Photographic Exhibitions

A new exhibition opens at Thru the Lens with a private viewing at 6pm today.
Men Open Up is a collection of photos collected together by Billie Charity, on the theme of men's mental health. It's in support of a charity called CALM, Campaign Against Living Miserably. The men in the photos are local, and Billie has also made use of the notes of Hereford-based psychotherapist and photographer Clive Oxford, who supplied notes about some of his clients, carefully made anonymous.
Also in the exhibition are the photos of Abergavenny-based photographer Glenn Dene, which are self-portraits he took while recovering from a breakdown.
London-based photographer Darren Russell has also provided pictures from a touring exhibition called "My Mate", which was motivated by the story of Billie Charity's brother Stan. Sadly, Stan took his own life three years ago, after living with mental illness.
So the exhibition has been put together in the hope that it will encourage men to talk about their mental health and seek therapy if they need it.

Meanwhile in Brecon, Richard Greatrex is also putting on an exhibition. This one begins on 29th January with a private viewing from 6.30pm, at Found Gallery on the Bulwark. The title of the exhibition is Cuba Noticed, and it is a part of the gallery's main exhibition Vibrant Finds in Winter. Richard Greatrex was a cinematographer for many years, with an impressive CV, and he uses that experience in his photography now.