SUN AWARDS 23 by Shot Up North

Participate How to enter • The Call for Entries is announced in May each year. • News of this appears on our SUN web site, and in various publications and online media. • Categories include Best Image, Best Use of Image and Best Promotion of a Photographer. • Details and Entry Forms appear on the web site once the call is announced. Call for Entries shotupnorth.co.uk/call-for-entries Podcasts Features and Interviews with Photographers, Designers are available as Audio or Image Enhanced Podcasts to download and listen or watch on your computer or iPod. Available FREE - from the SUN Awards web site – shotupnorth.co.uk - search the iTunes store for SUN AWARDS (automatically updated when a new podcast becomes available).

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CONTENTS

How to enter, buy the book

Welcome 5 Judges 6 Best image

Best use of image

Best promotion of a photographer

SUN Motion

SUN Rise

Seamus Ryan

SUN Podcasts

Photographer index

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Welcome to the 23rd year of Shot Up Northâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SUN AWARDS

BUY a special limited edition print Images marked with our red dot are available to buy as a framed print. Purchase from any of our touring exhibition venues, or from our web site shotupnorth.co.uk

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Judges

Jon Cohen

Seamus Ryan

Jennie Ambrose

Non-voting Chair

Photographer

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Rob Walker

Clair Watkin

Vicky Monroe

Photographer

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Brass

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Best Image

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Best Image Winner Jonathan Oakes

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Best Image Winner Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 jonathan@jonathanoakes.com jonathanoakes.com 9

Kate Abbey 07775 993005 me@kateabbey.co.uk kateabbey.co.uk 10

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Kate Abbey 07775 993005 me@kateabbey.co.uk kateabbey.co.uk 11

Paul Adams 01254 603307 paul@padams.co.uk padams.co.uk 12

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Tim Ainsworth 0161 866 8803 tim@timainsworth.com timainsworth.com 13

Steve Aland 07760 112211 info@stevealand.co.uk stevealand.co.uk 14

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Merit Jonathan Beer 07900 992 075 info@jonathanbeer.co.uk jonathanbeer.co.uk 15

Merit Martin Brent 07770 812668 mb@martinbrent.com martinbrent.com 16

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Martin Brent 07770 812668 mb@martinbrent.com martinbrent.com 17

Graeme Cooper 07973 333791 graeme@graemecooper.co.uk graemecooper.co.uk 18

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Graeme Cooper 07973 333791 graeme@graemecooper.co.uk graemecooper.co.uk 19

Matthew Davis 07812 787 051 matt@shashin.co.uk shashin.co.uk 20

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Matthew Davis 07812 787 051 matt@shashin.co.uk shashin.co.uk 21

Matthew Davis 07812 787 051 matt@shashin.co.uk shashin.co.uk 22

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Matthew Davis 07812 787 051 matt@shashin.co.uk shashin.co.uk 23

Best Image Second John Donoghue 0191 224 5234 john@jdphotographer.co.uk jdphotographer.co.uk 24

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John Donoghue 0191 224 5234 john@jdphotographer.co.uk jdphotographer.co.uk 25

Rob Evans 07795 952907 rob.ginger@gmail.com robevansphotography.co.uk 26

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Rob Evans 07795 952907 rob.ginger@gmail.com robevansphotography.co.uk 27

Rob Evans 07795 952907 rob.ginger@gmail.com robevansphotography.co.uk 28

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Guy Farrow 01924 444 774 info@guy-farrow.co.uk guy-farrow.co.uk 29

Guy Farrow 01924 444 774 info@guy-farrow.co.uk guy-farrow.co.uk 30

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Paul Fosbury 07788 818011 mail@paulfosbury.com paulfosbury.com 31

Paul Fosbury 07788 818011 mail@paulfosbury.com paulfosbury.com 32

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Andy Gallacher 0114 262 0032 andygallacherphoto@mac.com andygallacher-photography.com 33

Merit Garrod Kirkwood 07921 528873 garrod@garrodkirkwood.com garrodkirkwood.com 34

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Garrod Kirkwood 07921 528873 garrod@garrodkirkwood.com garrodkirkwood.com 35

Merit Garrod Kirkwood 07921 528873 garrod@garrodkirkwood.com garrodkirkwood.com 36

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Garrod Kirkwood 07921 528873 garrod@garrodkirkwood.com garrodkirkwood.com 37

Paul McMullin 01695 424499 paul@paulmcmullin.com paulmcmullin.com 38

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Rita Mori 0161 227 1798 ritamori@hotmail.com 39

Sally Ann Norman 0191 491 1553 sally@sallyannnorman.com sallyannnorman.com 40

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Best Image Third Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 jonathan@jonathanoakes.com jonathanoakes.com 41

Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 jonathan@jonathanoakes.com jonathanoakes.com 42

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Jonathan Oakes 0161 236 9045 jonathan@jonathanoakes.com jonathanoakes.com 43

Mike Slawski 0191 264 8888 magenta.mail@btconnect.com magenta.org.uk 44

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Michael Swallow 07710 030 877 mail@michaelswallow.com michaelswallow.com 45

Michael Swallow 07710 030 877 mail@michaelswallow.com michaelswallow.com 46

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Michael Swallow 07710 030 877 mail@michaelswallow.com michaelswallow.com 47

Michael Swallow 07710 030 877 mail@michaelswallow.com michaelswallow.com 48

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Mark Taylor 07906 080815 mark@marktaylorphotography.com marktaylorphotography.com 49

Graeme Vaughan 07590 286020 graeme@photogas.com photogas.com 50

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Matt Walford 077166 87379 oi@mattwalford.co.uk mattwalford.co.uk 51

Moy Williams 0161 839 6660 moy@moyphotography.com moyphotography.com 52

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Moy Williams 0161 839 6660 moy@moyphotography.com moyphotography.com 53

Moy Williams 0161 839 6660 moy@moyphotography.com moyphotography.com 54

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Moy Williams 0161 839 6660 moy@moyphotography.com moyphotography.com 55

Simon Winnall 0780 3003063 simon@simonwinnall.com simonwinnall.com 56

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Simon Winnall 0780 3003063 simon@simonwinnall.com simonwinnall.com 57

McCoy Wynne 0151 932 1540 steve@mccoywynne.co.uk mccoywynne.co.uk 58

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Best Use of Image

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Best Use of Image First Graeme Cooper graeme@graemecooper.co.uk graemecooper.co.uk 60

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Best Use of Image Second Mike Slawski magenta.mail@btconnect.com magenta.org.uk 61

Best Use of Image Third Graeme Cooper 07973 333791 graeme@graemecooper.co.uk graemecooper.co.uk 62

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Best Promotion of a Photographer

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Best Promotion of a Photographer Winner Jonathan Oakes

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The SEE33 Exhibition of my work over the last 23 years held at Mr Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chop House, Manchester. 2 x Posters and Exhibition Catalogue.

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Motion is moving the photographer forward. The converging media of photography and video has opened up new possibilities for photographers, giving artistic control over many more aspects of a commission and creating more opportunities for work. SUN-MOTION - the competitive Award for stills photographers using stills cameras to make movies in a professional context. The Award for SUN MOTION 23 will be announced in October 2011. Showcased here are the winners in SUN 22, 2010. SUN Motion 2010 First – ‘Seven Sins’ Directed by Martin Brent. View the winning entries at shotupnorth.co.uk

Second – ‘Longdown’ Directed by Tony Lendill.

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First – ‘Seven Sins’ Directed by Martin Brent.

Third – ‘Newcastle College’ Directed by Johnny Carr.

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For more than twenty years SUN has been constantly showcasing new generations of talent. But never the less it is still hard to make that leap from learning to fully fledged pro-photographer. So we created SUNRISE to bridge the gap. SUNRISE gives new photographers, who are maybe not quite ready to enter the SUN Awards themselves, the chance to show the world what they’ve got. The Award for SUNRISE will be announced in October 2011. Showcased here are the winners in SUNRISE, 2010.

Joint Second – Mark Bruce

Joint Second – Luc Coiffait

Commended – Mark Bruce shotupnorth.co.uk

Sunrise 22 First – Simon Thompson

Commended – Ciara Leeming

Commended – Lucy Sugden-Smith

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We all know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like. Sitting in the newly tidied and painted but sadly empty studio. Waiting for that damned phone to ring . . . .

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Left. Boothnation The Photostream Right. Boothnation at the Empire Awards

One guy who has put this situation behind him is Seamus Ryan one of this year’s SUN Awards judges. Of course in the distant past Seamus has suffered from this lack of momentum but he has never been happy just waiting for work to come in he says “I need to keep busy and prefer to have some level of control over what’s going on”. As of late apart from the advertising work he is renowned for he has, as the saying goes, got “ other irons in the fire” We have heard what has been advised about how good diversification is for our businesses. Some of us have tried out a few ideas but no one has succeeded in this quite as successfully as Seamus Ryan.

Seamus left Dublin in 1986 and moved to London, where he spent 4 years working as an assistant with photographer Alasdair Ogilvie before he took the plunge and set up a studio in Islington shooting mostly still lifes for advertising campaigns. Over the years his commercial work has become more portrait based, which suits Seamus just fine because, as he says, a conversation is a bit one sided with most still life subjects. The first departure was to set up the Lupe Gallery. Seamus takes up the story “I gave Lupe Gallery three years of my life. It was an amazing experience and we sold many wonderful fine art photographs from some of the best photographers in the UK. However, the venture became all consuming, taking up all my time and leaving virtually no room for my own photography. This eventually forced me to decide between the two and getting back to taking photographs won out.”

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Far Left. Boothnation at ‘She Died for Love’. Left. Boothnation Pop-Up shoot at the launch of My Private Cointreau Coffret in Selfridges Personal Shopping. Above. Sunday Shoots Silhouettes project. Right.

His love of photography, and particularly portrait photography, has been the starting point for Seamus’s new business ventures. His studio is now based in an old warehouse close to Columbia Road, home to the famous street market that every Sunday morning attracts hundreds of visitors. This is the key to at least one of Seamus’s business diversions namely Sunday Shoots, where members of the public are welcomed into the studio to take part in a diversity of themed series of portrait shoots. From this inspiration blossomed another great idea involving the old favorite, the Photo Booth. Not your normal railway station photo booth though. These examples are your “designer” variety and have been hired for a great diversity of occasions including

the BAFTAs, Glastonbury and even a royal wedding. There are now 10 booths in circulation representing various design themes. They are individually prepared for each client with changes to the lighting and backgrounds to suit the event. Each one comes with an onboard wind machine. ‘Boothnation’ now employs 6 people full time and up to 18 free-lancers who work at the various events. ‘Sunday Shoots’ also lead to ‘Pop Up Shoots’. This is a themed shoot at a clients event, using the trappings of a full scale professional studio shoot, often involving a set with props and the services of stylists with hairdressers and make up artists. The shoot is a great insight for the participants as previously they have no idea how much work and effort goes into producing a high quality image.

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Seamus sums up the story so far: “My first ten years as a photographer were spent shooting only still life, a noble pursuit but one that nearly drove me mad. Nowadays I relish the fact that every day is different and brings fresh challenges. I work on advertising, editorial and theatre commissions during the week. ‘Sunday Shoots’ allows me to engage with real people and to experiment with portraiture. ‘Boothnation’ was my attempt at creating the best lighting in a photo booth and has developed into an exciting and growing business. ‘Pop Up Shoots’ brings the ‘Sunday Shoots’ concept out to events and parties and is about as much fun as one could have with a camera.”

“I have a very understanding family, all of whom get involved in my Sunday Shoots. They seem to get my obsession with photography. My wife was my first agent so is directly responsible for getting me into this mess in the first place. As a family we enjoy our holidays together. Surfing is my family’s passion. We’ve been taking lessons on the west coast of Portugal for a number of years and like to think we are pretty good. There’s nothing quite like the whole family riding the same wave to shore”. When asked what the future might bring for the profession his views are typically honest and energetic:

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Far Left. Artist Charming Baker folio. Left. Nigella Lawson folio. Above. Paper Portraits project. Right. Sunday Shoots ‘Sailor’ folio.

“The digital revolution has changed both photography and advertising in a profound way and I think most photographers have had to adapt to survive. My philosophy is to just keep challenging myself and to continue to explore the possibilities of photography. It’s a real privilege to be involved in such a stimulating and rewarding profession. As photographers, in a fast changing world, we have to consistently innovate and surprise. The democratisation of photography has brought with it a new appreciation of good photography. Professional photographers have a real opportunity to shine”. “If photography is anything like fashion then we’ll be wearing flares and shooting Ektachrome on plate cameras again. Technically, I have no doubt that still cameras

will be a thing of the past as single frames from digital video cameras will be hi res enough for any use. Although technology will no doubt improve, artistic input can only ever be a human endeavour. There will always be a need for photographers whatever kit they might use”. So time will tell. I don’t really fancy a return to the flares or Ektachrome for that matter. Perhaps Seamus has a plan in mind…. By Doug Currie

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tinyurl.com/sunpodcasts youtube.com/shotupnorth Shot Up North’s YouTube channel is the place to look behind the scenes and catch up on SUN events you might have missed. In conversation with Richard Moran Richard talks about his success and the influences on his career.

SUN Awards exhibition Video of the SUN Awards and Special Edition at the Biscuit Factory March 2006.

SUN interviews Andy Cheetham An interview with Andy Cheetham, Creative Director of Cheetham Bell JWT Manchester.

Location Finding The ins and outs of photographers using location finders. Nick Jones and Jonathan Oakes in conversation.

SUN interview with Paul Wenham-Clarke Is undertaking an MA in photography a way of moving your career to a new level ?

Guy Farrow about Locations Guy talks about his work and what it’s like to work on location.

Overview Call for Entries A 10 minute summary of how to enter the SUN Awards. SUN Awards interviews Ady Bibby Ady Bibby picks his favourites images from SUN 2007. SUN Awards Jon Boyes talks about being Best Image winner 2005.

John Baxter – SUN winner 2007 John talks about his rise to commercial success through a series of photographic books looking at different people’s unique occupations and activities. McCoy Wynne – Quiescence Photographic partnership Steve McCoy and Stephanie Wynne talk about their recent exhibition Quiescence and how they manage to merge personal projects with their full time commercial work.

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Kate Abbey Paul Adams Tim Ainsworth Steve Aland Jonathan Beer Martin Brent Graeme Cooper Matthew Davis John Donoghue Rob Evans Guy Farrow Paul Fosbury Andy Gallacher Garrod Kirkwood

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Paul McMullin Rita Mori Sally Ann Norman Gill Moore Jonathan Oakes Mike Slawski Michael Swallow Mark Taylor Graeme Vaughan Matt Walford Moy Williams Simon Winnall McCoy Wynne

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