Exhibition
Taking the work of press photographers from the confines of the printed page, and out into the public arena is very important to us. Our first custom designed exhibition of the inaugural in 2006 was a spectacular success at the National Theatre with over 150,000 visitors over the 6 week run.
All the subsequent exhibitions have been extended due to popular demand, each with an audience of 250,000.
The vast expanse of the Lyttelton Theatre foyer will,
for the sixth year in a row, provide the setting for the exhibition of the complete edit of the photographs
from The Press Photographer's Year 2011.
Designed once again by SMITH the exhibition will open on Monday 18th July and run for 7 weeks until Sunday 4th September. It will be open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 11pm and on selected Sundays throughout the summer. Admission is FREE.
Further information: www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Producing a strong legacy for press photography is what drives the PPY. Our move to a bi-annual book format for the 2009-2010 awards allowed us to not only maintain our high standards of design and production, but exceed them. It might make for a longer wait, (and be heavier to post!) but we hope you agree the wait was worth it in 2010 and will be once again when the edit from this year's awards will be combined with those from next to form a bumper 'double yearbook'.
The edit and prize winners will be announced in July. All these photographs will feature in this major exhibition and all entrants will be invited to the Private View. They will also receive a free copy of the book when it is printed to coincide with the 2012 awards.
In the meantime we are working on a short program of events, to be held at the National Theatre, that will offer the public an opportunity to hear directly from photographers about their work.
Further details will be posted here in due course.