Kevin Meredith
Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton. He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera and his lomographic style. Meredith has produced three books on photography: Hot Shots (2008), 52 Photographic Projects (2010, titled Photo Op in the USA) and Toy Cameras, Creative Photos (2011, titled Fantastic Plastic Cameras in the USA).
Kevin Meredith
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- Name
- Kevin Meredith
- Born
- 1978
- Birthplace
- Folkestone, Kent, UK
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton. He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera and his lomographic style. Meredith has produced three books on photography: Hot Shots (2008), 52 Photographic Projects (2010, titled Photo Op in the USA) and Toy Cameras, Creative Photos (2011, titled Fantastic Plastic Cameras in the USA).
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• Name — Kevin Meredith • Born — 1978 • Birthplace — Folkestone, Kent, UK • Occupation — Photographer • Website — lomokev.com
Life and work
Life and work
Meredith grew up in Folkestone, England and began photographing at age 16. He started using a Lomo LC-A in 1998 and gained notoriety for his use of this camera, often in Brighton, and for his use of social media as a tool to promote his photography, specifically Flickr. His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years. He teaches photography courses using the Lomo LC-A, has given talks at venues internationally and works as a commercial photographer. He lives in Brighton.
Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• The Daily Swim, The Eagle, Brighton, 2009 • The Old Market, Hove, 2011
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• Austen room, British Airways i360, Brighton. A permanent exhibition from April 2017 with photographs by Meredith, Gary Eastwood, and Paul Raftery.
Publications by Meredith
Publications by Meredith
• Hot Shots. Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2008.. UK edition. • Hot Shots. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2009.. US edition. • How to Take Better Photos. Revised edition. Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2018.. • 52 Photographic Projects • Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2010.. UK edition. • Photo Op: 52 Inspirational Projects for the Adventurous Image Maker. Waltham, MA: Focal, 2010.. US edition. • Toy Cameras, Creative Photos: High-end Results from 40 Plastic Cameras. • Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2011.. UK edition. • Fantastic Plastic Cameras: Tips and Tricks for 40 Toy Cameras. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2011.. US edition. • I Dare the Wave, a Life to Save. Brighton and Hove: Miniclick, 2014. Edition of 50 copies. Photographs of Brighton Swimming Club. 1 of 5 publications collectively titled The Miniclick Press Volume 1 / Brighton. The other publications are by Ondra Loup, Kristina Sälgvik, Jack Latham and Jean-Luc Brouard.
Publications with contributions by Meredith
Publications with contributions by Meredith
• Spirit of Friendship. By Colin Edward Offland. Manchester: Chief, 2002.. • Don't Think Just Shoot. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2007.. • Joachim Schmid Is Martin Parr · Martin Parr Is Joachim Schmid. Self-published by Joachim Schmid, 2009. • Archives / Memories: Brighton Swimming Club: 1860–2013. Brighton Swimming Club, 2013. Edited by Lindy Dunlop. • Toy Tokyo. Kingyo, 2014. Edited by Manami Okazaki..
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Awards
• Second place, the Lomolympics 2000, Tokyo, 2000 • Third place, Lomographic World Congress, Vienna, 2002
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- 1.Dowling, Stephen. Has Instagram made everyone's photos look the same?. BBC News. 11 April 2012.
- 2.Dowling, Stephen. Did the Lomo camera save film photography?. BBC News. 22 November 2012.
- 3."The Much-Loved LomoKev is the Now a LomoAmigo", The Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- 4.Interview: lomokev. birmingham.myvillage.com.
- 5."5 Questions on Analogue Photography With Kevin Neal Meredith aka lomokev ", Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- 6.Kevin Meredith. Google talk and my recent dotcom tour.
- 7.A U K E – The Association of UK Entrepreneurs – From Geek to Online Guru. auke.co.uk.
- 8.Phoot Camp – Kevin Meredith. Phootcamp.
- 9.Google. Google Tech Talk, August 11, 2010 – Hobbyist to Flickr Celeb: Building a Career with Social Networking (Kevin Meredith aka lomokev).
- 10."Hungry Eye Issue 2, Volume 3 is Here!", Hungry Eye. Accessed 2 July 2014.
- 11.The Lomographic Society International. lomokev's Amazing Lomo LC-A Portrait Montages!.
- 12.Chris Leadbeater. Find a fresh perspective with a photography course in Brighton. The Independent. 11 September 2010.
- 13.Working with the best in local talent. British Airways i360. 15 April 2015.
- 14.Its web page is here.
- 15.Toy Tokyo. The Japan Times. 30 August 2014.
- 16.Nuttall, Paul. 'The Daily Swim' – an exhibition by Kevin Meredith. What Digital Camera. 6 May 2009.
- 17.New In Town: June. Source. 10 June 2011.
- 18.Exhibition tells the story of how i360 was built. The Argus.
- 19.Mayor of Brighton & Hove officially opens new exhibition. British Airways i360. 12 May 2017.
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