Tuesday 8 May 2012

BIPP North West Region - Denis Thorpe - 9 May

Wednesday 9 May 2012 - Denis Thorpe FBIPP

7.30pm

Statham Lodge Hotel

Warrington Road
Statham
Lymm
WA13 9BP

www.statham-lodge.co.uk

Join the North West Region as ex-Guardian photographer, Denis Thorpe FBIPP, talks about his extensive career as a press photographer, showing some of his iconic images.


As a Guardian photojournalist between 1974 and 1996, Denis Thorpe was well placed to record a period of upheaval in the British political and cultural landscape. From reportage of the miners’ strike and Strangeways riot to celebrity portraiture and travelogues, he captured the essence of the age. Author of  ‘A Long Exposure’ 100 years of Guardian Photography in Manchester.


Details of upcoming North West events can be found at
www.bipp.com/northwest 

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