My project about ancient woodland in the UK is near completion and now moving to the next stage. We are currently looking for funding and sponsorship to exhibit the work I'm also looking for someone to help me with the writing side of things. If anyone has any ideas or would like to get involved with this please get in touch here;

vanishingpresent@neil-white.co.uk

At the moment I'm scanning, editing and re shooting parts on a large format (5x4) camera. Last week I went to 2 locations in Surrey to take pictures with this camera.


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With it being the beginning of Autumn I actually spent more of the time taking pictures and foraging for mushrooms. I have never seen so many Amanita muscaria's, it was all quite magical in an Alive in Wonderland way...


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Last Friday I was trying to start a new project on the east coast of Yorkshire. Unfortunately it was blowing a gale and couldn’t risk getting my camera out as I could barely keep on my feet. It turned into more of a recce and managed to get find a good few locations for when I return. Did get some digital shots and was great to be out in the elements.

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Last Sunday I went to see Simon Roberts - The Election Project Exhibition at the House of Commons and by chance we got a guided tour of the work by the photographer.

I do hope this work goes onto be shown in a public gallery at some point.

www.theelectionproject.co.uk

When Werner Herzog Rescued Joaquin Phoenix

When Herzog Rescued Phoenix from Sascha Ciezata on Vimeo.

One of my rubbish pictures has been selected for this years Foto8 Summer Show 2010.

My picture, along with over 150 images will be on show at the HOST gallery throughout August.

The opening show party is Friday 23^rd July 2010, it would be great to see you there. Check out the link below for more details and how to purchase tickets;

http://www.foto8.com/new/summer-show-mainmenu-191

March and April have been pretty busy months for me therefore my blog has been neglected a little but plenty of new posts to come.

In February and March I completed an intensive teacher training course which was allot of work. During this time I have been doing some volunteer teaching on a photography degree course which has been challenging and most rewarding.

For most of April I was in Arizona, USA. This was part family visit, holiday and work. I began a documentary project about ranchers and conservation work. Some photographs from this can be seen below, I hope to return soon to complete the work. The landscapes and out there was just beautiful and so much space. I also saw some wonderful wild life.


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Tea Party - Prescott, Arizona, USA

I was shooting most of the time while I was there and came across a Tea Party protest rally on tax day while on my travels. This was an education in the political situation in the states and pictures from this can be seen below.


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The Slide Luck Pot Show is coming back to London in June 2010. The first one took place here back in 2007 and I am helping out again.

Please visit the website below for me details and how to summit work. The deadline for this is 7 June 2010 for the show on 19 June 2010. So please get your submissions in and hope to see you there.

www.network.slideluckpotshow.com/xn/detail/2028077:Event:57708

Party at the pumps - Saturday 15 May 2010

Climate change activist close down a Sell petrol station in central London in protest against Shell's involvement with Tar Sands in Canada.

To find out more about tar sands and its environmental impact please have a look at the links below.

www.no-tar-sands.org

www.tarsandswatch.org


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I came across a land fill site by chance in Essex last week.

Been planning some sort of project about landfill sites for sometime but as yest is hasn't really come to anything.

These pictures of plastic rubbish I captured while sneaking around the site have really got me thinking.


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Shift Festival


Photographer: Kathy Barber / Courtesy of Cape Farewell.

Southbank Centre Artist in Residence Cape Farewell pioneers a cultural response to climate change. Working internationally, it brings artists, scientists and communicators together to stimulate ideas and the production of art founded in scientific research.

SHIFT is a festival with a climate focus inspired by Cape Farewell’s expeditions to the High Arctic and the rainforests in Peru. Leading up to two special concerts - Marcus Brigstocke with special guests (29 January) and Robyn Hitchcock presents a Maritime Evening with special guests (30 January) - Southbank Centre hosts free events engaging artists, architects and scientists in discussion about climate change and showcasing creative work in response to questions of sustainability.

www.capefarewell.com/art/exhibitions/shift-festival.html

On Saturday 23^rd January over 2000 professional and amateur photographers gathered in Trafalgar Square, central London to protest against the unfair use of anit-terrorism laws which can stop photographers taking pictures in public places. This could also see the end of street photography in the UK.

The protest was organised by the group - I'm a photographer, Not a Terrorist!

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The four Greenpeace activists who made a peaceful non violent protest have been released after spending 20 days in prison.

They impersonated world leaders and gate crashed a heads of state dinner at the climate talks in Copenhagen. Two of the activists dressed in black tie and posed as representatives of an imaginary country called Mother Earth. When walking along the red carpet just behind Hilary Clinton (US secretary of state) they unfurled banners saying: "Politicians talk, leaders act".

Have a look at this short film from Greenpeace which tells their story.

Climate change activists erect a large banner on Parliament Square outside Parliament in central London reading "Rage Against COP15".

It reflects the anger and frustration at the final result at the UN Copenhagen Conference and the Christmas number One by Rage Against the Machine - Killing in The Name.



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Took this picture in the early hours of this morning inside the Bela Centre where the UN Climate Change Conference is taking place.

The talks where still going on.

The picture in a way kind of sums it all up for me.