Kevin Meredith

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Kevin Meredith
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Folkestone, Kent, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhotographer
Websitelomokev.com

Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton.[1][2] He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera[2][3] 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).

Life and work[edit]

Meredith grew up in Folkestone, England and began photographing at age 16.[4][5] He started using a Lomo LC-A in 1998 and gained notoriety for his use of this camera,[2] often in Brighton, and for his use of social media as a tool to promote his photography,[4][6][7] specifically Flickr.[8][9]

His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years.[10] He teaches photography[1] courses using the Lomo LC-A,[11][12] has given talks at venues internationally and works as a commercial photographer.[13] He lives in Brighton.[1]

Publications[edit]

Publications by Meredith[edit]

  • Hot Shots. Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2008. ISBN 978-2-88893-027-3. UK edition.
  • 52 Photographic Projects
  • Toy Cameras, Creative Photos: High-end Results from 40 Plastic Cameras.
    • Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2011. ISBN 978-2-888931188. UK edition.
    • Fantastic Plastic Cameras: Tips and Tricks for 40 Toy Cameras. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2011. ISBN 978-0811877534. 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[edit]

  • Spirit of Friendship. By Colin Edward Offland. Manchester: Chief, 2002. ISBN 0-9543279-0-X.
  • Don't Think Just Shoot. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2007. ISBN 978-1-86154-230-4.[11]
  • 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. ISBN 978-9881250780.[14]

Exhibitions[edit]

Solo exhibitions[edit]

Group exhibitions[edit]

  • Austen room, British Airways i360, Brighton. A permanent exhibition from April 2017 with photographs by Meredith, Gary Eastwood, and Paul Raftery.[17][18]

Awards[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Its web page is here.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Dowling, Stephen (11 April 2012). "Has Instagram made everyone's photos look the same?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Dowling, Stephen (22 November 2012). "Did the Lomo camera save film photography?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Much-Loved LomoKev is the Now a LomoAmigo", The Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Interview: lomokev". birmingham.myvillage.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  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". Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  7. ^ "A U K E – The Association of UK Entrepreneurs – From Geek to Online Guru". auke.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Phoot Camp – Kevin Meredith". Phootcamp. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Google Tech Talk, August 11, 2010 – Hobbyist to Flickr Celeb: Building a Career with Social Networking (Kevin Meredith aka lomokev)". Google. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Hungry Eye Issue 2, Volume 3 is Here!", Hungry Eye. Accessed 2 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "lomokev's Amazing Lomo LC-A Portrait Montages!". The Lomographic Society International. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  12. ^ Chris Leadbeater (11 September 2010). "Find a fresh perspective with a photography course in Brighton". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  13. ^ "Working with the best in local talent". British Airways i360. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Toy Tokyo". The Japan Times. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ Nuttall, Paul (6 May 2009). "'The Daily Swim' – an exhibition by Kevin Meredith". What Digital Camera. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  16. ^ "New In Town: June". Source. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Exhibition tells the story of how i360 was built". The Argus. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Mayor of Brighton & Hove officially opens new exhibition". British Airways i360. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

External links[edit]

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