To mark the beginning of a three-year partnership with Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios (NNOS), Wex Photographic is holding its inaugural Photography Symposium which will take place on 7th June at The Forum. NNOS, which takes place between 23rd May and 7th June, celebrates the county’s artists and their achievements by offering them the opportunity to open their doors to the public to exhibit, sell and talk about their work. This year the festival will see over 450 artists exhibiting across 248 venues throughout Norfolk. The Wex Photographic Photography Symposium promises to be a day of enlightening talks from regional photographers and videographers. Featuring a mixture of established and up-and-coming talent, there will be a range of topics covered which include, ‘Capturing the Action’, ‘From Acrobat to Photographer’, ‘Small Town Inertia – Community, Context, Conduit’, ‘The Personal Landscape’, ‘Exhibition Cartographie Luminaire’, and ‘The Constant Photographer’. Tickets are £8 per talk or £40 for an all-day pass.

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Photography Symposium Set to Shine

To mark the beginning of a three-year partnership with Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios (NNOS), award-winning Norwich-based retailer Wex Photographic is holding its inaugural Photography Symposium which will take place on 7th June at The Forum.

NNOS, which takes place between 23rd May and 7th June, celebrates the county’s artists and their achievements by offering them the opportunity to open their doors to the public to exhibit, sell and talk about their work. This year the festival will see over 450 artists exhibiting across 248 venues throughout Norfolk.

In keeping with the NNOS spirit of promoting local artists, the Wex Photographic Photography Symposium promises to be a day of enlightening talks from regional photographers and videographers. Featuring a mixture of established and up-and-coming talent, there will be a range of topics covered which include, ‘Capturing the Action’, ‘From Acrobat to Photographer’, ‘Small Town Inertia – Community, Context, Conduit’, ‘The Personal Landscape’, ‘Exhibition Cartographie Luminaire’, and ‘The Constant Photographer’.

Amongst those taking part are celebrated portrait photographer Peter Everard Smith, award-winning social-documentary photographer Jim Mortram, performance photographer and former acrobat Simon Carter and Wex Photographer of the Year 2014 Lee Acaster.

Louis Wahl, Chief Customer Officer at Wex Photographic, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Norfolk & Norwich Open Studios to bring together the region’s best photographic talent for our very first symposium.

“We are thoroughly passionate about photography as a life-enhancing activity and an art form, so the NNOS spirit of celebrating and supporting local artists is central to our ethos. We are proud to be associated with the festival and look forward to supporting and enhancing the programme over the next few years.”

As part of the partnership with NNOS programme, Wex Photographic, which was recently shortlisted for the Which? magazine Best Retailer Award, is hosting a number of additional exciting events in the region throughout May and June. The events will celebrate the best of local art and provide exclusive shooting opportunities, including walkabouts and workshops before culminating in the day-long symposium. A full breakdown of events is available at www.wex.co.uk/nnos

Tickets are £8 per talk or £40 for an all day pass. Discounted tickets are available to buy for OAPs, Student and participating NNOS 2015 artists.

To purchase tickets to the Symposium, visit http://tinyurl.com/nkqbdcl

For further information about Wex Photographic, visit www.wexphotographic.com

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