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4OnlinePhotos: Roger Hooper.ROGER HOOPER WILDLIFEPHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ONLINERoger Hooper is a photographer whois passionate about wildlife and theenvironment. He has photographedmany extraordinary aspects of our planetand sees photography as a way ofinforming others of the frailty of theworld around us. An important aspect ofRoger’s work is his strong associationwith the World Wildlife Fund and he hasphotographed a number of their projects.His photographs have featured in severalWWF publications, in his books DottedPlains, Spotted Game, Art in the Wildand Focus on the Wild, and in a numberof public and private collections.The exhibition this year will beavailable to view on his website blog atwww.rogerhooper.co.uk/blog, where hewill be displaying a collection of hisfavourite images from around the globe.THE NEW FRONT LINE – PHILLIPS’VIRTUAL AUCTIONThis July, in collaboration with BritishVogue, Phillips will premiere the work ofcelebrated photographer JamieHawkesworth in a virtual sellingexhibition The New Front Line.Hawkesworth has selected 27 uniqueworks which will be made available forsale for the first time, with all proceedsgoing to the National Emergencies Trust.The portraits hail from his recentportfolio of front-line workers, whichincludes the iconic cover story forBritish Vogue’s July 2020 issue. Theseunique works will be available for sale atwww.phillips.com as part of a virtualexhibition, running from 14 to 28 July.Edward Enninful, Editor in Chief ofBritish Vogue, said, ‘I am delighted thatJamie Hawkesworth's images of our keyworkers are going to be included in thisimportant exhibition at Phillips. Vogue’sJuly cover stars celebrate a moment intime when millions of people in the UKwho, in the face of dangers large andsmall, put on their uniforms and workclothes and went to help people.’Vanessa Hallett, Worldwide Head ofPhotographs, said, ‘Jamie Hawkesworthis an extraordinary talent and we arehonoured to be partnering with BritishVogue to premiere his work in ‘The NewFront Line’.This exclusive selection offers a freshperspective on the sacrifices made bythe extraordinary people working acrossthe UK in recent times. From postalworkers to midwives, train drivers tosupermarket assistants, teachers tocleaners and sergeant majors,Hawkesworth captures some of the faceswho helped keep the country going.t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
LONDON WALKS BRINGS VIRTUALTOURS TO A GLOBAL AUDIENCEUrban walking tour company, LondonWalks, has introduced a range of virtualtours to bring London to life for a globalaudience. Hosted on zoom byexperienced London Walks guides, theyoffer an insider’s look into some ofLondon’s most noted areas. The virtualtours are interactive and feature uniquephotography captured by the LondonWalks guides as well as long forgottenmaps and photos, and fun elements likea quiz or a song from the guide.Owner of London Walks David Tuckersaid: ‘The virtual tours are the result ofthe work of a small, self-selected bandof elite guides, particularly Adam Scott,Karen Pierce Goulding and SimonWhitehouse. All three are award-winningguides. London is the most interestingcity in the world. Even though customershaven’t been able to visit, they still wantto find out about London. Our virtualtours are a way of meeting that desire.‘As professional guides, many of uswere worried that our ‘guiding muscles’would atrophy if we didn’t use them.I thought virtual tours would be a poorimitation of a live walking tour. They’renot. They’ve got their own identity, theirown worth, their own value. They areenormously powerful and have a magicin their range that a regular walking tourdoes not have.’Another major benefit of the virtualtours is that they are accessible to allwith an interest in London and, Davidsuggests, worldwide appeal. ‘I did aKensington Sights and Secrets virtualtour recently. My ‘walkers’ were inCanada, Israel, the USA and Germany.None of them would have been able togo on a walking tour in Londonotherwise.‘Our virtual tour guests havepredominantly been from the UK, theUS, Canada and Germany. But we’vealso had Australians. One Oz gal gaveher mum the Beatlemania virtual touras a birthday present.’Photo: Issy CrokerLE GAVROCHE RE-OPENSMichel Roux Jr has reopenedLe Gavroche in Mayfair, the twoMichelin-starred restaurant which firstopened 53 years ago, with a safetyprogramme to provide reassurance fordiners’ comfort and wellbeing. There arecurrently two tasting menus, includingan eight-course available for lunch ordinner (with or without matched wines)and, in the evening, a four-coursetasting menu with or without wines.The wine list will be on iPads andthere are some exceptional bin endsincluding some favourites in ‘Michel’sSpecial Collection’ featuring treasuresfrom the restaurant’s vast wine list atvery discounted prices, to celebrate there-opening in style!Reservations tel: 020 7408 0881.SUMMER GETAWAY TAKES OFF ATLONDON CITY AIRPORTInternational flights have resumed thisweek from London’s most central airport,as the Government’s ‘Travel Corridors’policy comes into effect. The return offlights to and from popular Europeanholiday destinations from London CityAirport has been met with massivedemand from travellers. Bookings for theflights operated by British Airways’subsidiary BA CityFlyer have exceededexpectations, with passengers eager tohave a well-deserved holiday.TATE REOPENS ALL FOURGALLERIESTate is to reopen all four of itsgalleries on 27 July. People will onceagain be able to visit the nationalcollection of art on display at TateBritain, Tate Modern, Tate Liverpool andTate St Ives, featuring hundreds ofartworks from across the centuries andaround the world.Tickets will be available from nextweek at tate.org.uk alongside the latestinformation and guidance on how tovisit. Visitors can follow Tate’s socialmedia or register for email updates tohear details as and when they areconfirmed.As well as the collection displays atall four Tate galleries, Tate Modern willreopen with Andy Warhol and KaraWalker’s Hyundai Commission FonsAmericanus. Tate Britain will reopen withAubrey Beardsley and Steve McQueen’sYear 3 installation. Tate Liverpool willunveil new work by Mikhail Karikis, andTate St Ives will reopen the Naum Gaboexhibition.Tate Britain.Alex Farquharson, Director, TateBritain said: ‘After this long period inlockdown, we hope the public will enjoyreturning to Tate Britain's displays of500 years of British art, visiting oldfriends and making new ones amongstthe works in our collection. We'reparticularly pleased to be extendingSteve McQueen's Year 3. As a vastcollective portrait of a future generationof Londoners it feels especially resonantat this time.’5t h i s i s l o n d o n m a g a z i n e • t h i s i s l o n d o n o n l i n e
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