#16 - Offline Journal Newsletter

Above: Gallery owner Andra Milsome discusses ehibitions and photobooks with Offline’s Brian CarrollThru The Lens GalleryPandemic exhibitions & publishing photobooksAs covered in the printed issue #005 of Offline Journal, photographers in Wales have been creative in documenting different takes on the Covid-19 pandemic and the associated lockdown restrictions. Thru The Lens Gallery in Hay-on-Wye was also creative in exhibiting unique work by two NHS clinical staff - Glenn Dene and David Collyer - on the frontline of the pandemic and both also talented photographers who (in the links above) discussed their work earlier this year with Ffoton on their YouTube channel.Now on the walls at Thru The Lens Gallery in Hay-on Wye is John Bulmer’s ‘A Very English Village’ exhibition which first featured on the cover and a feature article in the 21 August 1966 issue of The Sunday Times Magazine supplement. In addition to a selection of framed prints, the exhibition also includes some fascinating tear-sheets of the Sunday Times magazine cover and spreads.As can be heard in the recorded conversation with Andra, creative thinking and collaboration with photographers has allowed Thru The Lens Gallery to experiment with new, short-run photobook publishing as way of generating revenue to keep the gallery doors open and explore new exhibition opportunities.I take my hat off to Andra and Billie: for a small indie photography gallery that just turned a year old in the thick of a global pandemic, they’ve been doing a fantastic job of exhibiting photography in a great gallery space, in self-published photobooks and online via their Instagram feed and new website. Be sure to visit them in Hay soon!You can follow them on Instagram @thruthelens_gallery and check out their new website for the latest news on exhibitions and explore their online photo bookshopwww.thruthelens.photographyMusic by wataboi from pixabay.comSubscribers to this Newsletter can leave comments (and I encourage them to do so!) to express their views and ideas around photography to hopefully stimulate further constructive and supportive discussion with others.Basic community guidelines: be active and supportive where possible in feedback and discussion threads, be respectful of others, avoid profanity - abusive and disrespectful behaviour will result in being immediately unsubscribed from the Newsletter. Simple.This (online) Offline Journal Newsletter is published monthly to offer the wider photography community an opportunity to discuss photography in, from and of Wales. Back issues of and subscriptions to the printed limited edition Offline Journal (published every April & October) with special print supplements are available via www.offline.walesI respect your privacy. You have received this Offline Newsletter because you provided your email address when purchasing a past issue issue of Offline Journal or you subscribed directly (thanks). If you would prefer not to receive future Offline Newsletters like this or participate in its community discussions, just click the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this page. (Thanks again either way!)If you would prefer to read this and previous posts in your web browser, click here.If you came to the Newsletter via a link and haven’t yet subscribed, do the business with the button below! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit offlinejournal.substack.com