None of the visionaries that dreamed of a picture gallery for the people of Nelson got to witness its opening, but I imagine that they would be so proud to see the Gallery today, the regard it’s held in, the high level of visitors and its continuing educational function.
linkedin After a year s gap, the organiser of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2021 will be celebrating work from the industry through its virtual red carpet awards nights between 21-25 June.
Campaign India will be showcasing all of India s entries to the festival through our Cannes Contenders series. They say Cannes jurors don’t get enough time to scrutinise and deliberate on a piece of work they haven’t really come across before. This series is a way of acquainting them with the good work from India and South Asia before their judging stint. And of course, to acquaint the rest of the industry with which work from this region is competing at Cannes Lions this year.
Local photographer wins big in national competition
Solitude, awarded Best Monochrome image, was inspired by the beauty of light and scenery at Muriwai Beach.
Deborah Martin
Kaka
Matakana photographer Deborah Martin collected a number of national awards in the Sony National Exhibition of Photography held in Christchurch last month.
Deborah was awarded the Arthur Bates Trophy for Best Monochrome image and had another nine images accepted into the competition. As a result, she also won the Ron Willems Medallion for Best
Projected Image Photographer in the exhibition. The Ron Willems Medallion is awarded to the photographer with the most accumulated points for their awards and acceptances.
Distinctions
In the summer of 1851, the
Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations was held in London. “The Great Exhibition” was organised under the Presidency of HRH Prince Albert and benefited from the astute management of Henry Cole, the industrial designer credited with the introduction of the first Christmas card in 1843.
The Great Exhibition became a symbol of Britain’s “Golden Years” - showcasing the cultural and technological achievements of the mid-Victorian era. Visited by six million people - equivalent to a third of the population of Britain at that time - exhibits included ‘Bakewell’s image telegraph’ (a precursor of the modern fax machine); the ‘Tempest Prognosticator’ (a barometer using leeches); and the modern pay toilet, with over 800,000 visitors paying one penny for the privilege and in so doing coining the expression, “Spending a penny!”