The Anglo-Ethiopian Society
Exhibition - Flowers of Ethiopia and other Harmonies
Photographs by Robin Yong, curated by Gianfranco Valleriani
From Thursday 7th March 2019 to Friday 5th April 2019
The Le Dame Art Gallery at Meliá White House, 1 Albany Street, Regent's Park, London NW1 3UP, is holding an exhibition of photographs by Robin Yong. Open to the public 10:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday by appointment only. Entrance Free.
Robin Yong is a multi-award winning Travel Photographer. He enjoys traveling to exotic destinations to befriend and photograph the locals. He is best known for his work on the Omo Valley tribes in Ethiopia, the Venetian Masked models in Venice, the Bokator boxers of Cambodia and the Maikos of Kyoto. He calls these works his Travel Portraits, his Art of Travel Medicine. For most of his works, he does not use flash, reflectors or artificial lighting, depending solely on natural lighting alone. The photos are often dramatic, colourful and extremely beautiful. For Robin, every photo must look like a movie poster.
Over the past few years, Robin has quickly become one of the most popular and influential photographers at the Venice Carnevale and within the past few months, Flowers of Ethiopia alone has gathered numerous awards, shortlisted status and honourable mentions in many International Photo competitions, including Alfred Fried Awards, Antu Sente Cup, Australia’s Top Emerging Photographers, International Photography Awards, Istanbul Photo Awards, Moscow International Foto Awards, One Eyeland Awards. The Prix de la Photographie Paris, Sienna International Photo Awards, Tokyo International Foto Awards, Travel Photographer of the Year (TPOTY) Awards, Xposure Awards etc.