Yorgos Karagiannakis (Graduate BA (Hon) Photography and Film 2004 and PHD student) is about to depart for Athens. He has a commission to make a film on the Europeanisation of the Balkans, as part of a larger research project being carried out by the University of Edinburgh. He has also been working as a teaching assistant at the University of Sussex, and has been appointed a Research Fellow there for the next three years.
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Stills Gallery – Future- Landscape and photography - Scotland and Italy May 5, 2012Landscape and photography - Scotland and Italy 10 May 2012 3.30pm - 5.30pm FREE Participating speakers include Alexandra Tommasini (Courtauld Institute of Art), Francesca Lazzarini (Curator, Fondazione Fotografia, Modena, Itlay) and artist Alexander Maris (Scotland). Booking is essential as seating is limited so please email programme@stills.org to reserve a […]
- Curating Video collections and archives May 5, 2012Curating Video collections and archives 10 May 2012 11.30am - 1.30pm FREE An introduction to the collections of Careof DOCVA, Milan, Rewind UK and The Agent Ria and their utilisations within curatorial and educational contexts. Participating speakers include Adam Lockhart (Rewind, UK), Chiara Agnello (Careof DOCVA, Milan) and Lyndsay Mann (The Agent Ria). Bo […]
- Residencies May 5, 2012Residencies 9 May 2012 3.30pm - 5.30pm FREE A chaired event with curators and artists discussing the merits and logistics of residential projects. Participating speakers include Kirsten Lloyd (Curator, Stills, Edinburgh), Scott Donaldson (Creative Scotland, Creative Futures Fund), Chiara Agnello (Curator, Careof DOCVA, Milan, Italy) and Francesca Lazzarini ( […]
- Emerging Practice May 5, 2012Emerging Practice 9 May 2012 11.30am - 1.30pm FREE A chaired introduction to contemporary practice by Italian and Scottish photographers participating in Stills' AiR residencies which are artists' residential exchanges between Edinburgh and Modena, Italy. Chaired by artist Valentina Bonizzi (Scotland/Italy) with presentations from past and present […]
- Reading Capital with David Harvey January 17, 2012Reading Capital with David Harvey 15 May 2012 Geographer and social theorist David Harvey has been teaching Karl Marx’s Capital Volume 1 for over 40 years. His lectures are now available online and provide a lively and accessible means of approaching one of the most essential and relevant political, economic and theoretical texts of modern times. In collabor […]
- Landscape and photography - Scotland and Italy May 5, 2012
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Filmhouse, Edinburgh
- Two Years at Sea Podcast May 24, 2012
- Free Men Competition May 23, 2012
- William Friedkin In Conversation May 23, 2012
- Café Scientifique May 7, 2012Monday 14th May, 8.30pm - Malaria in the UK, past, present and future.
- Full Time Café Bar Supervisor Vacancy May 1, 2012
- RNIB Scotland Go Shop Awards April 25, 2012Filmhouse wins in Entertainment Venue category
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Edinburgh Napier News
- 4pm TV Bulletin March 30, 2012
- Council threatens to sue protest group over court costs. March 30, 2012
- “Staying up in the premier league is not as easy as people think” March 30, 2012
- Splashback causing waves for Leith Councillors March 30, 2012
- Gas leak in North Sea March 30, 2012
- Delays expected on the Forth Road Bridge this Weekend March 30, 2012
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Digital Photography News
- Wanted: Experienced writers to contribute to dpreview.com May 25, 2012Are you an experienced writer with a passion for photography? Do you want to use your skills to contribute to the world's #1 photography website? If so, we want to hear from you. To expand on the reviews, previews and news stories that are the core of the site, we're looking for external contributors with a proven track record of producing top-qual […]
- Just Posted: Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm F1.8 Preview May 24, 2012Just Posted: Our hands-on preview of the Olympus 75mm F1.8 for Micro Four Thirds. The 75mm is Olympus' premium grade portrait lens for the joint Olympus/Panasonic mirrorless system. We've had a pre-production example in the office for a couple of days and have prepared a hands-on preview, to which we'll add a samples gallery when the promised […]
- Facebook creates Camera app for photo sharing and viewing on iOS May 24, 2012Facebook has announced a free app called Camera that focuses on viewing and sharing photos. Instead of showing what your friends are doing and thinking, it just dives straight to their photo galleries. The app also allows you to share multiple photos at a time, including descriptions and tagging. There are also tools for cropping and applying filters to your […]
- Olympus 75mm F1.8 for Micro Four Thirds gets $900 price-tag May 24, 2012Olympus has released more details about the M.Zuiko Digital ED 75mm F1.8 lens it announced alongside the E-M5, back in January 2012. The relatively compact large-aperture lens offers a 150mm-equivalent field-of-view and a fast internal-focus design. The 75mm will be available from 'Summer 2012' at an expected selling price of around $899.99.
- Fujifilm launches M-mount adapter for X-Pro1's X-mount May 24, 2012Fujifilm has officially unveiled its promised adapter to allow the use of Leica M-mount lenses on the X-Pro1. Unlike third-party versions, the adapter has electronic contacts for communication with the camera body, and a Function button that allows quick setting of the lens in use. To make full use of the adapter, a firmware update for the X-Pro1 (version 1. […]
- Just Posted: Pentax K-30 video preview May 23, 2012We've added a hands-on video describing the features of the Pentax K-30 and explaining how it fits in alongside the K-01 and K-5. As it's a pre-production camera, we've not been able to demostrate the autofocus speed but we have included an example of the shutter sound when continuous shooting. Click here to see our Pentax K-30 preview video.
- Wanted: Experienced writers to contribute to dpreview.com May 25, 2012
