Tony's Work at the Top Drawer Show, Earl's Court. London
Tony has been supplied three of his large framed images of Brighton as a backdrop to Fiona Hutchinson's Jewellery display at the show in January 2012.
New Stockists of Tony's Greetings Cards
'City Books' in Hove and both 'Velvet' Stores in Brighton and Hove now stock a range of Tony's Greetings Cards.
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Photograph on Brighton and Hove Council's Xmas Card
The Office of the Chief Executive of Brighton and Hove City Council has asked Tony if they can use one of his photographs (Peace Statue/Angel in the Snow) for their Xmas card for this year. This follows on from his producing the Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel's Card this year.
Tony's Work on Three Floors at the Chamber of Commerce
The Director of Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce asked Tony to display his large prints and canvases in the main office and two other floors at the Chamber's Head Office. Visitors can view them now and more work will adorn the rest of the building soon! Brighton and Hove Chamber of Commerce, 115a Church Road, Hove.
Tony produces his second Xmas card for the Hilton Hotel
For the second year running The Brighton Hilton Metropole Hotel has asked Tony to produce the Corporate Christmas card for 2011 from a photograph of the Hotel (with added snow!). The card is being used by the Hilton's General Manager who also uses Tony's Greetings Cards for all of his personal correspondence to 'VIP' clients.
Brighton and Hove Calendar 2012
One of Tony's images - 'Walkies in the Snow, Hove' - which you can see in the Galleries and is available as a Greetings card -can be seen on the December pages of the newly published 'Brighton and Hove Calendar 2012' published by Nigel Swallow at North Laine Photography. Another of Tony images can be seen on the December page for this year (2011!)
The Return of the Happy House!
Tony and his wife Helene ( also known as 'the Happy Artists') have for over six years taken part each year in the Brighton and Hove Artists' Open Houses Festival by opening their home, the Happy House, to the public. We have not opened the Happy House for a while now as family matters have taken precedence but you are welcome to visit the Studio at ANY TIME by appointment. A very warm welcome will still await you.
Tony's Fifth Year at the London Salon of Photogaphy
Once more one of Tony's photographs ('Walkies in the Snow, Hove') has been selected for exhibition at the (100th) London Salon of Photography following on from his being awarded two rare and prestigious medals from the Salon in previous years.
Tony's Mentor Awarded an MBE by the Queen
Tony's photographic mentor and close friend, Bill Wisden MBE HonFRPS
from Southwick, near Brighton, was awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday 12th October for his 'Services to Photography'. Bill has been taking photographs since the 1950s and has 15 of his images in the archives of the Museum of Photography in Bradford among his many other achievements. Bill's excellent photographic eye has helped Tony to perfect his photography for the past six years and he continues to help many others in their photographic endeavours. Many Congratulations to Bill on this Honour.
Tony in the Latest (Autumn 2011) issue of 'Arty' Magazine
Sixteen examples of Tony's work can be seen on the entire inside front cover of the Autumn issue of 'Arty' Magazine which is out now and available from galleries, hotels and other 'arty' places in Brighton and London.
Tony Latest Shows
Tony's latest permanent Exhibition is now running inside the newly refurbished 'The Nevill' Pizzeria and Pub in Nevill Road, Hove. At present there are three massive canvases on display with more to come soon! His other permanent exhibition at Pizza Express, Hove continues with some new large works. Almost the entire restaurant and lower ground floor is filled with Tony's images which are causing a positive stir among the customers and staff! Both shows feature images of Brighton & Hove which will be regularly updated and include the largest canvases that Tony has ever produced to date.
The Nevill, 214 Nevill Road, Hove BN3 7QQ.
Pizza Express , 107 Church Road, Hove, BN3 2AF.
New Gallery
Tony's photographic prints, canvases and cards can be seen and purchased from the wonderful 'Eclectia' Photographic Gallery in Brighton Marina.
Eclectia 3 Mermaid Walk, Brighton Marina, BN2 5WA.
Tony is the Resident Artist at 'Lulu & Hitch', Hove
For almost two years Tony has been Resident Artist at Lulu & Hitch - Gifts and Homewares - at 96 Church Road, Hove BN3. There is a link to their website and more about Tony here
Tony in 'Arty' Magazine Feature
Tony is featured in the opening double page spread - 'The Big Picture' in the Brighton Festival Edition of Arty Magazine which is now published and available from galleries, hotels and other 'arty' places in Brighton and London. It shows his entire Beach Hut Portraits Project which can also be seen in the Brighton and Hove Galleries of this website. A pdf copy of the feature can be found by clicking here (6 Mb in size). A selection of 16 of his photographs will be in the September issue as well.
Tony in 'Advanced Photographer' Magazine - April 2011
In a feature on Medal winners from the London Salon of Photography, Tony's Image of the Cyclist and West Pier - (which won Tony his second medal from the Salon in 2010) is published in the first edition of a new monthly photography magazine, 'Advanced Photographer', available from all good newsagents now. You can view Tony's part of the feature (his name is spelled incorrectly which is not unusual!) by clicking here. The image can also be seen in the'Other Notable Awards' section of the 'Award Winners' Gallery (click on underlined text to view) and a small version of the image can also be seen on the bottom left of the 'Press' page of this website.
Brighton and Hove Calendar 2010/2011
One of Tony's images - of John the Van and one of his dogs in the snow outside his beach hut (which can be seen in the Brighton and Hove Galleries as well as the 'Press' Section of this website) - can be seen on the December 2011 pages of the 'Brighton and Hove Calendar 2011'
Tony at the Hilton Hotel
The Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel, part of the famous Hilton group, contacted Tony and they plan to have his work on the walls of many of their 60 new rooms which are being refurbished and opened to the public later in . Tony was commissioned to photograph and design their 2010 Corporate Christmas card (with added snow!). The Hilton's General Manager has selected Tony's Greetings Cards to use for all of his personal correspondence to 'VIP' clients.
A Second London Salon Medal for Tony
In May 2010 Tony was awarded his second London Salon of Photography Medal for his picture of a cyclist in the snow looking at the West Pier in Brighton. This follows his being awarded his first medal at last year's Salon for a picture of a bench in the snow in Hove (pictured on the left). Just eight medals were awarded worldwide this year. To be awarded two medals in one lifetime is an highly prestigious - and rare - achievement! Yet another of his photographs was selected for the 2011 100th Anniversary London Salon Exhibition.
Almost 1600 entries to win one of Tony's Canvases!
In a competition to help publicise events during the Brighton Festival in May 2010 Visitbrighton.com, the City's main tourism website, hosted a competition to win one of Tony's canvases - 'The West Pier, Brighton - in Pink', worth £375. The competition attracted a record 1,599 entries and the lucky winner was Mari Booker from Portslade, Sussex who was presented with her canvas by Tony in his studio.
Our Open House Season is now Over
For the sixth successive year the Happy Artists were open as part of the Brighton Festival of Artists Open Houses where literally thousands of visitors came to visit. Our next Festive Open House will be running over the lsst weekend in November and the First two in December 2011.
Sanctuary Exhibition - Now Over!
Following a great response, Tony's exhibition at the Sanctuary Café, Hove ran for nine months but is now over as the cafe is closed.
Greetings Cards
Over 20 New Cards being added from September 2011. Watch this space for more details. The cards are available from our main stockists and can also be ordered online from these pages. At present (i.e. before the new cards are published) Twenty one cards feature images of Brighton and Hove and there is also Tony's most requested Greek image (of a sleeping cat!) from the Island of Santorini giving you 22 cards to choose from. Just click here to see, and order, them.
Older News!..............
Oh lucky man
Congratulations to Paul Bennett from Brighton who has won one of Tony's iconic Beach Huts In The Snow canvases in a competion run by visitbrighton.com.
The competition, which was a promotion for last year's Christmas Artists Open House festival, received more than a thousand entries - one of the largest number of competition entries the website has seen, by all accounts. You can read more and see a photo of the canvas being presented by Tony to the lucky winner in the latest Artists Open House newsletter by clicking here.
Bandstand bonanza
Some of Tony's framed photographs of Brighton and Hove commissioned for the recently restored Grade II listed Brighton Bandstand are now on permanent display – find them in the Bandstand Cafe Bistro, which is under the bandstand! See www.brightonbandstand.com to find out more about this historic building.
Festive agents
Tony's famous beach huts prints were the centrepiece of the Christmas 2009 festive window display at Leaders – the estate agents – in Church Road, Hove. Read all about it in The Argus.
Latest link
A selection of Tony's work and a profile of the man himself is now available to view on the Saatchi Gallery website.
For he's a jolly good fellow
May 2009: Tony has been awarded the highest distinction by the Royal Photographic Society, making him Tony Bowall FRPS (Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society). The work that won him the award is his panel of 20 Greek images, which you can also view on the Brighton and Hove Camera Club website.
As if that wasn't enough, Tony has also just been awarded a 2009 London Salon of Photography medal. These awards are extremely rare – in fact only 10 are awarded worldwide each year. The image that won him the medal is Tony's Bench In The Snow In Hove.
Show stoppers
In addition to his latest London Salon of Photography success, Tony has had photographs selected for the 2010 Tribute to Colour Exhibition in Heerhugowaard, The Netherlands, the 2010 Bristol Salon of Photography, the 2010 Southampton International Salon of Photography, the Surrey Photographic Association Biennial Exhibition and others. In 2009 he had two prints accepted for the 96th Southampton International Exhibition of Photography (2009), as well as having another print chosen for the Royal Photographic Society's 2009 International Members' Exhibition. It's not the first time Tony has experienced the sweet taste of exhibition success – for the past four years he has had images selected for the prestigious London Salon of Photography as well as work chosen for previous Royal Photographic Society shows.
Snowy beach huts find national fame
Tony's Beach Huts In The Snow photographs from April 2008 have attracted much press coverage lately, and have been seen and mentioned in the travel section of The Observer newspaper in the UK, as well as in the Guide section of The Guardian.
You can see the image in a local online review too.
Plus there have been several sightings in Brighton and Hove local magazine Latest 7/Latest Homes – and more still to come, no doubt.
Selected snippets from our archives
With distinction
April 2007: Tony has achieved the Associateship distinction from the Royal Photographic Society, and can now use the letters ARPS after his name to show that achievement.
Top 10 winner
Great news. Tony has won seventh place in the prestigious, worldwide Amateur Photographer Of The Year 2005 competition run by Amateur Photographer magazine.
