At the end of last year Instagramers London presented Iconic
London 2012, A Unique Perspective of London During 2012 at The Old Truman
Brewery. This magnificent exhibition showcased thirty leading members of the
London mobile photography community, each showing six works from 2012 that had mainly
been captured on their mobile devices and then shared on Instagram.
Instagramers London @igerslondon formed in early 2011
and are part of the global Instagramers.com network of mobile photography
communities using the Instagram app. It was founded by Jess Macdonald
@missunderground and Debs Coady @chelseadebs, who among many
other things since its beginning, have organised many Instameets, where the
London mobile community can get together and share their experiences and in turn
can share with all of the other Instagramers communities which have now formed
all over the world.
Iconic London 2012 is the second exhibition they have put on. It
lasted for five days in December and pulled in an enormous crowd, from avid
mobile photographers to people just interested in the cause and, with a well chosen east London location, the numbers just poured in. The event had been
sponsored by Photobox who are Europe’s leading online digital photo service
who provided all photographic printing, mounting and framing for the artists.
Each artist involved had chosen six works that made 2012
special for them. What is fascinating about smart photography is that it
continues to be diverse and push boundaries and this show was evidence of that.
Volume’s photo editor Robin Pope was invited to show at Iconic London 2012, his
excellent group included three black and white and three colour street
photographs from London.
Visit www.iconiclondon2012.com
for more info
Photos: Robin Pope
