Wishing you a Wonderful Festive Season and Best Wishes for 2012

Savoy | The Restoration - Special Collectors Edition Released

Savoy | The Restoration – Special Edition - free postage prior to Christmas.

A Special Collector’s edition in a hardback linen slipcase is now available. Limited to 100, each signed and numbered copy includes a giclée type print on photorag cotton paper.The price is £150.00 including UK shipping until December 15th.

International Colour Awards | 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup

Nominee Press Release

CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY NOMINATE PHOTOGRAPHER SIOBHAN DORAN AT 5TH ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP

LONDON November 2^nd - Professional photographer Siobhan Doran was presented with the 5th Annual Photography Masters Cup Nominee title in the category of Architecture at a prestigious Nomination & Winners PhotoShow. The live online ceremony webcast Sunday, October 29, 2011 was attended by photography fans in 83 countries who logged on to see the climax of the industry's most important event for color photography.

The awards international Jury included captains of the industry ranging from Hasted Hunt Kraeutler in New York, Brancolini Grimaldi, David & Goliath, Simon Studer Art Associates, Stills Gallery to Christie's in London who honored Color Masters with 272 coveted title awards and 1099 nominees in 18 categories.

"It is an incredible achievement to be selected among the best from the 11,321 entries we received this year," said Basil O'Brien, the awards Creative Director. Siobhan Doran’s  "240 Regent Street," an exceptional image entered in the Architecture category, represents contemporary color photography at its finest, and we're pleased to present her with the title of Nominee."

See the 5th Annual Winners & Nominees at http://www.thecolorawards.com/gallery

INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERS CUP is the leading international award honoring excellence in color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers worldwide and honors the finest images with the highest achievements in color photography.

SAVOY | THE RESTORATION

Signed Copies available from The Savoy http://www.siobhandoran.com/shop.html

The book traces the work through four periods of the restoration project. It opens with the process of stripping out, which in many instances exposed original detail. The two following sections follow the painstaking structural restoration and its progression into the new designs. The final section covers the finishing touches of decoration and furnishing. In addition, the book includes an Introduction from Prince Alwaleed, an essay on the buildings history and the extent of its restoration. Siobhan narrates a short piece about her observations on the work at the beginning of each chapter; the 8 double spreads are illustrated to the rear with historical stories which form interesting factual narrative. This is followed by a full index locating each image within the building and the date that each photograph was taken. Finally, The Team of approximately 6,000 people that worked on this Restoration are listed in alphabetical order.

Clothbound signed hardback 

290mmx 290mm 

178 pages

110 colour plates

Dewi Lewis Publishing

ISBN: 978-1-907893-14-8

£40 + P&P

Available from 02.11.11

City of London - Thames & Hudson - Published

View Pictures were commissioned by Thames and Hudson to capture the city of London in photographs. The book The City of London is now available by Thames & Hudson. I am one of 14 photographers from View who captured this concise commission. With 529 illustrations and 352 pages of architecture and innovation in the square mile, this volume through its text and photography will give an invaluable historical and up-to-date insight into the Cities square mile.  The photograph shown here is one of mine taken in Paternoster Square in beautiful winter sunshine.

To receive a copy of The City of London at the special price of £28.00 (30% discount), please visit

www.thamesandhudson.com and enter the code TH146 at checkout, or call our distributor Littlehampton Book Services on 01903 828503. Offer runs until 1 March 2012.

Savoy | The Restoration

press release 

Siobhan Doran has photographed the ambitious restoration of The Savoy, the world-renowned hotel on London’s Embankment. Built by impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan operas, the hotel opened on 6 August 1889. It enjoyed a resurgence of fame during the 1920s with both major art deco redecoration, and guests as varied as Noel Coward, Igor Stravinsky, Josephine Baker and George Gershwin.

The book traces the work through four periods of the restoration project. It opens with the process of stripping out, which in many instances exposed original detail. The two following sections follow the painstaking structural restoration and its progression into the new designs. The final section covers the finishing touches of decoration and furnishing. As the project developed Siobhan Doran became captivated by the hotel’s fifth-floor River Suites with their varied views across the Thames. Revisiting these rooms many times in the course of more than 100 visits to the hotel, she developed the concept of returning and remaking images, which she then expanded to embrace to other areas in the building. This approach also unconsciously reflects the many views and insights that the now-reopened hotel’s customers observe daily – depending on the season in which they visit, the length of their stay, the areas that they frequent and whether it is their first visit or one of many.

The book is a clothbound hardback with a printed image, 290mmx 290mm with 178 pages and 110 colour plates, ISBN: 978-1-907893-14-8, cost £40

Signed copies are available to pre order until the release date on 2nd November 2011
http://www.shopatthesavoy.com/the-savoy-collection/gifts/restoration-book.html

Published November 2011 by Dewi Lewis publishing http://www.dewilewispublishing.com

The City of London - Architectural Tradition and Innovation

View Pictures were commissioned by Thames and Hudson to capture the city of London in photographs. The book The City of London is published later this month by Thames & Hudson. As one of the photographers from View who captured this commission, I am looking forward to seeing my work in print and the completed book at the launch on October 17^th. Both text and photography will give an invaluable up to date insight into the square mile.  http://www.viewpictures.co.uk/

A major new illustrated celebration of the architecture and urban fabric at the heart of the world's greatest city. From its beginnings 2000 years ago as a Roman settlement, the City of London has evolved and thrived so that today it is one of the world’s great financial centres. Concentrated into its square mile is a rich mixture of buildings and public spaces that reflects the area’s extraordinary history. This book, edited by Nicholas Kenyon with contributions

from four distinguished architectural historians, guides both the newcomer and those familiar with the City through the amazing variety of buildings that range from the Norman Tower of London to Jean Nouvel’s extraordinary One New Change. Dividing the City into eight districts and featuring specific locations in each, the authors write about structures as varied as the Bank of England and Guildhall, the glorious Wren churches, the city livery halls and the Thames’ bridges. Illustrated with specially commissioned photographs and historical images, The City of London captures the magic and mystery of the ancient and modern urban environment that make the Square Mile so fascinating.

(Text by T&H)

The City of London
Edited by Nicholas Kenyon

With contributions from Michael Hall,

Kenneth Powell, Alan Powers and Aileen Reid

352pp 29.0 x 25.0cm

529 Illustrations, 434 in colour

ISBN 978 0500 342770

RRP £40.00 hb

Architectural Tradition and Innovation

in the Square Mile

University of Westminster Harrow Campus Redevelopment is underway

University of Westminster redevelopment is underway. The first phase includes work to the existing library, which is almost complete in time for the new college year. Hawkins\Brown were appointed by the University of Westminster to masterplan and design the redevelopment of the University’s Harrow Campus.

I am commissioned by the University to document the change throughout the project, which is at present scheduled to take two years. I will be updating the progress on this blog from time to time, in particular when significant milestones are met. If you have similar projects and are interested in the documentation of them, please get in touch – my email is siobhan@siobhandoran.com

Book Printing Signed off!

I am just back from EBS offices in Verona, Italy.  My book Savoy | The Restoration was being printed. It was a fascinating week understanding the process involved in Book Publishing. A printing day is made up of 3 shifts - for the Authors and Publishers this equates to long days so that you are on hand to approve each stage and page! At EBS the quality is superb and the expectation from all involved is perfection, or as near as this technology can allow.The results are beautiful crafted art books. 

As I left late on Wednesday night there were pallets of my pages awaiting pick up for the binders... all very exciting and educational. I captured the photograph above as Dewi Lewis approved the final sheet. The book Savoy | The Restoration will be published by Dewi Lewis Publishing in November and details of its availability will follow. For any queries or pre-orders please get in touch http://www.dewilewispublishing.com/GENERAL/FORTHCOMING.html

The Mad Hatter's Tea Party

A selection of my photographs from my two forest series - One Year in Ashridge and In The Forest - are on show at Crest Living at 242 Brompton Road. Why not drop in for a Tea and Cupcake on Tuesday 20th September and enjoy the surrounding of chic modern furniture too! A number of the photographs are framed in non-reflective glass, although a more exspensive way to frame both Art and Photography, the clarity and visual impact is worth it.  http://www.crestliving.co.uk/ 

Homes & Gardens - September Issue

One of my photographs from the Summer Series of 'One Year in Ashridge' was selected for a photoshoot with Homes & Gardens - September issue. It is shown here to the rear of the birdcage. Available from http://www.crestliving.co.uk/ or direct from the artist; contact http://www.siobhandoran.com/

Oxford Dictionary

Tear Sheet from my shoot with Blue Indigo Design for Oxford Dictionary was published in the Telegraph on Saturday August 13th and the Sunday Times and the Observer on Sunday 14th August.

The Fitzrovia Photography Prize 'Within A Mile'

Thames study during The Savoy’s restoration no.3

One of my images from Savoy | The Restoration was selected for exhibition at

Diemar / Noble Photography Gallery at  66/67 Wells Street, London, W1T 3PY

21 Jul 2011 - 20 Aug 2011

http://www.diemarnoblephotography.com/the-fitzrovia-photography-prize/

Hello, I am new to Blogging

Hello,
Thank you for reading in. I am new to blogging and intend to use this space to give you up to date information on my photography activities. If I come across interesting photography related events / articles I will share with you also.
Regards,
Siobhan.