Hazel Plater Photography

It's the last few days of my Toon Fans United exhibition at Newcastle City Library. If you haven't visited yet and want to, do pop in before close of play on Friday.

https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/toon-fans-united

Photos of the windows of a closed-for-refit shop in Weesp, The Netherlands, I stumbled upon earlier this month. A lovely exhibition of photographs documenting the local traders. It looks like it had been there for a while, and I just caught it, as the next day, it was being taken down.

Bad News/Good News post.

Bad news first. Unfortunately the Toon Fans United exhibition is unable to be displayed in Forest Hall Library in the month of June.

Good news, though! In light of this, and with no booking in the space to follow, the exhibition has been granted an extended run on the 6th floor of Newcastle City Library until Friday 28th June.

Do pop in if you haven't already, or send your friends along!

Can't wait for The Hoppings! North East Bylines article with one of my photos in (licenced).

The Hoppings 2024 The Hoppings is all set to be back in Newcastle for the 142nd time 21 - 39 June

Thank you so much to Newcastle City Library for having me at The Late Shows last night. Really enjoyed chatting to people, Hidden Agenda DJ set and people silent discoing (especially to YMCA!) while looking at my Toon Fans United exhibition.

And the drawings you all made! 😍 I've included photos of some here.

Thanks again to Kate Stuart and family for helping me set up.

Exhibition is back on Newcastle City Library Level 6 now until 31st May, so do pop in if you haven't seen it yet. After that, it's going to Forest Hall library - 4th - 27th June. And North Shields library in the month of August. If anyone has suggestions of where it can visit in July, please let me know, as I have a gap!

And we're off! My Toon Fans United documentary photography exhibition and zine stall at The Late Shows, now with added all-ages participatory art activity! 2nd floor Newcastle City Library until 10 pm.

For a closer look at my Toon Fans United photography exhibition, it's on the 6th floor at Newcastle City Library until 31st May. Don't forget the 3rd cabinet along the way!

My exhibition, Toon Fans United is now at Newcastle City Library 6th floor until 31st May.

(it officially starts 1st May but it's up already)

Hazel Plater: Toon Fans United - Art Network North East Photographer Hazel Plater has spent many hours walking the streets with her camera around Newcastle’s St James’ Park football stadium and selected other locations. Sometimes met with bemusement, other times […]

The Kate Kennedy Procession of University of St Andrews in St Andrews, Scotland. An Alamy lightbox of my photographs from this annual Spring parade, which are available for licencing. Click individual images in the link to view larger.

https://www.alamy.com/search/lightbox/5641109.html

All photos copyright Hazel Plater. Please licence before use.

Last chance to visit my current exhibition, Toon Fans United at Battle Hill Library this week. Have you visited? I'd love to hear if you enjoyed it!

Hazel Plater - Toon Fans United Exhibition Photographer based in North East England.

Never worry about finding there's lots of other photographers at the event you're shooting - if they know you, you'll get the best BTS shots!

Photocredit: Victoria Clare Photography

Also, I've updated my Fairs and Festivals project on my website, including my favourite of The Snow Lion yesterday.

See https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/fairs-and-festivals

I had such a good time photographing Beasts on the Street - the launch of the Newcastle Puppetry Festival 2024 today.

Full resolution of this image plus the rest of my Alamy Live News set here:
https://tinyurl.com/3tadmmk4

All photographs © Hazel Plater

Come and see my exhibition, Toon Fans United at Newcastle City Library on Saturday 18th May, as part of The Late Shows.

Full listings: https://thelateshows.org.uk/2024

Thanks to all you lovely people who've said they've enjoyed visiting the Toon Fans United exhibition so far.

It's not too late for you to visit, with the exhibition continuing until Thursday 25th April.

Library opening days/times and address:
https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/facility/1009

Hazel Plater at Battle Hill Library photocredit 📷 David Warwick

Found myself the featured photographer in an e-newsletter today. I have to admit, I liked being labelled, "Talent". 😃 Thank you to The Creator Lens for including me!

Thanks to everyone who came along to the preview event for my Toon Fans United photography exhibition at the wonderful community space that is Battle Hill Library this afternoon. The exhibition is next open this Saturday 9-1 and continues there until 25th April 2024.

More details and opening days/times:
https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/toon-fans-united

My "Newcastle Shrek" (the title is something of a work in progress!), newly framed up and ready to go on the wall in the home of a collector.

Love seeing my work out in the wild!

Prints available on my website:
hazelplater.myportfolio.com

Do I love framing as much as photography itself? If it wasn't for the existence of dust, I'd say yes!

Framing up for my next exhibition, Toon Fans United.

Come to the preview event at Battle Hill Library on Thursday 7th March, 2.15 - 3.30 pm

Exhibition continues until 25th April 2024.
Further info, including library opening times:
https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/toon-fans-united

Announcing my next exhibition.

Preview event on Thursday 7th March 2024 at Battle Hill Library, 2.15 pm - 3.30 pm, all welcome.

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Toon Fans United

Hazel Plater

Photography exhibition uncovering the deep sense of identity and community forged through a shared love of a football team.

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In recent years, Newcastle photographer Hazel Plater has spent many hours walking the streets around St James' Park football stadium and selected other locations, with her camera. Sometimes met with bemusement, other times unbridled joy, the resulting photo exhibition, entitled Toon Fans United, features compelling crowd, group and individual environmental portraits of football fans, both candid and engaged, uncovering the deep sense of identity and community forged through a shared love of a football team.

The Toon Fans United exhibition, 16 framed prints selected from photographs Hazel made for the project in 2022-24, is touring the local area, starting at Battle Hill library, with a preview event on Thursday 7th March 2024, 2.15 pm - 3.30 pm. The exhibition continues there until Thursday 25th April 2024. Battle Hill library is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 5.30 pm and Saturdays 9 am - 1 pm.
https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/1695/battlehill-library
Admission free.

More at: https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/

https://anne.art/event/hazel-plater-toon-fans-united/

Hazel Plater: Toon Fans United - Art Network North East Hazel Plater: Toon Fans United Exhibition 9 March — 26 April 2024 Tue & Thu, 9am – 5.30pm; Sat, 9am – 1pm Preview 7 March, 2.15 - 3.30 pm Battle Hill Library

Thanks so much to Wallsend Library for inviting me to present some of my photographs in accompaniment to Wallsend Writers' readings today. The exhibition continues throughout February on a screen (where I find myself in some inspiring company, with no less than Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Jimmy Forsyth works either side on the walls). There are also display boards of some of the Wallsend Writers' work, plus you can have a, 'Blind Date with a Book' and see some LGBT+ portrait photography from Phyllis Christopher and Richard Bliss in, Handing on our History. Lovely to see such a wide cultural offering from North Tyneside Libraries and Community Centres.

Chinese New Year aka Lunar New Year celebrations in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK today. My set for Alamy Live News includes this photograph, which I think I'm a bit pleased with. 😃

Full resolution of this and my other shots:

https://shorturl.at/aqEMP

All photographs copyright Hazel Plater

My photo in the print edition of The Chronicle yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/3Vep7RoN8yAc73Fy/

I always had the power to add a ‘precept’ to your council bill. I know other politicians do it, but I know how many people out there are struggling to pay their bills. I’ve added £0 to your council tax. Instead, I’ve levered in millions in ethical private investment to ensure I create thousands of jobs and keep our regional economy growing.

I believe in putting money in people’s pockets, not taking it out.

I’ve made sure that the new North East Mayoral Authority will continue what I’ve started, and not add anything to council bills in the first year. As North East Mayor, I’d continue that and my track record proves that I keep my promises.

Now we're into February, I just wanted to share about this event again and to add that the slideshow of my photographs will remain in Wallsend library for the rest of the month, alongside the writers' work.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/RPLooq8Fzt8sC38D/

The exhibition is on view throughout February.

No need to book for the FREE spoken word performance on the 12th February, just turn up.
North Tyneside Council

I now have postcards, available wherever I am. Fruit not included.

Looking forward to Lunar New Year in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, with traditional Chinese dance performances in the city on Sunday 11th February. 2024 is the Year of the Dragon.

Link to the Facebook event in comments.




Full res of this image available for licencing here:
https://www.alamy.com/lunar-new-year-in-newcastle-upon-tyne-uk-with-crowds-enjoying-traditional-chinese-dance-performances-and-costumes-in-year-of-the-rabbit-image507572586.html

Save the (romantic) date!

This will be a first for me - having my photography in a slideshow to accompany Wallsend Writers giving readings. My work shown here will be varied - some of my documentary photography that fits the subject, plus some of my landscape and nature photography, for added romance. I will also be there with a 'pop-up shop' of prints and publications, which may make a lovely Valentine's gift for the photography lover in your life, or just for yourself. :-)

I think I found my photography mojo in 2023. I photographed a lot of fun public events, which helped - Moving Parts' puppetry festival, with a giant blue octopus roaming Newcastle's Northumberland Street (pictured) being a stand out. I also had fun at Chinese New Year in both and , Whitley Bay Carnival, Newcastle Pride (despite the rain), visited Appleby Horse Fair for the first time and loved it, and Durham Miners' Gala, as ever.

Although I'm still a dedicated Adobe Lightroom Classic user, I took a certified, professional level course in Adobe Photoshop and even passed it!

I had my first solo exhibition, The Re-Emergence at Newcastle Contemporary Art / High Bridge Works with a little accompanying book through Maplestreet Press.

Maria Maza and I returned to doing our Saturday Night Street project and I had some of my work from it published in her excellent Seen.by.zine.

I volunteered with Jamie Driscoll, North of Tyne Mayor, who will hopefully next become our Independent North East Mayor, photographing at his Q&As across the region, with many more events ahead as we gear up to the May election.

I think I've enjoyed photographing fans outside of St James' Park the most, (something that weirded me out, due to the sheer volume of people, when I first tried this several years back). I just have a few more months on this project before I need to finalise and print for my Toon Fans United exhibition, which will tour the local area in 2024.

I also have the seed of a new series, that will hopefully develop in 2024-5.

Thank you to everyone who has supported me in 2023.

Wishing you all a very happy and productive 2024!

Photo copyright Hazel Plater. Available for licencing. Full res: https://www.alamy.com/newcastle-upon-tyne-uk-8th-april-2023-wor-seahorse-spectacle-an-outdoor-public-parade-as-part-of-the-moving-parts-puppetry-festival-in-the-city-colourful-entertainment-on-easter-saturday-on-northumberland-street-by-an-inclusive-community-project-incorporating-beasts-on-the-street-wth-the-living-fossils-company-and-ocho-the-octopus-by-tim-davies-design-image545633507.html

More from me at https://hazelplater.myportfolio.com/

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from my house* to yours. Xx

*this is not my house!

Full res:

https://www.alamy.com/the-daft-as-a-brush-cancer-patient-transport-charitys-building-lit-up-for-christmas-2022-in-gosforth-newcastle-upon-tyne-uk-image502679499.html

Photo copyright Hazel Plater, available for licencing.

Today's tree. A mighty Korean pine tree planted in Northumberland.

Full res here:

https://www.alamy.com/korean-pine-tree-pinus-koraiensi-looking-up-to-a-deep-blue-cloudless-sky-northumberland-uk-image463218577.html

Photograph copyright Hazel Plater and available for licencing.

Today's tree is from Waterstones' window in Newcastle upon Tyne, and with the reflection of Grey's Monument. I love to see the city looking festive.

Full res here:
https://www.alamy.com/christmas-window-display-with-greys-monument-in-the-city-centre-of-newcastle-upon-tyne-uk-reflected-in-the-glass-concept-of-christmas-shopping-image572173304.html

Photograph copyright Hazel Plater and available for licencing.

Another pretty tree for you, this time with lights and a star ⭐. Post a photo of your tree, or one you've spotted while out and about, in the comments.

https://www.alamy.com/a-golden-lit-christmas-tree-outside-in-winter-late-afternoon-in-the-newcastle-upon-tyne-uk-suburb-of-jesmond-image501279088.html

Photo copyright Hazel Plater, available for licencing.