Picture This | |
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Genre | Reality |
Judges | Martin Parr Brett Rogers Alex Proud |
Voices of | Benedict Cumberbatch |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production company | Renegade Pictures [1] |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 4 |
Original release | 6 January[2] – 20 January 2008 |
Picture This is a cross-platform project from Channel 4, London about photography, in collaboration with independent TV producers Renegade Pictures and Flickr, the photo sharing website. [2]
Picture This comprises a short reality television series following the progress of six up and coming photographers as they are guided by a group of established photographers and gallery owners, and a website (www.channel4.com/picturethis) which is designed to help people improve their photography in a friendly, constructive environment.
The TV show takes the form of a constructive competition judged by photographer Martin Parr of the Magnum Photos photo agency, Brett Rogers of the Photographers' Gallery and Alex Proud of Proud Galleries. [2]
The TV series consists of three hour long episodes, first broadcast in the UK in January 2008. [2] The project was commissioned by Jan Younghusband [3] and Adam Gee. [2]
The six competitors were Aron Brown, Lucinda Chua, Elizabeth Gordon, Jay Mawson, Carolyn Mendelsohn and Edward Thompson. [3] Elisabeth Gordon eventually won. [4] The prize for the winner was an exhibition at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead and a book publishing deal. [1]
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