Anders Petersen has now arrived in London for the second part of his residency in London's Soho. Don't miss this chance to hear the acclaimed photographer talk about his work at Bloomberg SPACE. Artist duo FrenchMottershead's project Over the Threshold is now installed on our hoardings on Ramillies Street. Pop down to see this fantastic series made with local residents, and take a look at just how much our building has grown! Do you know any visual artists working with photography who graduated last year? Then make sure to pass on the unique opportunity to showcase their work through FreshFacedandWildEyed 2011. Read on for this and more...
Untitled, 2011 © Anders Petersen Anders Petersen speaks about his residency in Soho Tuesday 21 June 19.00, at Bloomberg SPACE As part of our 2011 Offsite Programme, influential photographer Anders Petersen is currently working in London's Soho for several weeks, to create a very personal portrait of one of the city’s most vibrant areas. Immersing himself in local life, Petersen is using local bars, cafes, homes and hotels as a backdrop for his photographic practice. At this half-way point in the project, Petersen is speaking to Stefanie Braun, Senior Curator at The Photographers' Gallery, about his working processes, previous projects and his experience of photographing in London. This event is free. Book tickets here
16 - 18 Ramillies Street, June 2011. Photograph by Kate Elliott Photographs by artists in residence FrenchMottershead are now installed outside our rapidly changing building on Ramillies Street. Visit Flickr to see more images of the Over the Threshold photographs at 16 - 18 Ramillies Street, London W1F 7LW. Visit our website to find out more about their project working with residents of Soho.
Applications for our annual competition for recent graduates must be received by Friday 24 June at 18.00 FreshFacedandWildEyed 2011 celebrates the breadth and dynamism of photographic work produced by recent graduates from across the UK. Following an online application process, the selected finalists will be exhibited on our website from 6 July 2011. This year's judges are Edmund Clark, photographer; Tim Clark, Editor-in-chief, 1000 Words Photography Magazine; Louise Clements, Artistic Director, Quad and Format International Photography Festival; and Brett Rogers, Director, The Photographers' Gallery. Find out more and apply here
The Social: Self-Publishing Monday 27 June 18.30 - 21.00 Barrio Central, Poland Street, London, W1F 8PS Self publishing your own photo book has become a popular way of keeping creative control of how your work is seen. This evening we will ask how to get the best out of self-publishing websites, when it is better to go it alone, and when it is worth holding out for a publishing deal... The Social is a monthly bar-night organised with The British Journal of Photography. Free, no booking
The Mitchell Wedding. Old New Borrowed Blue is an online gallery of wedding photographs and their stories from around the world and through the decades We are still collecting photographs for our online public gallery. What photo will you choose, and what story will you tell? Share your family photos here

The second showing of Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2011 has just opened at C/O Berlin. If you're in Berlin over the next few weeks, you can see the work of the winner Jim Goldberg, alongside Thomas Demand, Roe Ethridge and Elad Lassry.
FrenchMottershead, Our challenge is to keep things growing, 2011 One of eleven images from Over the Threshold, a project made with residents of Soho, London © the artists, photo: FrenchMottershead & Adrian Wood Soho Projects: FrenchMottershead Over the Threshold 19 - 22 May 2011 1 Berwick Street, London W1F 0DR Over the Threshold is the culmination of artist duo FrenchMottershead's six month residency in London's Soho. It provides a unique insight into the everyday lives and domestic spaces of those who call Soho home. Free Artists' Talk Sat 22 May 15.00 The artist duo talk about their residency, and the resulting exhibition and publication Over the Threshold. Gallery Publication Soho Projects: FrenchMottershead Over the Threshold Buy from our Online Shop
Promoting Your Work: Online vs Print Mon 23 May 18.30 - 21.00 Barrio Central, Poland Street, London, W1F 8PS Join John Wyatt-Clarke and Aaron Schuman for a discussion about how to get the most out of each when promoting your work, and some tips on getting your work seen in the best possible light. The Social is a regular event for photography professionals and enthusiasts, a chance to meet, have a drink and talk about current aspects of photography. We look forward to seeing you there. Free, no booking Location: Barrio Central, Poland Street, London W1F 8PS
Portrait from the studio of Wulf Jasvoin, St Petersburg; courtesy of Dmitri Shneerson, Director, St. Petersburg Museum of Photography. Writing Photography 8: Situating Jews in the History of Photography Tue 7 June 19.00 7 - 9 William Road, London NW1 3ER This talk explores the complex subject of the Jewish engagement with photography and the writing of photographic history. Tickets: £5.00/ £3.50 concs. Book here
Photograph: Martin Parr A Brief History of British Photography Led by Clare French Mondays 18.30 - 20.00, 27 June - 25 July 2011 This course offers an overview of the history of British photography, covering its development from early non-camera based images through to digital photography and internet based practices of today. Open to all levels. Location: City Lit, Kean Street, WC2B 4AY Booking: http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/
A collection of music photography from the 1960s onwards, featuring iconic musicians such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles Prints starting at just £300, by photographers including Robert Whitaker, Neal Preston, Elaine Mayes, Joel Brodsky and Henry Diltz. If you would like to find out more about this special collection, or make an appointment to view the prints, call Print Sales on +44 (0)20 7087 9320, or email printsales@photonet.org.uk
Anna-Marya Tompa, 'Erika & Josef', 1952 'My parents' first home was a caravan in Trenches Farm, Langley; they lived together before tying the knot. They were married in Slough Registry Office in November 1952 while a chicken roasted in the oven in the caravan...' We are collecting wedding photographs and stories from across the world and through the decades. Upload your photo here
PX 680 Colour Shade Film Photograph: Kate Elliott At last the long awaited PX 680 Colour Shade film for the Polaroid 600 series has been released from the Impossible Project. Buy from our Online Shop
Zanele Muholi, Martin Machapa, 2006 © Zanele Muholi. Courtesy of Michael Stevenson, Cape Town Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography V&A until 17 July 2011 This exhibition presents the vibrant and sophisticated photographic culture that has emerged in post-apartheid South Africa. It features works by some of the most exciting and inventive photographers living and working in South Africa today, responding to issues of identity across race, gender, class and politics. Find out more and book tickets: www.vam.ac.uk/figuresandfictions
PhotoVoice Training Workshops Designing & Running Participatory Photography 3 Day Training Workshops 25 - 27 May & 20 - 22 July 2011 The 3-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to understanding, designing, managing and facilitating a participatory photography project. The course covers key aspects of participatory photography including practicalities, methodologies, ethics, participatory tools, facilitation and participatory frameworks. Please follow the link to our website, for more information and to book! www.photovoice.org

Impossible has just released the long awaited new Instant Colour Film for Polaroid 600 cameras. And we have the first stock in London!

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Tilly Losch (detail) by E.O. Hoppé, 1928 © 2011 Curatorial Assistance, Inc / E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection HOPPÉ PORTRAITS: SOCIETY, STUDIO AND STREET Until 30 May 2011 Admission £11/£10/£9 Free for Gallery Supporters Joint ticket with Ida Kar £12/£11/£10 Hoppé Portraits is now open and has already been widely acclaimed with four star reviews in The Times, Time Out and Metro. "Hoppé is a remarkable forgotten talent, and one well worth rediscovering" Metro Celebrated during his lifetime, much of Hoppé's work has only recently been reassembled and this major survey will enable visitors to discover this forgotten master. The exhibition brings together Hoppé's strikingly modernist portraits of important personalities with his fascinating photojournalist studies capturing the realities of day-to-day life in Britain between the wars. For a range of products celebrating the exhibition, including the beautiful, fully illustrated catalogue of Hoppé's works visit our online shop. Advance booking is advisable. To book tickets and find out more on related events, including information on our special walk tracing Hoppé's London click here Dame Margaret Natalie ('Maggie') Smith on the set of 'The Rehearsal' by Ida Kar, 1961 © National Portrait Gallery, London IDA KAR: BOHEMIAN PHOTOGRAPHER Opens 10 March 2011 Admission £3/£2.50/£2 Free for Gallery Supporters Joint ticket with Hoppé Portraits £12/£11/£10 Our exhibition of works by Ida Kar, a shining star of the 1950s art world, opens this month. Kar stood at the heart of the creative avant-garde and was the first photographer to have a retrospective exhibition in a major London Gallery. Kar’s work has remained surprisingly hidden and the exhibition re-presents this key twentieth-century figure offering a unique opportunity to see iconic works which have not been exhibited publicly since the 1960s. The display includes portraits of artists such as Henry Moore, Giacometti and Bridget Riley and leading literary subjects including Iris Murdoch and Jean-Paul Sartre, which together offer a fascinating insight into cultural life in post-war Britain. To find out more and to book tickets please click here Tony Bevan by Tony Bevan, 1992 © Tony Bevan NEW GALLERY DISPLAY Tony Bevan Self-portraits From 26 March 2011 Room 32 Tony Bevan is one of Britain's most distinctive painters. Since the early 1980s Tony Bevan has explored his own image in paintings that have radically extended the tradition of expressive figuration. This display focuses succinctly on the development of Bevan’s self-portraits over twenty years, demonstrating the way that abstraction and markmaking transform literal appearances. Look out for the catalogue of Tony Bevan's works which accompanies this display and will be available from the Gallery Shop towards the end of March. All our Gallery displays are FREE. For information on all the current Gallery displays click here Dame (Alice) Ellen Terry ('Choosing') (detail) by George Frederic Watts, 1864 © National Portrait Gallery, London LATE SHIFT HIGHLIGHTS IN MARCH Every Thursday and Friday enjoy art, music, drinks, tours, talks and workshops at the Gallery until 21.00. In partnership with FTI Consulting. Gallery Talk: Dmitri Kasterine Friday 11 March 2011, 19.00 Legendary American-based portrait photographer Dmitri Kasterine is making a rare visit to London to talk about his life and career. His range of works includes portraits for Stanley Kubrick in the 1960s, and photographing eminent cultural figures, including Samuel Beckett and Roald Dahl. FREE. Talk: Picturing Everyman Thursday 24 March 2011, 18.30 Inspired by our Hoppé exhibition, join writer Geoff Dyer and artist Dryden Goodwin in a discussion on photography and portraiture’s search for ordinary, representative subjects. Tickets: £5/£4. Click here to book tickets and find out more. Lecture: Victorian and Edwardian portraits Thursday 31 March 2011, 19.00 Simon Jenkins, Chairman of the National Trust, discusses the importance of portraits to the Trust, and how it has joined forces with the Gallery to create a national trail of great Victorians and Edwardians. Tickets: £5/£4. Click here to book tickets and find out more. For a full listing of Late Shift events in March click here Ida Kar (detail) by Uriesco, 1968 © National Portrait Gallery, London PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MONTH Ida Kar by Uriesco, 29 February 1968, Hyde Park, London In anticipation of our forthcoming Ida Kar exhibition, our photograph of the month is this intimate portrait of Kar taken by Colombian photographer Uriesco. It was taken in front of T.B. Huxley-Jones’s sculpture ‘Joy of Life’, not far from Kar’s home in Rex Place, Mayfair. The playful kettle prop may refer to Kar’s frequent hosting of her sitters, friends and associates. For more information on this work click here ELSEWHERE IN LONDON BFI SOUTHBANK Tuesday 8 - Thursday 17 March 2011 Celebrating women's contributions to art Birds Eye View is back for its 7th year and promises to be full of its usual films, fashion and ground breaking music. From previews to documentaries, golden oldies to the modern day action films there's something for everyone at the BFI this March. www.bfi.org.uk/go/npgbirds AT THE GEFFRYE MUSEUM At Home in Japan – Beyond the Minimal House Tuesday 22 March - Monday 29 August 2011 In the West, the Japanese house has reached iconic status in its architecture, decoration and style. However, is this neat, carefully constructed version of Japanese life in fact a myth? This special exhibition at the Geffrye Museum goes behind the doors of contemporary urban homes to find out how private lives are lived in Japan today. www.geffrye-museum.org.uk AT LONDON ZOO Win ZSL London Zoo tickets To celebrate the current display of Hoppé's photograph Zookeeper, Ernie Bowman and hippopotamus, Joan, London, taken in 1934, ZSL London Zoo is offering our subscribers the chance to win one of five pairs of complimentary tickets to see their baby gorilla ‘Tiny’, just as he’s learning to walk. To find out more and to enter the competition please click here