'A BIT OF A JOURNEY'
As many of my editors have remarked, “Gilly, no one has ever undertaken the journey that sees you where you sit today. Your pathway is unique. You should tell that story.”
Now I do ha ha! The first part of the talk outlines the circumstances I found myself in both photographically and television wise for over 35 years. The second half looks at my landscapes and how I undertake them. .This talk is one in a series of four that Mark delivers.
About Mark Gilligan
My bio: An official Ambassador for LEE FILTERS, Mark is one of only a distinct few across the world to be awarded the status of ‘LEE Master.’ He is very proud of that honour. An accredited, award-winning member of the British Institute of Professional Photography he was made a Fellow by them because of his specialist and original Landscape Photography in the Lake District and Snowdonia. A former winner of the Sunday Times LPOTY #OMGB Award, his images are used by the UK government to promote the country across the globe.
A features writer for many magazines, his work regularly appears in the national photography and regional walking publications. In his former life, which he ran concurrently alongside his landscape work, he produced and directed some 300 TV programmes in a specialist role within the Home office. He is no stranger to appearing in front of the camera too and can be seen occasionally on broadcast TV.
His bespoke, popular Landscape Photography Workshops and courses are fully endorsed by LEE filters and he regularly undertakes them for photographers from across the world. To date, he has instructed photography and video to over 3000 people.
ABOUT NDPS SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Every month at Norwich and District Photographic Society there is the opportunity to hear inspirational photographic talks by photographers who are recognised to be at the top of their game and renowned specialists in their field of photography. The quality and range of subjects included in these Special Presentations are we believe unequalled both here in Norfolk and much further afield. Further, arguably alone they more than justify the cost of becoming a member of the Society.
The programme for the 2021-2022 Season is well advanced and has been designed to offer a broad range of excellent speakers who will cover, as in past seasons, a far reaching range of photographic genre. Whilst there remains some uncertainty regarding how quickly we shall return to the new normality after covid we will continue to take a flexible approach and only announce the final details about a month before each presentation.
Members of the Society are normally able to attend Special Presentations free of charge. However, NON-MEMBERS wanting to attend a Special Presentation can usually purchase a guest ticket prior to the event. Guest tickets (subject to availability) must be purchased in advance and are only available from our ticketing partner Eventbrite.co.uk.
Please note the ticket office for each individual presentation is not open until approximately ONE month prior to the date of the presentation when all arrangements for the evening have been agreed and confirmed between the presenter and the Society.
ABOUT NDPS ONLINE PRESENTATIONS
During the coronavirus pandemic the Society put together a revised programme of Special Presentations that were presented online. These online events proved to be very successful, with good attendance and we thank all our speakers and members who have adapted to this medium. Post-covid we envisage that we shall continue to make full use of the available technologies to deliver our Special Presentations. In the past year online presenttions has widened our reach and we have hosted speakers from the furthest points in the UK, throughout Europe and much wider afield from Australia and the United States.
We don’t intend to allow geography to be a reason for not heaing from the very best photographers worldwide in future seasons. Equally, we shall evolve to ensure this is achieved in the most effective way for our members