‘Natural’ exhibition still online

The AOP's current online exhibition, 'Natural', is open for business until 1^st September - head over to http://www.the-aop.org/photography/exhibitions/current-exhibition to view the selected images

Natural is the 25th exhibition to be hosted on our site since we began showcasing solo and curated group shows for our members back in 2012.

Well done to all exhibiting members:

Julien Brightwell, Adrian Burke, Wendy Carrig, Richard Freestone, Claudia Gannon, Oliver Haupt, Sarah Hogan, Tony Hutchings, Andrea Jones, Simon R Leach, Kevin Mallett, Noel McLaughlin, Klaus Mellenthin, Fenella Mett, Tim Platt, Sam Robinson, Carol Sharp, Peter Thompson, Susanne Wegner, McCoy Wynne.

Touring exhibition latest

The 30^th AOP Photographers Awards is about to hit the road again.

This time we’re heading to The Hospital Club in London’s Covent Garden, a haven for creative types in the capital. The exhibition opened on 4^th August and runs until 21^st September.

A selection of 18 Images are on show on the 2nd floor of the club. Exhibiting members are: Leon Steel, Penny Cottee, Matt Barlow, James Day, Rory Carnegie, Richard Maxted, Parker Biley, Peter Dazeley, Alex Telfer, George Logan, Dario Mitidieri, Jaap Vliegenthart, Morgan Silk, Uwe Duettmann, Christian Schmidt.

This exhibition will provide excellent exposure for the exhibiting photographers and the AOP as a whole. The Hospital Club’s philosophy of ‘Create, Connect, Collaborate’ fits with the AOP’s ethos and we’re grateful to our friends at The Hospital Club for staging the exhibition.

The Hospital Club can be found at 24 Endell Street, London. WC2H 9HQ - www.thehospitalclub.com

Mike Sheil exhibition now open

AOP member, Mike Sheil, has a high profile exhibition in London.  Fields of Battle, Land of Peace marks the centenary of outbreak of the First World War when the world was plunged into a conflict that unleashed hitherto unimaginable destruction upon both Man and the Environment.

The exhibition is a unique documentation of all the major theatres of war and examines the power of time and nature to transform places of death and destruction into landscapes of great tranquility and beauty. 

It is being presented as a free to view "street gallery" in London’s St James’s Park. The exhibition was opened by HRH Duke of Kent and is backed by The Royal British Legion.

Head of Remembrance at The Royal British Legion, Dr Stephen Clarke, said: "As the National Custodian of Remembrance, it is only fitting that we help people honour and understand the sacrifices our Armed Forces have made, and continue to make. The tranquil scenes depicted in these images were once raging battlefields where so many gave so much for their country. This remarkable exhibition will offer insight into a conflict that scarred not only lives but also the landscape forever, and the legacy that is left behind a century on."

Fields of Battle, Land of Peace runs until Armistice Day, 11^th November. For further information go to www.fieldsofbattle1418.org

Member benefits, what we can do for you: E-list

Looking for a quick, efficient, reliable (and free) way of asking advice from your peers? 

Look no further than the AOP’s E-list!

The E-list is an email group of AOP members who offer help, support and advice to each other – questions are varied and most subjects are covered – 

technical, legal, location, staff, marketing, web, client issues – the list is endless.

The E-list is the first port of call for many members and can save hours of trawling the internet for a solution. The AOP’s membership has a vast amount of knowledge and the E-list is the ideal way to tap into this knowhow.

The E-list is open to all AOP members, simply email List-request@list.the-aop.org to request login details.

Once signed up, you can select to receive all emails, or if you prefer you can chose to get a daily digest that gives a summary of the day’s events.

AOP Awards – announcement imminent

Everyone at the AOP is working hard to finalise plans for the 2014 AOP Awards.

We’re working on some really innovative features for this year that will give our members additional exposure to the trade and public.

We’ll be issuing a call for entries as soon as we can, so please keep checking our social media channels for the latest news.

In the meantime, here is a full list of the categories for this year:
 

 A - Open only to AOP Full Members:

1 - Commissioned Advertising Single

2 - Commissioned Advertising Series

3 - Commissioned Design Single

4 - Commissioned Design Series

5 - Commissioned Editorial Single

6 - Commissioned Editorial Series

7 - Non-Commissioned Portraits Single

8 - Non-Commissioned Portraits Series

9 - Non-Commissioned Life Single

10 - Non-Commissioned Life Series

11 - Non-Commissioned Environment Single

12 - Non-Commissioned Environment Series

13 - Non-Commissioned Objects Single

14 - Non-Commissioned Objects Series

15 - Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty Single

16 - Non-Commissioned Fashion & Beauty Series

17 – Project (5-8 images)

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B - Open only to AOP Assistant Members:

17 - The Assistant Award Single

18 - The Assistant Award Series

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C - Open to all - Members & Non-members:

19 - The Open Award – Stills (Single entry only)

20 - The Open Award – Moving Image (Single entry only)

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The Beyond The Lens iBook has now landed!

After a much anticipated wait, we are pleased to reveal our fully interactive Beyond The Lens iBook!

Available to everyone now for only £19.99!

This book is available for download with iBook’s on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer. Books can be read with iBook’s on your Mac or iOS device. 

For more details and to download the Beyond The Lens iBook please click here. 

The AOP Photography Awards 2014

Our team are working hard on finalising details for the AOP Awards 2014, look out for the Call for Entries. Please spread the word!