F/00d Panel Debate

My exhibition at the Free Space Gallery is now over. Thanks to all who went along to see the work, I hope it was enjoyed by all. As part of the programme I took part in a live panel debate surrounding food and sustainability, which took place at the exhibition itself.  Guests included:

Jayant Patel: Vegetarian Society (https://www.vegsoc.org/)
Fernanda Costa: LEAP (http://www.creativehealthlab.com/)
Alex Moore: Artist (http://www.alexmoorephotography.com/Home.html)
Melissa Hardwick: Arts Manager & Curator (http://www.freespacegallery.org)

If you weren’t able to attend you can listen to a recording of the debate below. Enjoy!

 

Tomorrow Night: Free Space Gallery presents F/00d by Alex Moore

My F/00d exhibition opens tomorrow night and you are all invited! Click the image above for details.

FoodCycle

Recently I have been working with the surplus food charity FoodCycle on their mission to transform unwanted food into a more sustainable future. The charity takes on end of life produce from supermarkets and suppliers and works with talented chefs and volunteer groups to turn would be waste into gastronomic delights which in turn benefit those in need. Past events include a Cook and Dine experience with michelin star chef Giorgio Locatelli and The Forgotten Feast with eco-chef and restauranteur Tom Hunt. Here are a few pictures from the past week:

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Tiki Cafe Food Photography

Recently I have been working with Hertfordshire based organic coffee house Tiki Cafe. Here are a few pictures of deliciousness:

The Times Eureka Magazine Young Photographer of the Year Awards

Last night I went along to the Eureka Magazine Young Photographer of the Year Awards ceremony at The Royal Institution of Great Britain (science mecca). Didn’t manage to scoop any prizes this time however I was absolutely thrilled to be treated to a very inspirational speech by none other than the talented Simon Norfolk. Norfolk is somewhat of an idol of mine, you should be able to find me ranting about his work somewhere on this blog. Even more thrilling was that I got to shake his hand and we had a bit of a chinwag afterwards.  If you picked up The Times newspaper today you may have seen my work in the Eureka supplement. Rather proud to note that this is my second time between the covers of The Times, home to some of the worlds most respected photojournalism, and I’ll be working damned hard to make sure that it’s not the last. Here are some pictures.

Eureka Young Photographer of the Year Awards

I am delighted to announce that I have been shortlisted in the first Eureka Young Photographer of the Year Awards. The Times exclusive Eureka Magazine is dedicated to science, life and the environment. Their first Young Photographer of the Year Awards set a challenge for younger readers to engage with science by creating original photography and film that would help to make science, technology and the environment come alive. I am very proud to say that I am one of those photographers and have had my work selected to be exhibited this June at the Royal Institution alongside the 11 other shortlisted contestants. Click here to view the full shortlist and read more about the award/exhibition.

Taken from F/00d (Eaten) by Alex Moore

IdeasTap Magnum Photos Award Screening

On Monday night I attended the official screening of The IdeasTap Photographic Award Final at Magnum Photos London. My work ‘Temples’, alongside the other finalists, was shown to some of the industry’s top dogs and the overall winners of the award were announced. Unfortunately I was not one of them. Though I can’t say I am too surprised, my work just ain’t Magnum…and I’m British. Nonetheless I had a great time, met some fantastic people and got very drunk. Here are some pictures from the night taken by brilliant photographer Ambra Vernuccio:

On a side note I have been thinking a lot lately about the role of the photographer as artist or journalist. I stumbled upon a discussion on Conscientious.com which I feel summed up the current divide in practitioners and critics alike. Information vs opinion! I particularly liked this quote from author Joerg Colberg:

“Isn’t it the role of the artist to brush against the grain? How can you brush against the grain when you’re trying to hide behind your work?”

If you weren’t at Magnum then you can see my video here on Vimeo. (To recreate the experience you will need rather strong wine and miniature marine based canapes)

All images copyright Ambra Vernuccio. To see more of Ambra’s work visit ambravernuccio.com or to see the rest of monday night’s images visit her Flickr stream

‘Temples’ on Fast Co.Exist

My latest project ‘Temples’ has been published on Fast Co.Exist. It is my second publication on their site, I believe we share a common interest in the future wellbeing of society. It is always invigorating to find people who are campaigning for a better future, wouldn’t it be great if we could get them all together in one room. Although it sometimes feels like we would probably all fit in an aeroplane bathroom. Hope you enjoy the article!

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Temples

My newly completed project ‘Temples’ was presented to the judging panel at IdeasTap yesterday. The judges consisted of Peter Marlow, Fiona Rogers and Mark Power of Magnum Photos, Diane Smyth from The British Journal of Photography, Adrian Mott from University of the Arts London and Pierfrancesco Celda (previous IdeasTap Photographic Award winner). My work was met with mixed reviews, some very positive, some very negative, which is perfect as I can’t stand work that sits on the fence.

After some criticism from the professionals I thought it’s about time I shared the work with the public. So here it is, enjoy!

‘Temples’ by Alex Moore from Alex Moore on Vimeo.

This project was made possible by funding from The IdeasTap Photographic Award.

Guest Post: Mathew Lucas

'Hiroshima' Mathew Lucas 2011

Hiroshima

Three prints created based upon the idea of history repeating itself. That humankind will only learn from it’s own mistakes  and cannot see the immediate danger it presents itself with.

This print ‘Mushroom’ showed all the key factors from science that lead to the creation of the atomic bomb up until it was dropped on Hiroshima & later Nagasaki.

 

'Hollywood' Mathew Lucas 2012

Hollywood

A visualisation of 524 films from 2007 – 2011. Showing genres, reviews, the average genre review score and nominations for Oscars/Baftas for respective years.

 

Myself and Mathew Lucas will begin work on a new collaboration later this year to be displayed at the F/00d exhibition @ The FreeSpace Gallery in September. More of his brilliant work can be found at www.mathewlucas.co.uk