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Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize 2016

Posted on August 8, 2016 | Leave a comment

I’ve received my customary annual rejection email from the judges of the Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize. However, nice to see the prize is slowly warming up to my work:

“However, I did want to let you know that your photograph(s) did make it through to the second round of judging which included around 346 images. This year we had a total of 4,303 prints submitted into the competition from 1,842 photographers so the competition was very strong.”, Keeley Carter, Exhibitions Manager.

Roll on next year! As is customary, I’d like to share my entry images with you.

Dancer Faye Stoeser (on left). J’Agura (The Present Of Now), Means Of Engagement present a contemporary dance performance titled “Embellished Abundance”. Creation and composition by Muti Musafiri and Nella Turkki. The performers are young dancers from London, ranging in age from 20 to 28. Organised by the South Bank Youth Club. The dancers are along the Queen’s Walk, South Bank, London, United Kingdom. August 28, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Freelance stage crew member Joe Meyer helps collect a sky backdrop as it is lowered. Technicians begin rigging up the lighting for Britten’s Albert Herring at the Royal College of Music, Britten Theatre, Prince Consort Road, London. June 10, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Polly Leech (who plays Florence Pike) backstage, waiting for her cue. Full company, stage and piano rehearsals. Albert Herring. Britten Theatre, Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London. June 17, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Edward, the thoughtful superhero. July 19, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Elvis dressed as Iron Man shows his strength as he breaks a twig at his older brother’s birthday party. Roxbourne Park, Ruislip. April 03, 2016. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

The final performance of Albert Herring at the Britten Theatre, RCM. Miss Wordsworth, played by Sofia Larsson, reflects on her performance backstage and awaits her cue for her next scene in the second act. Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten. Royal College of Music, Bitten Theatre, Prince Consort Road, London. July 08, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

For the technically minded, the three backstage colour images were shot on Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II cameras with Olympus M.Zuiko lenses, apart from the backstage shot featuring balloons, which was with a Voigtlander Nokton f0.95 lens. The colour batman portrait was shot on an Olympus PEN E-P5.

The two black and white images were shot on a Leica Monochrom (M246) with Leica lenses.

All editing and processing was done on Adobe Lightroom. The colour images were finished in Alienskin Exposure X and the monochrome images were finished in Nik Software Silver Efex Pro.

BBC Interview On Iconic Photography

Posted on August 3, 2016 | Leave a comment

Live Interview On BBC World News

Thrilled to have permission from the BBC to share this clip of myself and journalism student Wilton Jackson from the University of Baton Rouge being interviewed on a segment about iconic photography.

The segment was based around the superb photograph from the Baton Rouge protest (July 10th, 2016) by Reuters photographer Jonathan Bachman.

This clip is being used with full permission of the BBC (Global Planning Editor, BBC News, London). This was a live broadcast on July 21st, 2016.

Eight Images in TZIPAC Zebra Award Finals

Posted on April 21, 2016 | Leave a comment

8 Pictures Judged As Finalists In Black & White Photo Competition

Astonished and overjoyed to share that that eight of my photographs reached the finals of the BW specialist competition, the 4th TZIPAC Zebra Awards.

Seven of the images were shot on Olympus OM-D cameras (E-M1 and E-M5 Mark II) and one of the images (the urban dance image) was shot on a Leica Monochrom.

Whilst non of the images went onto win, having eight photographs get into the finals is pretty special! Huge congratulations to the winners; there was some exceptional photography.

9th International Color Awards

Posted on March 29, 2016 | 1 comment

Nominee In Wildlife Category

A murmuration of starlings at dusk, just after the sunset at the beach in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom. March 10, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

Happy to share one of my images was nominated by the judges of the 9th International Color Awards in Los Angeles.

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It didn’t go on to win, but it’s nice to know out of the 5,678 entries, it achieved a nomination.

It was shot on my Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the M.Zuiko 12-40mm f2.8PRO lens. The raw image was then processed in Adobe Lightroom and finished in Alienskin Exposure 7.

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The Photography Show 2016

Posted on March 14, 2016 | 1 comment

Hope To See You In Birmingham!

Very happy to say I’ll be at the Photography Show again this year. For the duration of the show I’ll be with my friends and colleagues on the Snapper Stuff stand (B101 and B102) talking about Think Tank Photo bags (for whom I’ve been on the design board) and FLM‘s range of supports and helping out with any questions you may have.

From last year’s show: “Essentials In Documentary Film Making” talk by Edmond Terakopian at the Filmmaker Theatre on behalf of Snapper Stuff. The Photography Show, NEC, Birmingham. March 23, 2015. Photo: Freia Turland

On Sunday, March 20th, 2pm-2.40pm, I’ll be giving an Olympus Visionary talk on my Opera By The River project at the Behind The Lens Theatre. I’ll share with you my thoughts and experiences on shooting this 11 month project at the prestigious Royal College of Music and naturally showing my favourite images from the reportage. I’ll also share which Olympus cameras and lenses I used along with some other equipment which were invaluable. Hope to see you there!

Albert Herring; an Opera by Benjamin Britten

(L-R) Lady Billows, played by Janis Kelly and Miss Wordsworth, played by Sofia Larsson, make their way across backstage to the rear of the set. The final performance of Albert Herring by Benjamin Britten. Royal College of Music, Bitten Theatre, Prince Consort Road, London. July 08, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

There will also be a unique opportunity to purchase a copy of the book that goes with this project. Please see THIS post for details. I’ll be happy to sign your copy for you!

On Monday, March 21st, 2pm-3pm, I’ll be a panelist on a discussion in the Piazza Suite 3; “Are staged or manipulated pictures ever acceptable? The panel discusses just how far you can go…”. This discussion brought to you by Professional Photography magazine is sure to be interesting, so hope to see you there too.

Lastly, do make sure you pop by and see my friends at the Eizo stand. They’ll be showing my photographs and video work to showcase just how great my favourite monitors are. Colour and density accuracy and built in automated hardware calibration! Definitely worth asking a demo.

A self portrait by photographer and film maker Edmond Terakopian. Picture shows his Olympus OM-D E-M1 camera. London. February 23, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

My Olympus cameras which were used to photograph Britten’s Albert Herring at the Royal College of Music, Prince Consort Road, London. May 18, 2015. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

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Albert Herring; Journey-The Book

Posted on March 9, 2016 | 1 comment

“Opera By The River” Book

Albert Herring; Journey. A book by Edmond Terakopian which accompanies the Opera By The River project. March 09, 2016. Photo: Edmond Terakopian

As we head towards the Photography Show (March 19-22, 2016), a unique opportunity has come up to purchase a copy of my Albert Herring; Journey book. My friends at Snapper Stuff will be selling the book from their stand (B101, B102). Keep in mind that the book has never been made available to buy, this is a first. Also, I have set a specially low price of £10. Copies can be reserved (see below) for collection from the Snapper Stuff stand at the Photography Show at the NEC in Birmingham, March 19th to the 22nd, 2016. Copies can also be bought straight from the Snapper Stuff stand B101 and B102 during the show.

Multi award-winning photojournalist Edmond Terakopian spent seven months photographing a production of Albert Herring at the Royal College of Music. The opera was by a former pupil, Benjamin Britten. The project resulted in almost 32,000 photographs and was exhibited as Opera By The River in an outdoor exhibition on London’s South Bank.

Albert Herring; Journey is the book accompanying the project. For the first time, this limited print run book is available for purchase. The 10”x8” book has over 40 pages of colour and black and white reportage images, showing many aspects, from auditions and rehearsals to the behind the scenes moments of introspection to the explosive performance and the final clear up. The book was designed by Stuart Smith from Smith Design.

As I’ll be on the Snapper Stuff stand every show day, I’ll be more than happy to sign your copy and chat about the project. I’ll also be giving a presentation on behalf of Olympus at the Behind The Lens Theatre on Sunday, March 20th at 2pm-2.40pm.

To reseve your copy, kindly use the PayPal button below to purchase it, ready for collection from the show. Please note that there is no postal option and this is purely for anyone visiting the show that can collect in person. Many thanks.