Monday, 22 February 2010
BBC Radio Manchester Interview
Gideon was interviewed for half an hour yesterday morning by Mike Shaft on BBC Radio Manchester. The interview focused around Gideon’s life changing experience of faith, why he came back to Manchester, the success of his professional photography business, and his involvement in community work. Mike commented, "I love your photography work.. your photographs are really great!" and then went on to talk about his own passion for photography off air.
Mike invited him to come back on the show again in the future, and the Producer even jested that there could be a career in Radio for Gideon.
Labels: manchester, photography-exposure
Monday, 7 December 2009
Didsbury Magazine Shoot
Gideon shoots the fashion front cover and inset editorial spread for this month’s edition of the Didsbury Magazine. House of Frazer partnered the creative team to provide the garments and local people from the Didsbury area modelled the garments showing how ready to wear this seasons 1940's & fabulous look is.
Labels: editorial-fashion, fashion-news, magazine-photography, manchester
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Urbis Exhibition Grabs the M.E.N’s attention
M.E.N journalist Yakub Qureshi titles the article “Inner-city hot shots”, and he sanguinely writes about the Mistaken Identity Photography Exhibition at the Urbis Gallery and the process that led to it coming about. To see this article in context read more here: www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1142030_innercity_hot_shots
Labels: manchester, photography-exhibition, photography-exposure
Monday, 14 September 2009
Corporate Resposnibility: Mistaken Identity Photography Project
The 'Mistaken Identity' photography project features the digital photography and post-production editing of young people from Longsight and Ardwick. Gideon has supported the young people in his capacity as a photography tutor in expressing their thoughts, feelings and experiences on the theme of their Mistaken Identity in Longsight and Ardwick.
This photographic art project was first exhibited at a community installation attended by the then Lord Mayor Mavis Smitheman and local people. It has risen in acclaim and will now be exhibited at Manchester's Urbis Gallery from the 14th-19th September, the exhibition will commence with an invitation only launch event tonight at the Urbis. This launch event will be attended by Manchester Councilors, Regional Media people, guests, and most importantly the photographic artists.
This event has been made possible through the funding of Mediabox and the partnership of CORRIDOR MANCHESTER and the M13 Youth Project.
Location: Urbis Gallery, Cathedral Gardens, Manchester, M4 3BG
Labels: launch-event, manchester, photography-exhibition, photography-shoot
Friday, 31 October 2008
Corporate Responsibility: MediaBox Photography Project
As part of Gideon's corporate responsibility remit for working with marginalized communities, he has started a photography project working with young people using digital imagery. The young people have explored their identity and the stereotyping they face growing up in Longsight/ Ardwick Manchester, and have given the project the title 'Mistaken Identity'. As part of the accreditation process for this project the young people will achieve an AQA qualification. The project is funded by a MediaBox grant, and the M13 Youth Project have facilitated the group work with the young people from the Longsight/Ardwick area.
Labels: manchester
Fashion News: Manchester Cathedral Exclusive
Manchester Cathedral's first ever editorial fashion shoot... Gideon photographed at this exclusive location as part of a future exhibition series Gideon is creating. The Cathedral is one of the oldest buildings in Manchester and a part of this cities identity, which makes for a beautiful canvas.
Gideon was excited to work with model Tas Malik from Boss Model Management, who is currently featured throughout Winter 'O8 ASIANA Magazine.
Labels: editorial-fashion, fashion-news, manchester
Saturday, 20 September 2008
Manchester Fashion Network Shoot
Gideon shoots for Manchester Fashion Network and is published on their website, editor Ryan Cooper-Brown communicates his enthusiasm for Gideon's photographic work saying, "he is a young talent... and definitely one to look out for."
Labels: fashion-news, manchester
Model Test Shoots - Year Round Up
Over the past 12 months Gideon has test shot models in the UK and abroad from top international model agencies:
- Boss (Manchester)
- Nemesis (Manchester)
- MOT (London)
- Modelplan (London)
- NEVS (London)
- Mansion Model Managment (Dubai)
- Genesis Model Management (Hong Kong)
The recognition that he is receiving has meant that models have travelled from overseas to work with him. One model named Kayko from Ford Models, NYC, said of Gideon that working with him "would be a dream."
Labels: dubai, hong-kong, london, manchester, photography-shoot
