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Tabby Catwalk follows on from the highly successful debut exhibition Decadence, Decay and the Demimonde (10 Oct – 10 Nov) curated by Austin Enterprises, a dynamic new arts organisation that stages events in stunning venues around the world.

Fashion photography has come a long way, since the early pioneering work of photographers such as Edward Steichen, Baron George Hoyningen Huene, Horst P. Horst, Irving Penn, the great Richard Avedon and of course Helmut Newton. These photographers saw themselves very much as artists, who just happen to use a camera rather than paint. The fashion photography torch has been handed on to the celebrity rich and glamorous world of Mario Testino and Steven Meisel. Both have successfully transformed the genre into a commercially lucrative art form with collectors queuing up for their work.

Tabby Catwalk presents four international young photographers, who represent the next generation of ‘fashion photography’. Although these artists have their roots in fashion, they are certainly not confined by it.

James Goldcrown learnt his trade in the dark rooms of Farringdon, learning the photographic process. His focus is on mark-making, working directly back onto the negative and ultimately the print itself. In this series he uses mostly oil pastels to achieve striking results.

Scott Alger is a member of a group of leading artists, graffiti artists, fashion designers and photographers based in New York City. He holds a Masters from New York University in critical theory. His work has recently been featured in the fashion/style magazine Surface. Scott brings a street edge to fashion photography, using a timed slow exposure, he 'paints' or 'tags' with colour light to create a dramatic effect.

Miriam Kruishoop graduated with honours from Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. She has made numerous commercials and music videos, but has since returned to film and photography. This series 'Condemned' portrays the physical manifestation of mental torment. Miriam uses a combination of traditional photography, make-up, drawing and digital manipulation to create the work. She lives between New York and Los Angeles and is currently working on a feature film.

Lloyd Bishop's influences range from Henri Cartier-Bresson and Eugene Richards to Harry Benson. Lloyd is based in New York and has been making fashion, photojournalism and reportage photography for over ten years. He has exhibited in London and New York and has featured in publications alongside photographers such as Harry Benson and David LaChappelle.

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