PhotoVoice Auction 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

10th ANNUAL AUCTION OF EXCEPTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHS FOR CHARITY PHOTOVOICE

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PhotoVoice Auction 2012 th 10 Annual Auction of Exceptional Photographs th Tuesday 20 November, 2012 6.30pm-10pm Live Auction 7.30pm Hosted by LBi Atlantis Building, Truman Brewery, 146 Brick Lane, London E1 6RU Auctioneer: Sebastian Montabonel Tickets £20 in advance – book via www.photovoice.org/auction Sponsored by Reed Smith and Reuters Preview/Public Viewing: st th Preview of selected prints from Thursday 1 – Tuesday 20 November, 2012 Opening hours: 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday th

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The renowned PhotoVoice Auction of Exceptional Photographs is back for its 10 year on Tuesday 20 November 2012, hosted by global marketing and technology agency LBi at the Atlantis Building, part of the old Truman Building, Brick Lane, London E1. This unique celebration of world class photography includes 85 live and silent auction lots, and offers the perfect opportunity for budding photography collectors to start their collection or serious art buyers to invest in a beautiful and often rare print.

The prints will be auctioned to benefit charity PhotoVoice, a leader in the field of participatory photography, who design and develop projects for the empowerment of marginalised groups worldwide, for positive social change.

From still life to celebrity portraits, and landscape to documentary, the collection includes an exciting array of exceptional photography. Some highlights include Nadav Kander’s Embrace, Ian Berry’s Juke Box Johannesburg, 1961 and John Chillingworth’s Diana Dors, 19 May 1956. Works by Sarah Moon, Herb Ritts, Tim

Flach, Simon Roberts, Jane Bown, Michael Kenna and Laura Hynd amongst others, all add up to a stunning and diverse collection of work, representing some of the very finest photography has to offer. st

There will be the opportunity to preview a selection of prints to be auctioned from Thursday 1 until Tuesday 20 November, Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm, at LBi.

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The silent auction will open at 9am on Friday 16 November 2012, closing at 9.00pm on 20th November 2012.

Bidding for silent auction lots is by text, making it even easier for those unable to attend the event to bid. For details of how to bid, and to view the full collection, see www.photovoice.org/auction.

Sebastien Montabonel, Senior European Specialist at Phillips de Pury & Company, who will be the auctioneer on the night, says, “It gives me the greatest pleasure and honour to lend my support to this auction and to the work of PhotoVoice.

The magnificent donations of photographs to this auction are inspiring. There is work here from emerging new talents as well as well-known names and from every genre of photography – you will undoubtedly find something here to excite and stimulate you.”

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Notes to Editor: 1. For more information and image requests please contact: Juliet Vine – Events & Fundraising Assistant julietvine@photovoice.org / +44 (0)20 7613 0216 Liz Harrington – Auction Consultant lizharrington@photovoice.org / +44 (0)20 7033 3878 2. PhotoVoice is an award-winning international charity. Our mission is to build skills within marginalised communities using innovative participatory photography and digital storytelling methods so that they have the opportunity to represent themselves and create tools for advocacy and communications to achieve positive social change. Our projects enable those who are traditionally the subjects of photography to become its creators. Through photography, these individuals find the confidence to speak out about their challenges, strengths, hopes and fears.

Further information about our work and projects can be found at www.photovoice.org 3. The Live Auction is hosted by LBi (www.lbi.com).

LBi is a global marketing and technology agency, expert at blending strategic, creative, media and technical expertise to build business value. We help companies of all shapes and sizes decide what’s next for their business - and then we take them there. We define and execute transformational digital strategies for clients including BT, Coca-Cola E.ON, Lloyds TSB, Play.com and Virgin Atlantic.

Across our 32 offices in 17 countries, there are more than 2,200 digital specialists collaborating with brands to enrich people’s lives via service design, branded content, mobile, CRM and social media. We also set the pace in digital display, search, affiliate marketing, usability and analytics.

There are many things that make LBi unique, but if we had to choose one it would be our ability to bring together diverse teams of experts to suit any brief. We call this blending, and it’s the reason why all types of organisations – from famous global businesses to disruptive start-ups – choose LBi to help make their brands desirable wherever, whenever and however people choose to engage with them.

4. The Auction is sponsored by news media agency Reuters (www.reuters.com) and global law firm Reed Smith (www.reedsmith.com).

5. Reuters – the events that shape the world are captured each day by Reuters, the largest international news agency. Reuters is the news division of Thomson Reuters - the leading source for intelligent information for businesses and professionals. Reuters’ global network of 600 photographers distributes 1,600 pictures each day - over half a million each year. Images are transmitted within minutes to the world’s media to provide a constant window to the world. Over five million images are licensed at Reuters Pictures www.reuters.com/pictures www.photovoice.org info@photovoice.org / +44 (0) 20 7033 3878 94 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4RH. Registered as a charity in England and Wales (1096598) and Scotland (SC041918).