Focus On Imaging – The End!
Focus on Imaging has been running for 24 years at Birmingham NEC exhibiting the latest photographic gear – I think I’ve attended almost everyone of them as a Press Tech Journalist with special access to the cosy Press Rooms alas, there will not be anymore, this is the end. Mary Walker Exhibitions would like to announce that the 2013 Focus on Imaging Exhibition was the last.
Mary Walker explains ‘Focus on Imaging will not be sold – I’m simply bringing it to an end. ‘It is with great pride that I look upon an amazing period of time in my life where I continually worked hard to run Focus on Imaging to the absolute best of my ability. I, myself, the Show and my committed team have witnessed the phenomenal growth and revolutionary changes that have come to the photographic industry, and I am proud to have offered photographers and manufacturers an opportunity to come together professionally and personally over the years’.
You can read the full press release here…
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
One Comment
Carlos
I love photography trade shows.
My creative and technology batteries ALWAYS get super recharged at events of this kind. Sad to see one close down after so many years. I am sure this is a sad day for those attendees that go every year.
Many thanks to Mary Walker for the years she gave to make these shows happen!
For those of you in others parts of the planet that are not familiar with this show…here’s a video that will give you a peek of what is now no more.
http://www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk/focus-show-video.htm
Cheers.