A photography exhibition featuring the people of Preston celebrating the 2012 Guild has opened at LarderLancs - Between Two Guilds features nearly 200 images taken by local photographer Bernie Blackburn 📸
“It is joyous to have so many fantastic images of the Preston community on display,” says Victoria Dyer, from Art at The Larder. “Bernie’s images are taken from a variety of locations during the processions, he was at the Adelphi Roundabout, the Flag Market and Friargate snapping away. He has captured so many people! Lots of different community groups, schools and organisations feature in the exhibition.
“We worked with Preston City Council who supported us by printing all the images featured in the exhibition and the Harris Museum supported us by printing the promotional materials.” During the 2012 Guild, he exhibited Preston Now and Then showcasing some of the city’s iconic places, blending a photograph of a location taken in the past, with one in the present.
Bernie also didn’t start out in photography, he trained in design, achieving a degree in Furniture Design. Unable to find reliable photographers to photograph his work he borrowed a camera from university and became hooked. His first forays into photography were on early digital cameras, recording images on floppy discs.
“People travelled from across the world to Preston Guild,” he says. “Bernie did a marvellous job capturing it.”
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