Kevin Meredith Explained
Kevin Meredith |
Birth Place: | Folkestone, Kent, UK |
Nationality: | British |
Occupation: | Photographer |
Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton.[1] [2] He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera[2] [3] and his lomographic style.
Meredith has produced three books on photography: Hot Shots (2008), 52 Photographic Projects (2010, titled Photo Op in the USA) and Toy Cameras, Creative Photos (2011, titled Fantastic Plastic Cameras in the USA).
Life and work
Meredith grew up in Folkestone, England and began photographing at age 16.[4] [5] He started using a Lomo LC-A in 1998 and gained notoriety for his use of this camera,[2] often in Brighton, and for his use of social media as a tool to promote his photography,[4] [6] [7] specifically Flickr.[8] [9]
His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years.[10] He teaches photography[1] courses using the Lomo LC-A,[11] [12] has given talks at venues internationally and works as a commercial photographer.[13] He lives in Brighton.[1]
Publications
Publications by Meredith
- Hot Shots. Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2008. . UK edition.
- Hot Shots. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2009. . US edition.
- How to Take Better Photos. Revised edition. Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2018. .[14]
- 52 Photographic Projects
- Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2010. . UK edition.
- Photo Op: 52 Inspirational Projects for the Adventurous Image Maker. Waltham, MA: Focal, 2010. . US edition.
- Toy Cameras, Creative Photos: High-end Results from 40 Plastic Cameras.
- Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2011. . UK edition.
- Fantastic Plastic Cameras: Tips and Tricks for 40 Toy Cameras. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2011. . US edition.
- I Dare the Wave, a Life to Save. Brighton and Hove: Miniclick, 2014. Edition of 50 copies. Photographs of Brighton Swimming Club. 1 of 5 publications collectively titled The Miniclick Press Volume 1 / Brighton. The other publications are by Ondra Loup, Kristina Sälgvik, Jack Latham and Jean-Luc Brouard.
Publications with contributions by Meredith
- Spirit of Friendship. By Colin Edward Offland. Manchester: Chief, 2002. .
- Don't Think Just Shoot. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2007. .[11]
- Joachim Schmid Is Martin Parr · Martin Parr Is Joachim Schmid. Self-published by Joachim Schmid, 2009.
- Archives / Memories: Brighton Swimming Club: 1860–2013. Brighton Swimming Club, 2013. Edited by Lindy Dunlop.
- Toy Tokyo. Kingyo, 2014. Edited by Manami Okazaki. .[15]
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
Group exhibitions
- Austen room, British Airways i360, Brighton. A permanent exhibition from April 2017 with photographs by Meredith, Gary Eastwood, and Paul Raftery.[18] [19]
Awards
- Second place, the Lomolympics 2000, Tokyo, 2000
- Third place, Lomographic World Congress, Vienna, 2002
Notes
- News: 11 February 2019. Has Instagram made everyone's photos look the same?. 11 April 2012. Stephen. Dowling. BBC News.
- News: Stephen. Dowling. 11 February 2019. Did the Lomo camera save film photography?. 22 November 2012. BBC News.
- "The Much-Loved LomoKev is the Now a LomoAmigo", The Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- Web site: Interview: lomokev . https://archive.today/20130129125621/http://birmingham.myvillage.com/article/interview-lomokev . dead . 29 January 2013 . 17 October 2010. birmingham.myvillage.com.
- "5 Questions on Analogue Photography With Kevin Neal Meredith aka lomokev", Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- Web site: Google talk and my recent dotcom tour . 17 October 2010. Kevin Meredith.
- Web site: A U K E – The Association of UK Entrepreneurs – From Geek to Online Guru . 17 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100708081453/http://auke.co.uk/news5.htm . 8 July 2010. auke.co.uk.
- Web site: Phoot Camp – Kevin Meredith . 17 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101105170631/http://phootcamp.com/kevin-meredith . 5 November 2010 . Phootcamp.
- Web site: Google Tech Talk, August 11, 2010 – Hobbyist to Flickr Celeb: Building a Career with Social Networking (Kevin Meredith aka lomokev) . 17 October 2010. Google.
- "Hungry Eye Issue 2, Volume 3 is Here!", Hungry Eye. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- Web site: lomokev's Amazing Lomo LC-A Portrait Montages! . 17 October 2010 . The Lomographic Society International.
- News: Find a fresh perspective with a photography course in Brighton . Chris Leadbeater . 17 October 2010 . London . 11 September 2010. The Independent.
- Web site: 11 February 2019. Working with the best in local talent. 15 April 2015. British Airways i360.
- Its web page is here.
- Web site: 11 February 2019. Toy Tokyo. 30 August 2014. The Japan Times.
- Web site: Paul. Nuttall. 11 February 2019. ‘The Daily Swim’ – an exhibition by Kevin Meredith. 6 May 2009. What Digital Camera.
- Web site: 27 March 2019. New In Town: June. 10 June 2011. Source.
- Web site: 11 February 2019. Exhibition tells the story of how i360 was built. The Argus.
- Web site: 11 February 2019. Mayor of Brighton & Hove officially opens new exhibition. 12 May 2017. British Airways i360.
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