You can take part in the Body Worlds exhibition in London by submitting photos of yourself showing how you have aged. Opening at The O2 on October 24th, Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds are the only public anatomical exhibitions that stem from an established body donation program and use donated bodies. Images for the ‘My Life in Pictures’ part of the exhibition can be of an individual or a family at various stages of life. The submissions that best chronicle and represent a life from childhood to current age, or show multi-generational family members over a lifetime will be chosen for the display. A special preview event will be held for those whose photos become part of the montage.

Bob Dylan by Jerry Schatzberg is a new photo exhibition opening at the Proud Central gallery in November. Schatzberg says of Dylan, The collection will be premiering exclusively at Proud Central in London and will be the only opportunity to view this selection of images. “As a photographic subject, Dylan was the best. You just point the camera at him and things happen.” The Bob Dylan by Jerry Schatzberg exhibition runs from 21st November 2008 to 25th January 2009 and entry is free.

Vauxhall has launched an annual arts bursary programme called the Vauxhall Collective. Every year it identifies up and coming creatives in various sectors, including photography, and gives them a commission. The new Style Council is made up of industry opinion leaders, who were asked to put forward names of young creatives they felt would be worth considering for the commission. The Style Council will make their final decision on who should get the commission and the result will be announced in mid September. The winning photographer will then be commissioned to create a series of photographs based on the theme of the Great British Road Trip.

A recent InfoTrends study has revealed that moms tend to take, print, and share more photos than the general population. Mothers with children under age 12 reported taking 35% more digital camera photos. The survey also revealed that moms are less likely than other consumers to print at home, and significantly more likely to use retail methods including online net-to-retail and net-to-mail options. “Moms represent a very active consumer segment in the digital imaging space. There are significant differences in their digital imaging habits when compared to other consumers” commented Mette Eriksen, Director of InfoTrends’ Digital Photography Service.

Renowned author Scott Kelby is organising the first-ever worldwide Photo Walk – 100 cities around the globe – on Saturday, August 23rd. Celebrate the release of Kelby’s latest book - The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers - Kelby’s Photo Walk is a fun, social photography event where photographers get together for two hours to walk around and shoot photos. Photo Walk groups are limited to 50 participants in each city and advance registration is required. A grand prize, valued at $5000, will be awarded to the single best overall photo of the day taken from all the Photo Walk locations.

The Genuine Men Project celebrates everyday men who define what it means to be a person of character, strength and authenticity. The project includes a photography exhibition and book, Genuine Men: Journeys in Stories and Stills, which feature candid black-and-white photographs and life-defining stories of 35 men. Photographer and author Nancy Bruno uses black and white 35mm photography to capture the triumphs and tragedies of everyday life. The Genuine Men Project expands on Bruno’s most recent community art project, The Beautiful Women Project, which encourages women of all ages, sizes and backgrounds to embrace a healthier notion of “beauty.”

Following a recent stock-image agreement between Getty and Flickr, PhotoShelter’s CEO Allen Murabayashi has cautioned photographers to carefully scrutinize the details of Getty’s contract terms. According to Murabayashi, photographers who sign-up to the deal will agree to exclusive sales rights and cede as much as 80% of every sale to Getty. “Over the past two years, Getty has approached us on multiple occasions with a similar partnership deal. We rejected Getty because we felt it was bad for photographers on many fronts and would not allow us to accomplish our mission of providing diversity to buyers and commercial independence to photographers, by sharing with them a greater percentage of every sale.” commented Murabayashi. The PhotoShelter Collection is a global stock photography marketplace where photographers from 130 different countries contribute over 4,000 new images daily for rights-managed and royalty-free licensing.

“The Global Tour: Discovering a World of Images” is a new international touring exhibition of winning photos from this year’s Sony World Photography Awards. The newly curated exhibition began its world tour yesterday, 26 June 2008, with a grand launch at BOZAR Centre of Fine Arts, Brussels. It will later visit galleries in the US, Asia, Australasia, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa and South America. A total of ninety-seven images submitted by the eleven professional category winners will be shown.

Graduates in BA Honours Photography at the University of Kent are displaying their work at an exhibition starting this week. One of the students, Sallie Neal, says “the exhibition is a wonderful opportunity to see a diverse range of work by the BA students. We are very proud of all we have achieved this year.” The exhibition takes place at Royal Victoria Place in Tunbridge Wells, open to the public on Tuesday 24th June through to Sunday 29th June. PhotographyBLOG is one of the exhibition’s sponsors.

“Time Line: Sheila Metzner” is a retrospective exhibition of the work of acclaimed photographer Sheila Metzner. The exhibition will include approximately 100 images, drawn from Metzner’s personal collection, and will feature highlights from her work in several genres - fashion, still life, landscape and portraiture. “Time Line: Sheila Metzner”  will be on view at the Visual Arts Museum, 209 East 23 Street, New York City, from September 3 – October 4, 2008.

Final year graduate students from the University of Kent have organised an exciting photography exhibition which will take place at Trumans Brewery in London’s East End. The venu and time are F Block T5, Brick Lane from the 12th to 16th June, 10am to 7pm. One of the students, Helen Ives, says, “The focus has been on development of individual and intuitive photography where we have been encouraged to develop our own personal practice.  Our exhibition at Free Range, Brick Lane, will bring to fruition our energy, imagination and passion for photography”. The high standard of work has attacted generous sponsorship from various sources including PhotographyBLOG, University of Kent, West Kent College, Blake Friedmann, dstl, Westfield, Francis Lincoln, Maison Mignon, Mediatek, Chirotic and Windsor Print. This is the inaugural year of this top-up degree based at West Kent College, Tonbridge. For further information please visit their website: http://www.the-exhibitionists.com

World renowned social photographer Larry Herman is taking his “Waged London” exhibition on a national tour, sponsored by Ilford Photo. The tour will commence in autumn and will appear at a number of specially selected colleges and galleries across the UK. “I am genuinely excited by the chance to exhibit some of my work in progress from Waged London to students across the UK. It is always an honour to help educate and inspire a new generation of young and creative minds who, potentially, could become the great photographers of tomorrow.” commented Herman.

The Sixties: Photographs By Robert Altman is a new photo exhibition at the Idea Generation Gallery. Running from 16th July – 29th August , the exhibition brings together 60 of the most powerful images from the chief staff photographer of Rolling Stone magazine. “The passion for what he was shooting is wonderfully clear, but there’s more to it than that. It’s almost as if he’s distilled the essence of the era - you get a real sense of the drama, excitement, hope, anger, idealism of the time. It makes for some iconic images.” commented Hector Proud, managing director of Idea Generation Gallery. Entry to the exhibition at the Idea Generation Gallery in London is free.

Three Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography will be given away to photojournalists in September this year. Getty Images awards five grants each year to fund, inspire and support the best global talent in photojournalism. Each grant consists of $20,000 plus project execution support from Getty Images editors. Applications should include a short written proposal to explain the photographer’s chosen project, and a supporting portfolio from the applicant’s previous work. The closing date is May 15th 2008.

The PhotoVoice Photographers’ Lecture Series continues with legendary British fashion and celebrity photographer John Swannell. Held at the Royal Geographical Society in London on Tuesday 8th April, Swannell will be talking about his extraordinary life in pictures and signing copies of his latest book Nudes, 1978 - 2006. He has also offered himself up as a raffle prize - the lucky winner of which will enjoy a one-off opportunity to spend a day with him in his studio. Tickets cost £10 in advance or £15 on the door.

Never seen before images of Britain are to be unveiled at an exhibition in London. Renowned climber and photographer Mike Robertson toured the country scaling legendary landmarks, armed with the Sony A700 DSLR camera. “Whilst I am used to embarking on difficult climbs, the unusual building structures and the unpredictable weather conditions made the Sony ? Unseen Britain an amazing challenge” said Mike Robertson.  “Using the ?700 Digital SLR camera and range of lenses allowed me to capture some fantastic and unique shots of Britain.” The Unseen Britain exhibition takes place at La Galleria, Royal Opera Arcade, London between Thursday 27th – Saturday 29th March 2008.

Sid Vicious: No-one is Innocent is an intimate photographic exhibition of the most infamous and tragic of punk icons. The exhibition features exclusive, never-before-seen pictures from key punk photographers from the late 1970s. Sid Vicious: No-one is Innocent runs from 4th June - 12th August 2008 at Proud Galleries in London.

Metropolis: Capturing Modern Liverpool features over 60 photos of Liverpool taken between the 1930s and 1970s. Held at the National Conservation Centre from 21 March to 10 August 2008, the evocative photographs give a remarkable insight into landmark buildings, cutting edge developments, great events and city life. Curator of photographic archives Anne Gleave said: ‘Stewart Bale Ltd created a legacy of major importance, combining outstanding craftsmanship with a unique record of Liverpool’s changing face during a significant period of social and industrial change and development.”

The first 2 winners of the Getty Images 2008 Grants for Editorial Photography have been announced. Ian Martin and Lorena Ros will each receive $20,000 in funding, enabling them to pursue new documentary photography projects. Ian Martin’s project, “Hidden Minority: South Africa’s White Poor,” looks at the little-known problem of white poverty in post-apartheid South Africa. Lorena Ros’ project “Silent Witness” documents the impact and prevalence of childhood sexual abuse in America. Martin and Ros were selected from 139 applicants from 29 countries.

Jackson Fine Art is showing work from the last segment of acclaimed photographer Sally Mann’s What Remains, a series which explores the intricacies of death. These large-format, up-close portraits were created using wet-plate collodion negatives, an arduous process first used by photographers ten years before the Civil War. A small selection of Mann’s recent self-portraits will also be on display. The exhibition runs from March 7 - April 26, 2008 at Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta, USA.