Firecracker.org. is an online platform promoting female european photographers. Join Firecracker founder Fiona Rogers as she introduces two photographers working in public, Polly Braden and Kate Hooper, who will present their recent work and discuss their working practices.

This event is FREE however places are limited. Please email: hello@londonstreetphotographyfestival.org to book your place.

Polly Braden has become renowned for her photography exploring the relationship between daily life, work and leisure. Searching for small and telling gestures her images are acutely observed portraits within a broader assessment of contemporary culture. She works on long-term, self-initiated projects and has photographed in the Middle East, Morocco, Kenya and China. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Saturday Telegraph magazine, The Independent on Sunday, Ei8ht magazine, Portfolio, ICON, Photoworks, Frieze, The Sydney Morning Herald and D Magazine (Italy). She lived in China and photographed the country for over a decade. Her book China Between (Dewi Lewis, 2010) is a ground-breaking study of the everyday life of China’s new urban middle classes.

Braden is a winner of the Jerwood Photography Prize(2003) and The Guardian Newspaper Young Photographer of the Year (2002). She has exhibited at venues internationally including the Institute of Contemporary Arts (London) and the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago (USA), The Museum of London, Quad (Derby), Street Level (Glasgow), Photofusion (London), Minnie Weisz Studio (London) and Kracow Photomonth (Poland).

She is currently photographing life and work within the square mile of the City of London.
pollybraden.com


Kate Hooper  first became involved in photography when working in theatre stage management in her early 20’s and began to specialise in production photography. During the last ten years she has become increasingly interested in photographing in the public realm having been introduced to the work of photographers like Gary Winogrand and Joel Meyerowitz. Her initial projects revolved around documenting the coasts of Britain.  But after returning to London she was hit by the cultural and visual complexity of the urban environment and began to concentrate on capturing this frenetic urban experience.

Kate has an MA in Photojournalism and Documentary photography from London College of Communication (2009), has self published two books of photographs: In the Mix and West End  and has work included in the book Community: the Elephant and Castle, edited by Patrick Sutherland.  Her photographs have been exhibited at The Photographers' Gallery, Printspace, the Cuming Museum, and Format Photography Festival 2011.
katehooper.co.uk

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