After Martin Parr, we are pleased to announce another prominent name for Trieste Photo Days 2019: Nick Turpin, British photographer and founder of the international street photographers collective iN-PUBLiC. Phil Coomes, writing for BBC News, considered Turpin “one of the best” street photographers.
During the festival’s opening weekend (October 25-27, 2019) Nick will meet the audience in a Q&A with the Festival art director Angelo Cucchetto and will hold an exclusive photographic workshop.
Nick Turpin will also be part the jury of the 10th edition of URBAN Photo Awards. Submissions will open on Friday, March 1st and will close on Friday, May 31st. There will be several news regarding the topics, the methods of participation, the new upload system and much more. As usual, the collective winners’ exhibition with the award ceremony will be held in Trieste Photo Days. Martin Parr will choose and personally reward the best photo.
More news very soon!
Nick Turpin is a London based street photographer. In 2000 he was the founder of the iN-PUBLiC street photographers group which played a significant role in the modern resurgence of interest in street photography as an approach.
Nick is the Art Director of STREET LONDON and creator of the #canpubphoto initiative to identify candid public photography online. Nick is also an experienced advertising, design and editorial photographer with major campaigns under his belt for brands such as IBM, Toyota, Barclays Bank and Jaguar. His recent book On The Night Bus explores the lives of London Bus commuters traveling home in the winter months. Nick has taught Street Photography for The Tate Gallery, Sony World Photography Organization, The Discovery Channel and Apple.