SHOOTING THE WORLD a visual talk by photographer STEVE BLOOM

Fundraising event in support of our community photographic project ‘ A Year in the Life’, currently run in Canterbury, Faversham and Sheppey.

‘Shooting the World’ a talk by photographer Steve Bloom
Wednesday 5th October 2011
Shooting the world – A travel special
Canterbury Cathedral Lodge | The Precincts | Canterbury | CT1 2EH
7:30 for 8:00pm
£10
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Sponsored by Crooked Imaging

Steve Bloom is well known in the world for his stunning wildlife photographs.

Join him on a visual extravaganza as he journeys around the world encountering human cultures and wildlife. Share his experience searching for powerful images, from orangutans in the jungles of Borneo to tribal cultures in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. Steve shares the secrets to the making of his books which have been published internationally, and his record breaking outdoor wildlife exhibitions which have been seen by millions.

Steve is a writer and a photographic artist who specialises in evocative images of the living world. Born in South Africa in 1953, he first used the camera to document life in South Africa during the apartheid years. He moved to England in 1977 and co-founded one of London’s leading photographic special effects companies. With the use of pioneering digital techniques, he quickly built up a world-wide client base and worked on many prestigious campaigns, including the official posters for the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
In the early nineties, during a safari holiday, he began photographing animals, and within a short time he had swapped his established city career for the precarious life of an international travelling photographer.

He has won international awards for his work, including The Power of Photography Award, The Golden Eye of Russia, and Lucie Awards. Numerous magazine publishers such as Life, Time, Terre Sauvage, National Geographic, Geo, Airone, and Geographic, as well as many photographic publications, have featured his pictures. His own books have been published internationally in over seventy editions. He has had a number of exhibitions, both current and in the planning stage, including large outdoor exhibitions in city centres.

Steve Bloom is an accomplished speaker, and has lectured at venues such as The Royal Geographical Society, The Natural History Museum, The Edinburgh Book Festival, Travellers Tales Festival, Bath Festival for Children’s Literature, The Durham Book Festival, BJP Vision, Focus on Imaging and Wildphotos. He has presented numerous talks and held book signings for corporations such as Waterstones, Blackwells, Borders and IPC Magazines. After dinner inspirational fund-raising talks have included The WWF and Save The Rhino.

***Online sales have now ended. Tickets can be purchased tonight at the door. Alternatively, call Nathalie on 079 6646 2522 to reserve tickets***