AGATA PIORKOWSKA

Haymanot Tesfa

 

 

Haymanot Tesfa, was born in Ethiopia, where she completed a diploma in painting at The School of Fine Arts. She has had various exhibitions in Ethiopia and the UK.

 

Haymanot uses mixed techniques and does still-life, portraiture and illustrative work. Three of her paintings were published in books. The first one is on the back cover of the Journal of Human Rights Practice, Volume 1 Number 1 in 2009. And the second two works are on the Front and back cover of a poetry book, “Whistling back” by Hubert Moore. And the most recent one is on the cover of a poetry book, "This Woman" by Nancy Charley, 2012.

In 2010 Haymanot decided to study Photography to gain more skill and now concentrates on still life photography which she is more interested on. Most of her photographs are influenced by her art works, including all the photographs in this exhibition which are based on Mothers with HIV aids.

 

As well as an artist and photographer Haymanot also a ‘World’ music singer and works with different bands in London.

Jackie Hopfinger

Jackie Hopfinger is a London based photographer who, as an amateur, had a love of taking photographs for over 30 years. She had a successful career in local government and once this finished she began to study photography as a new career. She is most interested in photo documentaries, still life and travel photography. Her inspirations come from trying to use photography to tell a story or to capture a moment, a feeling or a mood.

Without the past the future is formless – a photo documentary

You get to a certain age and you start to look back as much as you look forward; you wonder what happened to all those wild friends you used to know.

In the mid 70’s we were students, we took drugs, we squatted, we partied.

By the mid 80’s some semblance of real life began to hit. Relationships, employment, children, housing all loomed on the horizon.

How have we all changed? What are our lives like now? Do we have regrets?

 

I thought it was about time to find out.

Jessica M. Lotti

Born in Italy and currently based in London since 1994, United Kingdom, Jessica M. Lotti is a freelance music and events photographer, available for work in the London area.
She started shooting hardcore and punk band with a small compact camera in the squat scenes in Italy and Germany and was so impressed by the energy of the live show by this bands that it was essential for her to capture the moment. In 1992 she had her first real 35mm camera, with little resources she has managed to travel, during her journey she photographed artists at both gigs and festivals, her photographs have been published in magazines and newspapers nationally and internationally. She is currently contributing a selection of her photographs to a book called GuitArsonists, to be released later in 2013.

She continues to work on her personal project, and would like to expand her career in various fields.
The exhibition took her to a different level discovering a new the passion; realising that what she loves best is the challenge of capturing a moving subject.

 

She is on a journey and would love to hear your feedback on her images.

Her photographs are available to buy, please contact her if interested.

 jessy.lotti@gmail.com

HND student photography Exhibition

 

Please come and see the City and Islington College HND photography students work at Islington Central Library 10-16th June 2013.