World Photography Awards Organisation
Why Collect Photographs?
All of us collect something. Maybe a collecting pastime survived the journey from child to adulthood – stamps, badges, buttons or coins, perhaps. Once you cast an eye over the personal spaces (office, home, car) of friends and acquaintances, or even scan your own life-haul, you will notice patterns of acquisition and evidence of taste. Perhaps you have a few too many V-necked jumpers, handbags or varieties of herbal tea? All evidence of the inner collector. Our collecting habits can range from the trivial to the bizarre from travel tickets to fridge magnets, or even extracted teeth.
When noticing differences or oddities in the material world it is tempting to collect and remember. Souvenirs serve to remind us of briefly visited places and if prone to making images ourselves then our cameras seem to devour views and observations from across the world. When a collector becomes more conscious about the very act of collecting then the process seems to become more refined and a collecting style, along with a system of organisation, management and retrieval, begins to develop. Ultimately the collector becomes the proud owner of an archive. A place where each treasured addition can be cared for and stored, maybe one-day even shared to reveal a unique individual perspective.
Photographs are a pleasure to collect. We all collect them in some shape or form. Haphazardly in mobile phone galleries or carefully in family albums. But beyond such personal collections the images that we like reflect our individual aesthetic taste. We like one image more than another in an exhibition, we think one advertisement for a campaign works much better than the previous attempt and we hate the photograph that someone nominated for a prestigious award. As collector you are judge, jury and advocate of a particular approach to imaging the world using the art of photography.
Starting a collection of photographs is something special because it’s all about taste -what you like about the world of appearances. In addition to commercial or speculative reasons for collecting, the soul of a good collection is quite simply the taste of its purchaser. Your taste.
So why do you want to collect photographs? Do you really want to build a contemporary photography collection? Or, do you want to decorate the walls of an apartment or office? Displayed images can be worked into an environment to express a personality or reflect a lifestyle but remember putting a picture in a frame says: ‘I like this’, so be sure that you do.
You may want to collect for other reasons, perhaps to serve as keeper of the key images of your time, or that of a by-gone era, and stow them away in a private and personal archive. Personal collections can contain anything from expensive artefacts (such as erotic daguerreotypes) to press prints or contemporary photographs. They can be cared for as a private concern, a secret indulgence. Hidden treasures that are waiting for the right opportunity to be shared or exposed by an editor or curator who is curious about your taste and the photographs you have gathered.
About the Author
Kevin O’Connor is the curator of Gallery 1839 London, set up to encourage the collecting of contemporary fine art photography. You are very welcome to browse our collection of international photographers work and we are very happy to demystify any aspects of collecting photography you may have, so please visit us at
http://www.gallery1839.com
kevin@gallery1839.com
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World Photography Organisation $65.33 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The World Photography Organisation (WPO) is an international organisation which manages various initiatives for amateur and professional photographers. Incorporated as World Photography Awards Limited, the organisation is most notably known for the annual Sony World Photography Awards and the subsequent World Photography Festival exhibiting the work of winning photographers in each category. The awards are sponsored by Sony and have taken place in Cannes since 2007. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 64 Publication Date: 2011/04/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.15 inches |
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British Wildlife Photography Awards: Collection 1 $33.31 The British Wildlife Photgraphy Awards were devised by British Wildlife Photographer Chris Weston and Curator of Photography Maggie Gowan. The first awards were held in 2009 to widespread acclaim, with support from esteemed organizations including Natural England, WWF, and Outdoor Photography magazine. The winning and commended images were unveiled at Hooper’s Gallery in London, with the exhibition subsequently touring Britain. For the 2010 competition, the very best images are being brought together in a fabulous book for the first time. Britain has some of the most beautiful and unique wildlife in the world, and the sensational photographs from this prestigious competition capture and celebrate its wonderful variety. Showcasing the work of both amateur and professional photographers, this unique book highlights the great wealth of our island’s natural history. |
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The Mythical Organisation $28.61 The word myth’ has become synonymous with untrue’: in today’s rational world, myths are always distrusted and frequently debunked. But myths should not be so easily dismissed. In The Mythical Organisation, Graham Galer identifies the existence of modern-day myths, including myths that have grown up around the British National Health Service, the BBC and climate change. He argues that their creation and development are driven by an underlying and often unconscious need to explain and maintain the social order. Drawing on his experience in scenario planning at Royal Dutch/Shell and in South Africa under apartheid, Galer provides insight and commentary on the importance of myth for social stability and the role myth has to play in changing public opinion and stimulating action. He demonstrates that a myth is not only a means of exploring the past but that it also provides a shared experience that allows us to examine the present and imagine the future. The Mythical Organisation is written for managers in large organisations, as well as for those lecturing or studying in the fields of business management – especially organisational studies and politics. |
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The Carte Organisation $65.33 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Carte Organisation was a putative organ of French resistance during the Second World War. It was the brainchild of Andr Girard, an artist who claimed to have at his command a secret army of hundreds of thousands of wouldbe rsistants waiting to rise against the Germans once they were properly armed and led. Girards secret army existed mainly on paper and in the minds of a community of artists, musicians and students in the French Riviera. Realistically, the organisation extended no further than the group of people around Girard and his deputy Henri Frager, plus some other small groups. In November 1942, a list of names and addresses of hundreds of potential Carte members, drawn up by Girard, fell into the hands of the Abwehr. An assistant of Girard named Andr Marsac was carrying the list by train from Marseille to Paris. While Marsac slept on the train, an Abwehr agent stole the briefcase which contained the list. This fact was to have implications for the British Special Operations Executive with which Carte became entangled. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2010/06/13 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.21 inches |
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2005 World Music Awards $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Under the High Patronage of His Serene Highness (H.S.H.) Prince Albert II of Monaco the 17th annual World Music Awards were conducted at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California on August 31, 2005. This is only the second time that the awards show has been held outside of Monaco. The fivehour awards show was cohosted by Carmen Electra and Desperate Housewives James Denton. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 2010/12/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.19 inches |
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2004 World Music Awards $71.7 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The 16th Annual World Music Awards was held on September 15, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, outside of Monaco for the first time. Awards are given based on worldwide sales figures for that year. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 84 Publication Date: 2010/12/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.20 inches |
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World of Children Awards $60.54 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The World of Children Awards is a global recognition and funding program for people specifically and exclusively serving the needs of children. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize(c) for Child Advocacy, the San Francisco Bay Area based nonprofit was founded in 1996 and is led by CoFounders Harry Leibowitz and his wife, Kay IsaacsonLeibowitz. The World of Children Awards recognizes changemakers nominated for the Health, Humanitarian and Youth Awards and provides cash grants to support development of their programs serving childre Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 68 Publication Date: 2010/12/03 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.16 inches |
