know what you mean, bud. I think that maybe the PPY should certainly go for an international category just to make sure that it’s not just a case of great pictures from international stories that win every year. I know the judges will see beyond it but to most photographers who don’t get out of the UK, it’ll be frustrating.

As for starting your own personal war, you’ll always be John Rambo to me, kidder.

By: walnuts

walnuts — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:32:34 +0000

I found this years PPY totally depressing as far as UK content goes.
in 2005 when is started, it was brilliant! loads of proper UK press pictures< i can only assume that 2004/5 was a poor year for international monchrome suffering, either that or the rules were different?
The latest PPY is as much as 70% foreign maybe more ?
Surley there must be some mistake? i mean…all the pictures are brilliant without any question, but if a non UK resident snapper can enter a non UK story, then surley this comp is open to every press snapper in the world?making it another world press? or as someone pointed out to me "world press lite" lol.
So this in my opinion leaves a huge gap for a British Press Photographers Year comp does it not?
Full of genuine UK snaps, with a nice international section for all those who go and do wars etc.
I might just start one myself..not a war! but a British Press comp.

By: tabascokid

tabascokid — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:44:25 +0000

I read an article a few weeks ago, discussing the worrying trend of photographers now shooting for competitions rather than publications with the stories only ever coming to light in the regular media if the story actually wins a prize. Seems like an odd way to get your pictures out to me. Obviously, there are exceptions as Gareth Copley kindly pointed out to me this morning, via his accolades page..

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 12:22:41 +0000

Leon, what is with No. 3?
Going to the exhibition this week (and have seen it every year for years), you are spot on. The winning photos are ones I have never seen before, and more worryingly sometimes of stories I haven’t even heard of. Nic