In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, architectural photographer Luke O’Donovan set up Zoomed In festival, which put some of his contemporaries in conversation with architects, critics and curators in a programme of virtual talks and events intended to open the practice of architectural photography up to a wider public.
Now, Zoomed In is hosting an online charity sale of prints, contributed by 40 international photographers. The sale is in aid of the Trussell Trust, with 100 per cent of the profits raised going to the charity, which supports a nation-wide network of food banks and whose ultimate goal is to end poverty and hunger in the UK.
The sale includes 56 images of
contemporary architecture at prices ranging from £25 for a small print to £100
for a large size. Take your pick from works in London-based Henry Woide’s
‘Tethered’ series, poetic depictions of telecommunication cables, or perhaps
Taran Wilkhu’s ‘The Floating Piers’, which captures Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s
installation of the same name on Lake Iseo in northern Italy.
As well as
the prints, there are also a selection of limited-edition fine art editions
that include Richard Chivers’ depictions of the sculptural forms of gas tower
(surprisingly varied, we might add) and Hélène Binet’s work at Walmer Yard, architect Peter Salter’s
other-worldly exploration into light, shadow and material in Notting Hill.
Head to the Zoomed In online sale now to support a worthy cause by picking up a fine work of architectural photography. And tune into the festival’s ‘Grande Finale’ event on YouTube on Friday 8 May between 7-9pm when, under the proviso that you’ve bought a print, you’ll be able to ask the contributing photographers any question you desire.
“It’s been incredible to see how something that was just an idea over text message a few weeks ago has developed into something that’s now raising thousands of pounds for such an important cause, and I hope that with such a strong community behind us, we’ll be able to make one final push on sales to raise a really substantial amount for the Trussell Trust and make a genuine difference,” says O’Donovan. Here, we’ve selected six highlights from the sale.
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