The Frontline Club are having a big photography networking party on Friday 18 September.

We would love as many Lightstalkers members to come as possible so if any of you would like to come we are offering 50% ticket price. If you are interested please email charlotte.cook [at] frontlineclub.com

Representatives of numerous photography organisations will be attending and a panel of key figures in the industry will examine the impact of citizen journalism on photography: Turi Munthe (CEO, Demotix), Olivier Laurent (News Editor, British Journal of Photography), Marc Vallée (Photographer) and Matthew Eltringham (BBC News, User Generated Content)

In addition there is a free bar courtesy of Chivas Regal and Beefeater Gin between 6.30pm and 9pm.

We are running three photography competitions. If you would like to take part in any of the competitions please follow the instructions below. Admission is open to all and there will be prizes within each category. The Current Affairs and Portraiture competition winners will be judged by a group of world renowned photojournalists and the winning shortlist will be exhibited for the night. The winners will be announced by Jon Levy, Editor of Foto8 Magazine.

Current Affairs competition:

Please email a high-res still of your chosen photo. Only one photo per competition entry. Please email this to events[at]frontlineclub.com with the subject line “Frontline Current Affairs competition”. Please add a short description about the photograph. Deadline 14th Sept.

Portraiture competition:

Please email a high-res still of your chosen photo. Only one photo per competition entry. Please email this to events[at]frontlineclub.com with the subject line “Frontline Portraiture competition”. Please add a short description about the photograph. Deadline 14th Sept.

On the Night competition:

The On the Night competition will be taking place during the event itself. We are looking for the best photograph of the Frontline Club bar. The winning photograph will be hung in Paris as part of an exhibition of Journalism club bars.

http://frontlineclub.com/events/2009/09/networking-event-2.html