Kevin Meredith
Born1978 (age 45–46)
Folkestone, Kent, UK
NationalityBritish
OccupationPhotographer
Websitelomokev.com

Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and writer, living in Brighton.[1][2] He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera[2][3] and his lomographic style.

Meredith has produced three books on photography: Hot Shots (2008), 52 Photographic Projects (2010, titled Photo Op in the USA) and Toy Cameras, Creative Photos (2011, titled Fantastic Plastic Cameras in the USA).

Life and work

Meredith grew up in Folkestone, England and began photographing at age 16.[4][5] He started using a Lomo LC-A in 1998 and gained notoriety for his use of this camera,[2] often in Brighton, and for his use of social media as a tool to promote his photography,[4][6][7] specifically Flickr.[8][9]

His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years.[10] He teaches photography[1] courses using the Lomo LC-A,[11][12] has given talks at venues internationally and works as a commercial photographer.[13] He lives in Brighton.[1]

Publications

Publications by Meredith

Publications with contributions by Meredith

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Awards

Notes

  1. ^ Its web page is here.

References

  1. ^ a b c Dowling, Stephen (11 April 2012). "Has Instagram made everyone's photos look the same?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Dowling, Stephen (22 November 2012). "Did the Lomo camera save film photography?". BBC News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Much-Loved LomoKev is the Now a LomoAmigo", The Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Interview: lomokev". birmingham.myvillage.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  5. ^ "5 Questions on Analogue Photography With Kevin Neal Meredith aka lomokev", Lomographic Society International. Accessed 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ Kevin Meredith. "Google talk and my recent dotcom tour". Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  7. ^ "A U K E – The Association of UK Entrepreneurs – From Geek to Online Guru". auke.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Phoot Camp – Kevin Meredith". Phootcamp. Archived from the original on 5 November 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  9. ^ "Google Tech Talk, August 11, 2010 – Hobbyist to Flickr Celeb: Building a Career with Social Networking (Kevin Meredith aka lomokev)". Google. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Hungry Eye Issue 2, Volume 3 is Here!", Hungry Eye. Accessed 2 July 2014.
  11. ^ a b "lomokev's Amazing Lomo LC-A Portrait Montages!". The Lomographic Society International. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  12. ^ Chris Leadbeater (11 September 2010). "Find a fresh perspective with a photography course in Brighton". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
  13. ^ "Working with the best in local talent". British Airways i360. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Toy Tokyo". The Japan Times. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  15. ^ Nuttall, Paul (6 May 2009). "'The Daily Swim' – an exhibition by Kevin Meredith". What Digital Camera. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  16. ^ "New In Town: June". Source. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Exhibition tells the story of how i360 was built". The Argus. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Mayor of Brighton & Hove officially opens new exhibition". British Airways i360. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2019.

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