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Day 13 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calendar, 2014

December 13, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

A bit later than we planned today, but blame that on a hangover from our Christmas Party last night. Behind today’s door on the Photobook Advent Calendar is Mark Power’s latest edition. Take it away Jack Latham… Last month saw the arrival of Mark Power’s latest book, ‘Die Mauer ist Weg!’ (‘The Wall is Gone’). Self published, the book was released 25 years to the day of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In what became a career changing period […]

Categories: BOOK REVIEWS, WRITING • Tags: advent calendar, berlin, book, Die Mauer ist Weg, documentary, fall of the wall, germany, magnum, mark power, miniclick, photo, photobook, photographer, photography, photojournalism, review, the berlin wall

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Day 8 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calendar, 2014

December 8, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

Way back in March 2014, Jon Tonks came over from out West to give a talk for us in Brighton about Empire – a huge, ranging project that took book form in an imprint from Dewi Lewis. Jim Stephenson picked it out as one of his favourites… From 2007 onwards Jon Tonks travelled over 60,00 miles around the Atlantic Ocean to visit some of the most remote remaining outposts of the British Empire, spending at least a month on Ascension Island, […]

Categories: BOOK REVIEWS, WRITING • Tags: advent calendar, book, british empire, christmas, dewi lewis, documentary, empire, jon tonks, miniclick, photo, photobook, photograph, photographer, photography, review

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Day 1 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calender, 2014

December 1, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

Once again, on the run up to Christmas Miniclick are running our Photobook Advent Calendar, where we do a short review of a book we’ve enjoyed this year (mostly from people we’ve worked with at some point). So keep coming back for a daily post, concluding with a big announcement on Christmas Day about a new project we’re launching in 2015. Kicking off the 2014 Photobook Advent Calendar is Glen Erler’s ‘Family Tree’, published by Kehrer. Glen did a talk […]

Categories: BOOK REVIEWS, WRITING • Tags: advent calendar, book, california, christmas, documentary, family, family tree, glen erler, kehrer, miniclick, photobook, photograph, photographer, photography, review

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Talk: John Myers – Weds Nov 19th

October 10, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

Following on from our packed October programme for Brighton Photo Fringe and Biennial, and as a reminder that we are an all-year-round organisation, we’re really pleased to say that John Myers is coming down to Brighton to take us through his incredible work from Stourbridge in the 1970’s. +++ Wednesday November 19th. Doors at 6pm, kicks off at 7pm. Free Entry at The Old Market, Brighton. Free Entry. +++ John Myers (b. 1944) was a teacher in an arts school before it was accepted […]

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Review: Tim Hetherington’s ‘Infidel’

September 7, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

Over the last 18 months, Miniclick has raised proudly supported the Tim Hetherington Trust, and aided the continuation of his work in Sierrra Leone. A new exhibition at Photofusion shows a selection of his work from Afghanistan. Writer and photographer Dimitra Kountiou visited it for us… Made in Afghanistan, in Korengal Valley where Hetherington spent time with the American soldiers stationed there, Infidel at Photofusion brings to our attention many of the paradoxes of war. Tim’s work in revealing the day to day life of […]

Categories: EXHIBITIONS, WRITING • Tags: afghanistan, brighton, combat, conflict, diary, dimitra kontinou, documentary, england, exhibition, hetherington, infidel, london, miniclick, photo, photofusion, photograph, photographer, photography, photojournalism, review, sussex, the miniclick photography talks, tim hetherington, uk, war

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Talk: Rob Hornstra – Mon 20th Oct

August 28, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

To coincide with his DIY Storytelling Workshop we are hosting, Rob Hornstra will also be giving a talk about his work at The Miniclick Business Concern in October. The workshop is a two-day exploration of Rob’s ethos and a great opportunity to learn from one of the masters of the photographic project and slow documentary work. You can read more about it here. +++ Monday 6th October, 7pm (doors at 6pm) at The Miniclick Business Concern at 68MS, Middle Street, Brighton. Free […]

Categories: EVENTS, FRINGE / BIENNIAL 2014 • Tags: art, biennial, brighton, brighton photo fringe, britain, class, discussion, documentary, england, fringe, holland, lecture, mini click, miniclick, photo, photographer, photography, rob hornstra, russia, slow journalism, sochi, sussex, talk, the sochi project, tuition, uk, workshop

11th Aug ’14. Marilyn Stafford Talk

July 26, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

Back to our usual home of The Old Market again for August as we present a unique in-discussion with one of the great pioneering female photographers of the 1950’s, Marilyn Stafford. Monday August 11th. Doors at 6pm, kicks off at 7pm. Free Entry at The Old Market, Brighton. Free Entry. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Stafford’s introduction to photography was in photographing Albert Einstein. From there on her career took her across the world, living in Paris where (in between singing in a smart […]

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Jack Latham – The Prospect of Forest Preservation

July 13, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

In June 2014, we launched The MIniclick Press with the plan to publish affordable books on photographers side project, experimental works and archives. We started off with 5 books by Brighton based photographers. Here we take a closer look at Jack Latham’s “The Prospect of Forest Preservation” (which can be purchased here), with writer Bryony Good. ‘Distant trees creak Deep echoing cracks; Deadwood limbs Break and bend. Unseen birds Clatter and flap Between branches As men below Beat the brush They […]

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29th July, 14. Kate Peters Talk, Brighton

July 3, 2014 by Jim Stephenson

We’ve been following Kate Peters for a while now, since her excellent project Yes, Mistress series and we’re delighted to announce she will be coming to do a talk for us later in July. Kate will be in discussion with art historian and curator, Rodrigo Orrantia. Tuesday, July 29th. Doors at 6:30pm, talk starts at 7pm. Free Entry at EMPORIUM, Brighton. Free Entry. Kate Peters (b.1980) is a photographer based in London, England. Inspired by a rebellious photography teacher Kate began making photographs at […]

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Day 13 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calendar, 2014

Day 8 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calendar, 2014

Day 1 – The Miniclick Photobook Advent Calender, 2014

Talk: John Myers – Weds Nov 19th

Review: Tim Hetherington’s ‘Infidel’

Talk: Rob Hornstra – Mon 20th Oct

11th Aug ’14. Marilyn Stafford Talk

Jack Latham – The Prospect of Forest Preservation

29th July, 14. Kate Peters Talk, Brighton