Friday 9 Aug 2013
Waterloo station to become art gallery as photography exhibition arrives
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London’s busiest station will be the final destination for a special photography exhibition as it arrives in Waterloo this weekend.
The Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition, which has toured stations including Glasgow Central, Manchester Piccadilly and King’s Cross, will be on display at the station from Saturday 10 August until Saturday 17 August and will include stunning photographs of places which can be reached by train from the station as well as other images from around the country which have been part of previous exhibitions.
The photographs are a taster of the annual Landscape Photographer of the Year exhibition which will take place at the National Theatre on London’s Southbank later this year.
Each day visitors will have the chance to win a copy of a Landscape Photographer of the Year book signed by founder of the competition, Charlie Waite.
On Monday 12 August between 11am and 2pm Charlie will be at the station to discuss the exhibition and give photographic advice and tips to visitors
David Biggs, director of commercial property for Network Rail explained why Network Rail has introduced this new series of stations exhibitions: “People don’t just want their stations to be places they catch their trains from; they want to shop, eat, drink and enjoy their surroundings. Our stations are natural exhibition spaces so extending our partnership with Take-a-view to bring amazing photography to Waterloo seemed a natural fit. We also hope that passengers will be inspired to visit the fantastic places they can reach by rail and record their own amazing views with their cameras.”
To complement the exhibition, there will be different retailer activities on each day including promotions, sampling and voucher giveaways.
Notes to editors
Charlie Waite biography: www.charliewaite.com
Charlie Waite is firmly established as one of the world’s leading Landscape photographers. His photographic style is often considered to be unique, in that his photographs convey an almost spiritual quality of serenity and calm. Charlie's photographs are held in private and corporate collections throughout the world, and he has held numerous solo exhibitions at prestigious venues in the UK, Japan and the USA.
With over 30 books to his name, Charlie's images are recognised around the world. Charlie was recently featured in Amateur Photographer Magazine's series Icons of Modern Photography, and his images have received wide critical acclaim over many years. A recent article in Royal West of England Academy Art Magazine featuring Charlie's work commented “Waite’s landscapes are rare perfections of light, colour and composition, and offer the viewer a luxuriant portrait of a planet at peace”.
In 2000 Charlie was awarded the prestigious honorary fellowship to the British Institute of Professional Photographers and in early 2007 was presented with Amateur Photography’s Power of Photography Award, which is given to a photographer whose work is deemed to effectively demonstrate the powerful and memorable images of which photography is capable. Also a sought after writer, public speaker and television presenter, Charlie has featured in numerous photographic and broadsheet publications, DVDs and television programmes on photography.
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