MyTown, the UK鈥檚 biggest outdoor exhibition of street photography, returns for 2018
19 Sep 2018 / Events
Outdoor media owner Emc易倍体育 has today announced the return of MyTown, the UK鈥檚 biggest outdoor exhibition of street photography.
The competition, which showcases the work of UK photographers, celebrates the diversity and uniqueness of our local towns and cities.
Emc易倍体育 has launched the second installment of its street photography competition MyTown, which celebrates the people, places and moments that make up the UK鈥檚 communities
Renowned social documentary photographer Dougie Wallace is joined on this year鈥檚 judging panel by Ronya Galka and Linda Wisdom, two of the UK鈥檚 best street photographers
Selected entries will be showcased on Emc易倍体育鈥檚 Digital Out of Home sites across the country, to create the UK鈥檚 biggest ever outdoor exhibition of street photography
Outdoor media owner Emc易倍体育 has today announced the return of MyTown, the UK鈥檚 biggest outdoor exhibition of street photography. The competition, which showcases the work of UK photographers, celebrates the diversity and uniqueness of our local towns and cities.
Last year hundreds of budding photographers, both amateur and professional, submitted images that highlighted the real-life moments, situations, and people that perfectly sum up the communities within their town or city.
Selected images from this year鈥檚 entries will be showcased across Emc易倍体育鈥檚 national network of over 3,000 screens 鈥� the UK鈥檚 largest digital Out of Home network 鈥� and also displayed at a pop-up exhibition at Carousel: Next Door in central London, on December 5th, where the winner will be announced.
Justin Cochrane, CEO, Emc易倍体育 UK says: 鈥淟ike all of the MyTown entrants, we love the uniqueness of our towns and cities, and the people who make them great.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e exceptionally proud to be bringing MyTown back again, bigger and better than last year. Our continually expanding digital portfolio, the UK鈥檚 largest, is the perfect vehicle to reach the nation and showcase the excellent work capturing what makes our towns so special.鈥�
Returning judge Dougie Wallace says: 鈥淭he bar was set exceptionally high last year, I was blown away with the sheer volume and high quality of MyTown鈥檚 entries. Huge quantities of them captured the spontaneity and spirit of street photography.
The UK鈥檚 towns and cities provide us with exceptional subjects 鈥� a truly great street photographer will make ordinary life look extraordinary. I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing how this year鈥檚 entrants tell the stories of their communities and those around them.鈥�
The competition is open from now until Sunday 11 November, with a series of selected entries running on screens in the coming weeks. The shortlist will be announced on November 21st. In addition to the national exposure of the exhibition, the winning photographer will receive a X100F, Fujifilm鈥檚 premium compact camera, and a UK City Break of their choosing.
About this year鈥檚 judges:
Dougie Wallace is an award-winning British Street Photographer famed for his 鈥楬arrodsburg鈥� series, which won the Magnum Photographer Award in 2016 and had a number of images included as part of the Royal Academy鈥檚 2018 Summer Exhibition, curated by Grayson Perry.
His photos have been published in Dazed, GQ, The Guardian, New York Times and more, and he is internationally recognised for his long-term social documentary projects and distinct style of expressive street photography. Wallace鈥檚 next book 鈥楽horeditch Themepark鈥� will be published by Dewi Lewis Publishing in March next year.
Ronya Galka was named as one of the 鈥楾op 10 British Street Photographers in 2015鈥� by the Interactive Design Institute and last year was shortlisted for 鈥楳ost Influential Street Photographers of 2016鈥� . Her fine art street photography has been exhibited at Liberty鈥檚 of London and the Pall Mall Gallery in London. It can be found in private collections around the world and has resulted in numerous publications and exhibitions over the past ten years. She was also a contributor to the book 鈥楾he New Street Photographer鈥檚 Manifesto鈥� published by Illex Press.
Linda Wisdom is a professional photographer specialising in fine art urban and street photography for almost 10 years. She has been a part of many successful exhibitions including the London Photo Festival in Borough, Photo City London in 2017. Linda won 鈥楤est Street Life鈥� category with the British Life Photography Awards 2016 and was commended again in 2018, where her image was exhibited at the Royal Albert Hall. Her next group exhibition will be in Hull in October as part of the HIP Festival 2018.
Selected photos will also be shared across the MyTown Instagram page:
For more information on the competition, including how to enter, please visit:
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