Apologies for the audio, but hope you enjoy.

The book is available in a limited edition of 50 (or will run to the close of the Photography book now competition) from blurb:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1465344

http://photosheffield.org.uk/exhibitions/sheffield-photographers-group-show

The Sunday Morning Sales images are presented in frames purchased from carboot sales – the majority of which I paid a measly 50p each for, and are definitely worth a look if you’re in the area.

Also, local newspaper, the Sheffield Star,  has given it a bit of a write up which can be found online here:
http://www.thestar.co.uk/diary/The-car-boot-voyeur.6471178.jp

Do note however, that I am actually 26 years old (and a half really), and not 25.

This is the first time in a while I’ve actually been excited about a publication running my work.

In the past the usual stories have been running work without my approval, not attributing it to me, assigning incorrect captions, terrible cropping or even (and god forbid) cutouts, or even attributing my work to that of other photographers or agencies.

Newsweek Japan however was a completely different story. They consulted with me along each step and even sent the layout over for my approval.

It reminded me of the tales of the “good old times” we were told about in college.

You can vote for it as peoples choice over here: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1465344.

The book is priced between £25 – £35 (softcover – hardcover) and will be available for purchase during the duration of the competition, or until 50 copies have been sold after the closing.

I’ll be uploading some images of the actual book one day soon.

PS: Once you’ve voted you should be the recipient of a discount code (sent via email) for free ground/economy shipping.

You can check it out here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/photoblog/2010/07/in_conversation_with_james_dodd.html

You can see my work on No culture icons here: http://www.nocultureicons.com/james-dodd/

And you can check out the pics of LRP in Article below, or pick it up a free copy from one of the following locations below:

Sheffield: Site Gallery, Bungalows and Bears, The Showroom
Manchester: Magma, The Deaf Institute, Charhartt, Kraak Gallery
Leeds: North Bar, Nation of Shopkeepers
Liverpool: Milk & Sugar, Tabac, Shipping Forecast
Nottingham: Surface Gallery, Spanky Van Dykes
London: The ICA and Magma Clerkenwell

I’ve been shooting car boot sales in the UK ever since I decided to take photography a little more “seriously” (which happened to be some time around the start of 2007).
But it’s only been during the last year or so have I’ve decided to concentrate on covering this extremely English activity of car boot sales.

The project started initially as a way to keep me active in between commercial work, and in a way that didn’t require much planning. Carboot’s spring up left right and centre any given weekend (and Bank holiday Monday)… weather permitting of course.

The project is still very much in it’s early stages for me, but indebtedly over time I’ve been drawn in, and have decided to concentrate on it a little more.

So far I’ve photographed them, bought things from them, photographed things I’ve bought from them, and even sold things at them.

I look forward to each Sunday morning, to the early rise, the checking of messages to avoid wasted trips to empty fields, and of course I look forward to the bacon sandwiches.

My image, along with over 150 images by the likes of Laura Pannack, Jackie Dewe Mathews, Rami Hanafi & Peter Dench, will be at HOST gallery for the Foto8 Summershow which is touted as “London’s greatest photographic spectacle, a veritable ‘salon de photographie’ – an inspiring array of framed and mounted images of all shapes and sizes, installed from floor to ceiling.”

The Summershow will run throughout August and will be launched on Friday 23 July with its customary street party extravaganza – over 600 guests attended last year.

Tickets are on sale right now:
http://www.foto8.com/item–Summershow-Launch-Night-Ticket–foto8_summershow08.html

And details of all the photographers involved is available here:
http://www.foto8.com/new/summer-show-mainmenu-191

Paul Sanders, Picture editor of The Times had this to say via facebook:
“Sad day for news photography. The Sheffield Nctj course is officially dead. Cut because of a lack of funding. The end of an era.”

and Sam Barcroft of Barcroft Media (http://www.barcroftmedia.com) added this, also via facebook:
“i’m a bit baffled as to why such a successful course has been cut. Seems more valuable to society than surfing studies etc”

But the news didn’t break as a surprise to all.

After difficulties with exams in 2009: from HTFP: “a decision by the National Council for the Training of Journalists to invalidate the paper owing to a procedural blunder.” (http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/training/090812blunder.shtml), and rumours of a possible retirement for course leader Paul Delmar, maybe it was best to call time on the current structure?

According to one source at Sheffield College the course has been dropped resulting from cuts in adult education at the centre.

Interestingly, to celebrate it’s 30th year (and what may be it’s last) the NCTJ announced an exhibition for photographers.
Details of that can be found here: http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/photo/100609nctjexhibition.shtml

Hopefully the exhibition will still be taking place, and hopefully we’ll not be without the course for long.
I’d honestly like to see it bounce back with fresh lease of life, possibly at a new centre, and hopefully with Paul Delmar still playing some sort of role.

Update

As of 17th of July – and according to industry leading websites – the course could still have some life in it yet.
The college is currently looking into whether the course can function with an increase in fees.

more details available here and here.

Update 2: 03/07/2010

According to Paul Sanders, Picture editor of The Times and NCTJ Photography board member:

“It looks like the next Nctj course has been saved by mr delmar alone. He’s mustered enough students for the college to rethink. The legacy continues”