Previously unseen photographs from Nadav Kander’s journeys along the course of China’s Yangtze River will go on display at Flowers from 14 October 2010 to coincide with the publication of a monograph comprising the complete series. “The river is embedded in the consciousness of the Chinese, even those separated from it by thousands of miles,” the organisers say. “It plays a pivotal role in both the spiritual and physical life of the nation.” The exhibition coincides with the publication of a comprehensive monograph introduced by Kofi A. Annan and published by Hatje Cantz. Kofi A. Annan presented Kander with the 2009 Prix Pictet photographic award in sustainability for a selection of photographs from ‘Yangtze – The Long River’.

A UK-based company called Earth’s Beauty Tours has announced a photo tour to the Greek islad of Mykonos. “The landscape of Mykonos with its granite rocks, picturesque windmills and whitewashed houses with blue doors and windows, its merciless sunlight in contrast with the deep-blue sea is interspersed with many chapels,” the organisers say. The tour will take place from 1st - 8th of July 2011 and participants will be guided by Greek born and Scotland-based pro photographer Dimitri Vasiliou. For more information about this tour visit the website below.

Website: Earth’s Beauty Tours

In September, leading East London photographic gallery theprintspace will open its doors for SoShowMe, an exhibition showcasing a range of fascinating photography compiled through monthly Facebook competitions and a Flickr group. All the photographs have been chosen by acclaimed photographer and photojournalist judges, over the last year. theprintspace’s Max Munton said, “Social media has provided a great way for the sharing and discussion of photography, provoking passionate live debate and opinion. theprintspace gallery replicates that online network with its unique environment for photography and art lovers to meet.” SoShowMe opens on Thursday, 2nd September at 7pm and continues from 3rd-15th September, Monday-Friday 9am-7pm. Admission is free.

Manfrotto Distribution and Datacolor have just announced a free webinar entitled, “How to Get Great Prints!” which explains how to use Spyder3 products. Taking place on wednesday, 18 August from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT, the webinar will cover the following topics colour management and control, soft-proofing in Photoshop, tips for photographers that send their prints to a lab for printing and ways that monitor calibration and printer profiling can eliminate expensive and time consuming trial-and-error testing. Webinar participants will have access to a number of exclusive advantages, including one?on?one interaction with the guest speakers, and automatic entry in a raffle to win one of the three exclusive prize giveaways. The prizes include a Datacolor Spyder3 Elite valued at $249 and two Spyder Cubes valued at $59 each. Advance registration is required.

From 23rd October 2010 to 24th April 2011, the Annenberg Space for Photography will be hosting “Extreme Exposure”, a group exhibit featuring arresting imagery from five unique talents in photography. ” These photographers have made careers of capturing some of our planet’s most extreme environments, while dangling from a helicopter or immersed in alligator-infested waters; enduring freezing temperatures for months or braving an angry volcano,” the organisers say. “Extreme Exposure” will showcase lush jungle photography by Michael Nichols, swamplands captured by Clude Butcher, Donna and Stephen James O’Meara’s vibrant photos of erupting volcanoes and Paul Nicklen’s transfixing photos of the alien landscapes found in polar regions and the rare animals inhabiting these isolated environments. The Annenberg Space for Photography is located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, California.

The f/508 Photography Place, located in Brasília, Brazil’s capital, will host the first f/508 Week of Photography – I Love Film event. From 19 to 29 August, f/508’s head office will become a place of sharing and learning, were workshops, lectures, exhibitions and projections will take place, among other activities. Three exhibitions will open the f/508 Week of Photography (Semana f/508 de Fotografia): “Pinhole photography”, “Historical Photographic Processes” and “Aesthetics of Chance”. Participants will be encouraged to practice historical analogue processes such as daguerreotype, cianotype, vandyke, albumen prints, saltprints and pinhole photography. For more information, visit the website below.

Website: f/508 Photography Place

Wedding & Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) has announced that its second annual WPPI Road Trip will begin on Monday, 23 August. The WPPI Road Trip full day of educational classes cover important topics such as Business and Marketing, Lighting, Posing, Wedding and Portrait photography, Photoshop and Postproduction workflows. The Road Trip takes place in the following 10 U.S. cities: Irvine, CA, Sacramento, CA, Seattle, WA, Dallas, TX, Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, Orlando, FL, New Brunswick, NJ and Detroit, MI. The registration rate is $149 for a full day of education, lunch, and mini trade show. Registrants can also bring a guest for $75. The Road Trip rate and guest rate also includes free registration to WPPI 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.

Website: WPPI Road Show

X-Rite has announced its August webinar schedule. There will be two online seminars this month, the first one - “Raw Colour Power with Adobe Lightroom and the ColorChecker Passport” - being held this Thursday at 1pm EDT, and the other - “Beyond Monitor Calibration - Get Prints That Match Your Display!” - scheduled for 1pm EDT on 26 August. Both webinars will be repeated at 3pm EDT on the same days as above. On all occasions, attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions to the live trainers. To register, visit X-Rite’s website.

Website: X-Rite Webinars

HP is to collaborate with the fourth edition of the Brighton Photo Biennial, which will present New Documents, curated by the internationally renowned photographer, editor and curator Martin Parr. The company is organising a prize draw, which gives participants the chance to win anexclusive tour with Conor Kilroe, the Head of Print of the Biennial Print Studio,free ticket to the Brighton Photo Biennial Opening Weekend, from 1st-3rd October 2010 – including invitation to limited-access Artist Talks, Panel discussions, the BPB private launch and party – and a Martin Parr book. Note that this prize draw is open to residents of the UK and Ireland only.

Website: Brighton Biennial Bonanza

15 August 2010 has been declared the next World Pentax Day. Photos taken that day with any Pentax digital camera can be uploaded to the PentaxForums User Photo Gallery from 15 to 31 August. Those who wish to upload their photographs must first register at PentaxForums. Each member may submit up to three images.

Innova Art promises to offer “truly astounding adventures in image making” at this year’s Photokina. Highlights on the Innova Art stand (C31, Hall 6.1) include an exhibition of Josh Cole’s ‘Physical Graffiti’ portfolio, demonstrations of the company’s Jetmaster Display System as well as its Décor Art ES papers and IFA-36 Photo Canvas Ultra Gloss media, and more. Innova Art will also feature in the “See me, feel me, print me”exhibition in Hall 2.2, which will be showcasing various inkjet paper manufacturers papers. This special exhibition encourages visitors to compare and contrast image output on a range of digital fine art papers, including papers from Innova Art where visitors will be encouraged to scrutinise the products of nine specialist paper manufacturers and even to try them out via the on-site printshop.

Hasselblad will present the winning images of the 2009 Hasselblad Masters contest at Photokina 2010. “These images immediately knocked me out in so many ways: through their creative originality, passionate execution and technical perfection”, says Christian Nørgaard, Photographer Relations Manager at Hasselblad. “During the Masters competition, the ten winners prevailed despite a strong challenge from almost 3,000 photographers from all over the world.” The works will be on show in the Visual Gallery in Hall 1 at Photokina. If you like what you see there, you can also buy the book, “Hasselblad Masters Vol. 2 – Emotion”. This 240-page illustrated book published by the renowned teNeues Publishing Group will be unveiled on Tuesday, 21 September.

Simon Roberts, who was commissioned by the House of Commons to produce a series of artworks documenting this year’s election in the UK, will provide a guest lecture and workshop as part of a photography masterclass being offered at Nottingham Trent University (NTU). The course, being run from the University’s Bonington building, is aimed at enthusiasts and professionals and will focus on black and white landscape photography through the medium of the fine art print. The schedule will include portfolio advice, seminar presentations, darkroom techniques, one-to-one and group tutorials by landscape photographers, and guest lectures on landscape and documentary photography.

The Creative Alliance, an alliance of six high-profile companies focused on the professional photography market, is partnering with Photokina and Koelnmesse to present educational sessions daily during Photokina 2010. The Creative Alliance Theater is located in Hall 4.1, stand I-010. Visitors can take advantage of seven educational sessions beginning hourly during the show from 11 AM. The schedule of sessions will be posted at The Creative Alliance Theater and is also available online in English and German.

JVC has recently launched “The Perfect VIP Experience” sweepstakes, offering Stone Temple Pilots fans the opportunity to win a grand prize ticket package for each stop on their Summer/Fall 2010 tour. The prize package includes two VIP concert tickets – located within the first 10 rows –, a JVC Everio or Picsio video camera, and a meet-and-greet photo opportunity with one of the band members after the show. Prize winners will be encouraged to use their JVC camcorders to take videos and still images at the concert that may be featured on Stone Temple Pilots’ Facebook page. Fans enter to win the “The Perfect VIP Experience” sweepstakes by simply “Liking” the JVC Facebook page, selecting a tour stop, and entering their e-mail address at the website below.

Website: JVC on Facebook

Fujifilm has organised a scavenger hunt on 25th July in New York City to celebrate the resurgence of instant film photography on the declaration of its first annual Instax Day. Instax Day will bring 50 instant film enthusiasts together to use instant film to capture New York City landmarks and hot spots during a summer fun scavenger hunt that will take place between Rockefeller Center and Union Square Park. Contestants will be given a map to help plot their course, and compete for a chance to win first ($500), second ($250) and third ($100) prize gift certificates to B&H Photo Video. Check-in for the scavenger hunt will begin at the B&H Event Space at 10am and the scavenger hunt will officially kick off at 11am sharp.  The date of 7/25 reflects the model numbers of the two currently available Instax Mini instant cameras, the Mini 7S and the Mini 25.

Website: Instax on Facebook

Travel photographer of the year award winner Lorne Resnick has just announced additional dates for his Art of Travel Photography workshop series. Join Lorne as he guides you in creating compelling and unique travel, landscape, wildlife, nature and people images. This limited selection of intimate workshops will provide you with an exceptional learning experience in some of the most beautiful places on earth, including exotic locations such as Cuba, Kenya, Tanzania, Antarctica and also iconic US National Parks such as Yosemite, Arches and Death Valley. For exact dates and locations, pay a visit to the website below.

Website: Lorne Resnick Workshops

The next stop of David Noton’s Chasing the Light road show is Andover. The event will take place at the Lights theatre on 10th November. The show includes David’s latest unpublished photographs, video clips from shoots around the world, the stories behind some of his most iconic images, all delivered with David’s unique sense of humour. The Andover event will also be one of the first chances to get your hands on a copy of David’s long awaited second book Full Frame and the Chasing the Light DVD sequel - both to be launched this autumn.  David will be doing a book signing at the event, so personalised copies of the book will be available. Tickets are on sale now, priced at £15 (£12 for students).

Website: David Noton

Red Bull Reporter is looking for an aspiring writer and photographer to head to T in the Park from 9th to 11th July to go behind the scenes at Scotland’s biggest music festival. From its beginnings at StrathClyde Country Park in 1994, T in the Park has grown in size and influence to become one of the most important and critically acclaimed music events on the international festival circuit. The festival is now attracting over 80,000 music fans from all over the globe each day. Red Bull Reporter is a nationwide search to find the best young music, culture and sports writers, filmmakers, presenters and photographers to send them off to report from behind the scenes at events and interview Red Bull athletes all over the UK and beyond.

Website: Red Bull Reporter

The Photography of Curt Gunther, The Beatles First North American Tour, 1964 is a new exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in New York. The candid photos capture the young Fab Four in intimate and lighthearted moments, just as Beatlemania was reaching its most fevered pitch. The limited-edition prints of the Beatles photos in this exhibit were printed exclusively on Canson Infinity papers. The exhibition will run through the middle of July.

Website: Morrison Hotel Gallery