BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:11245@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20251128 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20260112 DTSTAMP:20251117T142812Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/liverpool-city-region-photo-awar ds-2025/ SUMMARY:Open Eye Gallery: Liverpool City Region Photo Awards 2025 DESCRIPTION:Launch: 27 November 2025 / 6pm – 8pm / Open Eye Gallery / RS VP\n\nOpen Eye Gallery and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority presen t the 2025 Liverpool City Region Photography Awards Winners Exhibition.\n\ nPhotographic talent is very much alive in the Liverpool City Region. It h appens every day\, in every postcode\; in group chats\, in home darkrooms and on the street. Returning for its second time\, the Liverpool City Regi on Photo Awards received over 2\,100 images from local people.\n\nThrough the work of 18 category finalists\, this exhibition pictures what photogra phy looks like and how it is being used across the region right now. All o f these stories are shared with us because telling stories\, and telling t hem through photography\, is such a huge part of our lives. Category winn ers and commended submissions make up the physical exhibition\, and an ima ge from every entry is featured in the Digital Window Gallery exhibition.\ n\nThe outside walls of the gallery will see a selection of photography fr om this year’s Photo Here residencies. Throughout 2025\, six diverse g roups from across the Liverpool City Region provided a unique snapshot of their lives and communities as part of this year’s LCR Cultural Events P rogramme. The ‘Photo Here’ project saw established groups\, including refugees and asylum seekers\, members of the LGBTQI+ community and D/deaf and BSL users\, tell their stories and the stories of the areas they live in with the help of professional socially engaged photographers in residen ce.\n\nCouncillor Mike Wharton\, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Busin ess\, Investment and Trade said: “These awards are more than a celebrat ion of photography – they’re a celebration of the people and places th at make our region unique. Every image tells a story of connection and cre ativity\, and that’s what makes this competition so special.\n \;\n “It’s not just about technical skill\; it’s about capturing the spir it of our communities and the shared experiences that bind us together. Th rough initiatives like this\, we’re showcasing the incredible talent tha t exists in every corner of the Liverpool City Region and reinforcing the role of culture in bringing people closer.”\n\nWinners will be announced on 27 November 2025 at the launch of the photographic exhibition of their work at Open Eye Gallery. The exhibition is open to the public from 28 No vember to 11 January. Category winners will receive £500\, while commend ed photographers will be awarded £100.\n\nDeclan Connolly\, Liverpool Cit y Region Photo Awards Lead at Open Eye Gallery\, said: “Photography has the power to stop us in our tracks and make us see the world differently. The finalists this year show just how vibrant and diverse our local talen t is – their work reflects the heart of our communities and the possibil ities of our shared future.\n \;\n“These images are not only visuall y striking\; they carry meaning\, emotion\, and a sense of place. That’s what makes the Liverpool City Region Photo Awards so exciting – they gi ve photographers a platform to share stories that matter and invite all of us to look again at the world around us.”\n\nThe finalists in each cate gory are:\n\nCelebration. Something we celebrate is something we’re pub licly proud of – is there something not enough people celebrate? What do you want to tell absolutely everybody about?\n\n Ella J. McConville\n E mma Rock\n Jude McLoughlin\n\nConnecting. We connect to people\, places\ , animals\, plants and objects everyday\, some more meaningful than others . How do you feel about these connections and how would you show them?\n\n John McDonald\n Pete Regan\n Stephen McCartney\n\nFutures. We all exp erience our climate and think about the future of our planet. What around you do you see as a positive? What would you like to keep for the future\, and what would you like to change?\n\n Björn Matthies\n Paul Henry\n Solenna Argow\n\nShared Space(s). Where we choose to spend our time revea ls a lot about a person and when shared\, it can begin to represent the id eals or wants of a community. Your town\, cafés\, your friend’s house\, your favourite bench – every place holds hundreds of stories. Which sto ries will you choose?\n\n Andrew Shaw\n Amy Woods\n Tom Rees\n\nMovemen t. Running clubs\, dancing\, travelling or the passing of time. Think cre atively – what moves you?\n\n Andrew AB\n Andrew Dunford\n Dale Brist o\n\nCare. Care and caring looks different to each person. We can care fo r our friends\, we can care for our communities\, we can care for our envi ronment. We can feel cared for. What does care look like for you?\n\n Con nor Maxwell\n Gerald Murphy\n William Whatley\n\nLiverpool City Region P hoto Awards is delivered by Open Eye Gallery with the support of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.\n\nImage by Amy Woods from the series Hel d ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2025/11/Amy-Woods-from-the-series-Held.jpg CATEGORIES:Exhibitions LOCATION:Open Eye Gallery\, Mann Island\, Liverpool Waterfront\, Liverpool\ , L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.40423;-2.994412 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mann Island\, Liverpool Wat erfront\, Liverpool\, L3 1BP\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=1 00;X-TITLE=Open Eye Gallery:geo:53.40423,-2.994412 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR