Practical Photography

Model, Presenter, DJ, fashionista and now Photographer, Alexa Chung is launching a new photography project for Charity in alliance with Vice Magazine and Ctrl. Alt. Shift.

Alexa is an accomplished photographer and is offering her services as a mentor to young photographers, along with 4 others. As an advisor Alexa will offer advice and support to the budding photographers.

The project is sponsored by Vice Magazine and Ctrl. Alt. Shift. to raise awareness to global poverty, and social injustice. The project ‘Gender, Power and Poverty’, the photos should touch on gender issues the organisers felt that only by re visiting predjucices on gender gaps can we continue to work towards equality. They recommend looking into subjects such as women voters, women in power and viloence to and by women.

5 finalists get to work with a mentor and the winner’s work will be featured online and in Vice Magazine. They will also be displayed in the Association of Photographers gallery in London early next year and will receive a cash prize of £1,000.

The mentors work will also be exhibited in the gallery so be good to see Alexa Chungs images. The other mentors are, Ben Raynor, Andy Capper,Valerie Phillips and Alex Sturrock all well established photographers. The competition was organised by Nan Golding.