F. MAGAZINE
«F.» Magazine on contemporary photography
Publisher: FotoDepartament Information Center/Bureau
with the support of the St. Petersburg Cultural Committee
The first issue of the new Russian magazine on contemporary photography, «F.» was published in October. The publication initiator and actual publisher is the FotoDepartament Information Center/Bureau, St. Petersburg. «F.» magazine is currently being planned as a regular semiannual publication on contemporary photography issues.
This is a new magazine, not geared towards typical photography publications. It is a magazine asking questions, soliciting feedback from readers and requires participation. A magazine to read and analyze, look through and evaluate.
This is the very “non-existing” magazine, the idea of which scares the advertisers so.
Texts of photography theory, provocative or challenging works by young authors, pressing issues in all photography spheres – all this you will see on the pages of this new publication.
The founder of the magazine is FotoDepartament Information Center/Bureau. The first issue of the magazine presents the results of the summer International photography seminar “Photography in a magazine” and was created experimentally within a span of a week. The central theme of the issue: “Is it easy to be a young photographer?” has been elected on purpose. FotoDepartament sees one its key tasks in supporting young photographers, promoting ad contributing to their education and professional growth. This magazine is thought up as a reservation of sorts, in which the new and upcoming photography could get on to its feet and go on to conquer the world, armed with theory, masters’ opinions and participation in exhibition projects.
Everyone who sees him or herself in photography, the alphabet despite all its rules starts, at least phonetically, form the letter F. And, this is how we started the new magazine, “F.” The period after F denotes not the customary finality, stop, or pause – we rather would like to stress with it, that this photography has its own point of view.
The key articles of “F.” Magazine are translated into English and French – the magazine is published in three languages, which stresses its international target and orientation towards the global processes in photography and art business.
A portion of the number one issue of “F.” will be sent to Paris to be distributed in photography organizations, galleries and libraries. A portion will go to photo centers, libraries, art foundations and key photography organizations of Europe and America.
You can purchase the magazine at the FotoDepartament website / http://www.fotodepartament.ru/ART+MAGAZINES/photo/2566/ru
1000 copies is a very small run, which means that each copy will be almost an instant collectible!
Also, the first issues features a bonus CD with the full recording of the round table “Photography in a magazine”, which gathered in St. Petersburg the leading professionals in the field of photography and journalism: Irina Meglinskaya, Irina Tchmyreva, Sergey Maksimishin, Evgeny Berezner, Natalia Udartseva, Vlada Kusnetsova, Nadya Sherye. The CD will only be available with the magazine.
PUBLISHER
FotoDepartament Information Center/Bureau / www.fotodepartament.ru
Running since 2006. FotoDepartament is an organization uniting commercial and non-commercial approach to photography: from open information center on modern Russian and world photography, exhibits and professional educational seminars to sales of author’s and editions of prints by renown and upcoming artists.
For further information please apply to:
FotoDepartament Information Center/Bureau
191186 Russia, St. Petersburg, Nevsky prospect, 20
Tel. +7 901 301 7994
info@fotodepartament.ru
www.fotodepartament.ru
Chief project coordinator: Nadya Sheremetova
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