Kevin Meredith

Kevin Meredith
Born	Folkstone
Nationality	British
Occupation	Photographer
Website	lomokev.com

Kevin Meredith (also known as Lomokev), born 1978, is a British photographer, known for his use of the Lomo-LCA camera^[1][2] and his lomographic style.

Life and work

Meredith grew up in Folkstone, and currently lives in Brighton. He has been photographing since 1996,^[3] when he was 16.^[4]

He first became known for his photography around Brighton, England and for his use of social networking as a tool to promote his photography,^[4][5][6] specifically Flickr.^[7][8]

Meredith's photographs have been exhibited in solo shows. He has had his illustrated guides to photography techniques published, as well as a small book of his own photography. His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years.^[9] He teaches monthly photography courses using the Lomo-LCA,^[1][10][11] gives talks at venues internationally and undertakes commercial photography work.^[12]

Books

• Hot Shots
  • Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2008. ISBN 978-2-88893-027-3. UK edition.^{[n 1]}
  • San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8118-6640-8. US edition.^{[n 2]}
• 52 Photographic Projects
  • Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2010. ISBN 978-2-88893-070-9. UK edition.
  • Photo Op. Waltham, MA: Focal, 2010. ISBN 978-0-240-81400-1. US edition.^{[n 3]}
• Toy Cameras, Creative Photos: High-end Results from 40 Plastic Cameras.
  • Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2011. ISBN 978-2-888931188. UK edition.^{[n 4]}
  • Fantastic Plastic Cameras: Tips and Tricks for 40 Toy Cameras. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2011. ISBN 978-0811877534. US edition.
• I Dare the Wave, a Life to Save. Brighton and Hove: Miniclick, 2014. Edition of 50 copies. Photographs of Brighton Swimming Club. 1 of 5 publications collectively titled The Miniclick Press Volume 1 / Brighton. The other publications are by Ondra Loup, Kristina Sälgvik, Jack Latham and Jean-Luc Brouard.^{[n 5]}

Contributions to other books

• Spirit of Friendship. By Colin Edward Offland. Manchester: Chief, 2002. ISBN 0-9543279-0-X.
• Don’t Think Just Shoot. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2007. ISBN 978-1-86154-230-4.
• Joachim Schmid Is Martin Parr · Martin Parr Is Joachim Schmid. Self-published by Joachim Schmid, 2009.^{[n 6]}

Exhibitions

• Hot Shots, Jaguar Shoes, London (2008).
• Brighton Open House Festival (2010).
• Daily Swim, Brighton Sea Swimming Club and Iydea Café, Brighton Photo Fringe Festival, Brighton Photo Biennial (2010).
• Brighton Threads, Beyond Retro, Brighton Photo Fringe Festival, Brighton Photo Biennial (2010).
• The Old Market, Hove (2011).

Awards

• Second place, the Lomolympics 2000, Tokyo, 2000.^[13]
• Third place, Lomographic World Congress, Vienna, 2002.^[13]

Notes

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References

External links

• Official website
• Meredith's Fragmented Portraits street style website
• Flickr Blog - 5 Questions for Kevin Meredith
• Google Tech Talk - Hobbyist to Flickr Celeb: Building a Career with Social Networking (Kevin Meredith aka lomokev)
• Interview by Lou Noble in The Photographic Journal