Stock Index/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3130Only open for two more days, a sinister gothic experience in a crypt in LondonBerlin: the Forger's Tale, follows the life of twentieth century German forger Georg Bruni using his original, highly visual "diary" (produced by drawings made on banknotes throughout his life) as a narrative guide, and artists Kevin Broughton and Fiona Birnie have surrounded this narrative with archive material, posters, drawings, sculptures and multi-media installations to explore Bruni's short but astonishing life. Bruni served in the first world war, deserted to join a circus, and became involved in the creative world of artists, performers, film-makers and painters during the period which Germany was going through huge social and political upheavals. Bruni doesn't seem like a particularly nice character - part artist, part crook, who met - it seems, nothing is ever certain with this man - an untimely demise in Paris after fleeing the Nazis before the Second World War. Bruni forged paintings and used multiple identities to support his lifestyle. On the periphery of fame, he seems to have been an early "groupie" who perhaps realised he didn't have quite the talent to succeed. He appeared in films in minor roles, painted and collected masks, and was completely embedded in the subculture epitomised by Cabaret and Gunter Grass's novel The Tin Drum. The exhibition is held in the Crypt Gallery of St Pancras Church in London, on the Euston Road between St Pancras and Euston stations. It was specially designed for this sinister and claustrophobic space, with its tunnels and ancient headstones, and is really powerful, sucking you in to the "Party-on-the-Titanic" atmosphere of the times, where hedonism collides with brutality and fascism, and paranoia, masks and false identities become not abnormal, but a reasonable adaptation to the circumstances. Only open for two more days till May 16th, this underground nightmare is worth seeing if you are drawn to the darker places of our existence. It's a labour of twisted love and Broughton Birnie are to be congratulated on their compelling, disturbing look into a smashed kaleidoscope of art reflecting society. Website: http://theforgerstale.co.uk http://www.broughtonbirnie.co.uk/http://www.cryptgallery.org.uk//index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3129Continuing expansion of Harding's environmental film and video resourceRobert Harding World Imagery are showcasing the latest environmental photography from their new collection - Specialist Stock - setting them on the path to becoming one of the world's prime suppliers of environmental stock. Founder Robert Harding says about acquiring the collection, "We think that the environment is a very important issue and this was the perfect opportunity to acquire a strong base of material on the subject that we can develop further. "The other aspect was that it had a substantial collection of footage. We wanted to go into video and it was the perfect opportunity to kick start our footage collection. We're now adapting our website to handle video and eventually we'll merge the two sites. " He adds that he has personal favourites from the Specialist Stock collection, " The wildlife element is very strong and they have supplied clips for very big BBC series like Frozen Planet. The underwater material is very special - I particularly love the footage of killer whales hunting sea lions in Patagonia and huge manta rays off the coast of Mexico." Harding have been very busy raising their profile recently, attending the BAFTA's highly successful Footage Marketplace last month, as well as the well-attended 2nd annual Fotofringe event. They say, "Nothing beats talking to our clients face to face!" www.robertharding.com www.specialiststock.com /index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3128Racing, cruising travel and lifestyle material added to collectionBluegreen Pictures has been adding a whole raft of new images to its collection. Their new content that encompasses racing, cruising, travel, lifestyle and marine happenings. Above Photo © Alexander Mustard / bluegreenpictures.com . They've been busy adding images and here's a galleryso you can see a sample of new content that encompasses all sorts of sailing and races as well as more sedate marine environments and events Website: www.bluegreenpictures.com/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3127To mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee National Portrait Gallery stages touring exhibitionTo mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the National Portrait Gallery will stage an innovative touring exhibition bringing together 58 of the most remarkable and resonant images of Elizabeth II spanning the 60 years of her reign - some on public display for the first time. The Queen: Art and Image has toured to National Gallery Complex, Edinburgh, National Museums Northern Ireland, Belfast and National Museum Cardiff before being shown in London, London in 2012.  From Beaton and Leibovitz to Annigoni and Warhol, The Queen: Art and Image will be the most wide-ranging exhibition of images in different media devoted to a single royal sitter. Formal painted portraits, official photographs, media pictures, and powerful responses by contemporary artists will be shown in an exhibition which explores both traditional representations and works which extend the visual language of royal portraiture. Exhibition dates: 17th May – 21st October 2012. Website: /index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3126A new home for international and British photography in London in a transformed buildingOn 19th May 2012 Photographers' Gallery will unveil a new home for international and British photography in London. Construction started in Autumn 2010 on the transformation of their building on Ramillies Street, in the centre of London. Designed by award-winning Irish architects O'Donnell + Tuomey, the building features three dedicated floors of gallery spaces. This 100% increase in exhibition space will allow the Gallery to showcase established and high-profile artists alongside emerging photographic talent from around the world. Situated at the heart of the building, between two of the exhibition floors, is the Studio Floor. This will host a range of talks, events, workshops and courses as well as a camera obscura, the Study Room, and Touchstone - a changing display of a single photographic work. Complementing the exhibition and education floors will be the new spaces for the Bookshop, Print Sales Room and Caf?, creating a lively meeting place at street level. Website: www.photonet.org.uk/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3125Papilio shows off their pictures of honey bees and their lifecycle from within the hivePapilio are buzzing into spring with their bee pictures. They are showing intimate images of the lifecycle of honey bees from within the hive. The wildlife specialists are also about to release images of bee-keeping and the production of their honey - which will be coming soon! Clickhere to see a beautiful selection of bees in close up and to watch their natural behaviour unfold.All images fully captioned with all biological information and behaviour. Contact Papilio for those hard to find wildlife images and they can do an extensive search of the collection and create a lightbox for you to view. Website: Papilio/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=312450 years ago Brazil goes to World Cup finalTopFoto's look back into the past of 50 years ago has reached June 1962. Brazil knocked out England in the quarter final of the Football World Cup after a stray dog invades the pitch and also go on to win the final against Czechoslovakia. Above image shows Brazil’s captain, Mauro Ramos, holdsing aloft the Jules Rimet trophy after his team beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 in the football world cup final in Santiago, Chile. Other interesting events include The Flying Scotsman train making its centenary run From Kings Cross, London To Edinburgh, Scotland. Ban the bomb protests in USA and Japan. Film producer Carlo Ponti and famous actress Sophia Loren, are called to trial in Rome on bigamy charges. Play starts at the 1962 All England Lawn Tennis Championships at Wimbledon. Click here for a gallery of June 1962 Website: www.TopFoto.co.uk/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3123To mark the 30th anniversary of the Falklands/Malvinas War, Photofusion is delighted to premiere a major exhibition by Argentinian-born photographer Adriana Groisman. Voices of the South Atlantic examines issues of war and its consequences. Rooted in the 1982 Falklands/ Malvinas War, it includes the voices of people who fought on both sides, as well as civilians who were directly affected by it. Its premise is that fear and loss are universal, and that pain and trauma affect both the losers and the winners. Colour photographs of landscapes of the Falkland Islands and black-and-white seascapes of the South Atlantic are shown next to portraits of British, Argentine and Falkland veterans and Falkland Islanders. By juxtaposing photographs of bloodied and scarred landscapes with testimonies from the people who lived the war, a dialogue is established between the time needed for the terrain to heal over and the period the men themselves need to recover. GALLERY TIMES Monday to Sunday: 11:00 - 17:00 Thursday evenings until 19:00 Photofusion Picture Library & Agency 17a Electric Lane London SW9 8LA Photofusion will be closed for the bank holiday on Monday 7th May. Admission Free. Disabled Access. Adriana Groisman will be talking about her work on Tuesday 22nd May at The Frontline Club. Website: www.photofusion.org/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3122The sailing specialist image library has acquired an historic archive of yachting, powerboating and superyacht material from IPC MediaKos Pictures has acquired an historic archive of yachting, powerboating and superyacht material from IPC Media, owners of many sailing publications including Yachting World. The archive contains over 800,000 images dating back to 1928. The large format glass plates are in the process of being scanned and uploaded to www.kospictures.com. The historic material features J-Class construction, sail making at Ratsey & Lapthorn, and J-Class and metre class racing on The Solent. In addition, the IPC archive also features thousands of model and property released images taken aboard cruising yachts all over the world. These images are being uploaded and will form a key part of the Kos Pictures collection in the coming years. Website: http://www.kospictures.com/index.php?q=IndustryNews&id_new=3121Discount on scanning submissionsEWA Digital, the technical arm of long-established interiors and architectural library EWA, are offering a special discount during May on their scanning of transparencies. They say, "To celebrate the recent fotofringeevent in London we are offering a large discount on submissions of up to 50 images. Only for the month of May our prices will be: 01 - 10 ?10.00 each 11 - 20 ?9.00 each 21 - 30 ?8.00 each 31 - 40 ?7.00 each 41 - 50 ?6.00 each After May our prices will revert to our normal price list." If you need to discuss individual requirements, the contact at EWA Digital is Jay on 0207 388 2828. Website: EWA Digital