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Here are some extra news and content snippets with a few additional content bits at the end exclusively for Subscriber supporters of Offline Journal.

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THE EYE FESTIVAL 2025 - this weekend

Aberystwyth Arts Centre and festival director Glenn Edwards are tickling the final touches in advance of welcoming attendees to The EYE International Photography Festival, kicking off this evening and continuing over Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 October 2025.

Having been postponed last year, the guest speaker lineup for the weekend retains most of photographers, with Saturday featuring Denise Maxwell, Simon Norfolk, and Harry Borden; whilst Sunday has Joel Goodman, Eileen Perrier in conversation with Daniel Meadows, and Jenny Matthews

Continuing it's long tradition, Saturday's extended lunchtime will allow time for attendees to attend a Cyanotype workshop, a curated visit to the National Library of Wales (where the 'TRYWERYN 60' exhibition is currently showing work by renowned photojournalist Geoff Charles, and Portfolio sessions. There will also be a film screening on Saturday evening of award-winning 'Memories of Love Returned' a documentary film by Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine on Ugandan photographer Kibaate Aloysius Ssalongo (Executive produced by Steven Soderbergh).

Spaces are still available via the Festival website or visitors can book a day ticket at the venue box office.

THE EYE INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL 2025
Guest Speaker weekend & exhibitions
Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 October 2025
Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth SY23 3DE
www.theeyefestival.com

A SOFA STORY - show opening

Tomorrow (Saturday 18 October) will be the opening bash for Alex Elton-Wall's 'A SOFA STORY' in Clwb Ffoto in Newport.

The event starts 6pm in Clwb Ffoto's gallery in Newport Arcade.
@alexeltonwall on Instagram

A SOFA STORY
Alex Elton-Wall
18 October - 22 November 2025 (Preview 6-8pm, 18 October)
Clwb Ffoto, Newport Arcade, Newport NP20 1GD
@clwb_ffoto on Instagram

FFOTOGALLERY BOOK FAIR & MO HASSAN TALK

Next Saturday 25 October will see Ffotogallery host their next Photobook Fair in Cardiff and Offline Journal will have a table yet again!

There's a good selection of photographers and publishers also taking tables, so visitors should have plenty of choice in browsing and purchasing photobooks, zines and prints.

Offline Journal will have a selection of magazines, catalogs and some copies of the brand new CHAOTIC group publication available on the day.

MO HASSAN BOOK TALK

Scheduled for 1.30pm during the event, photographer Mohamed Hassan and I will be having a conversation on our work on 'OUR HIDDEN ROOM' – his first photobook published earlier this Summer in both English and Spanish editions. It's free to attend - so come along!

Mo will have copies of the new book available to purchase on the day and, as an exclusive offer for Offline Journal supporters with an active Subscriber Plus or Newsletter Subscriber Plus subscription, Mo is kindly offering a 10% discount on the book price on the day! I'll have special coupons with me on the Offline Journal table for any Subscribers wishing to purchase a book.

FFOTOGALLERY PHOTO BOOK FAIR
Various tables & Guest book talk with Mohamed Hassan
12pm - 5pm, Saturday 25 October 2025
Ffotogallery, Cardiff CF24 4EH
www.ffotogallery.org

THE ROOKERY - Now showing in Newport

Having it's first exhibition in the Futures Gallery in Cardiff Bay's Pierhead Building in May 2019, John Crerar's THE ROOKERY had it's well attended opening bash in Newport Museum and Art Gallery on Friday 26 September.

The large format colour photographs are a study of the site of a former rank of colliers' houses surrounded by a spoil tip near Risca that has now been reclaimed by nature. Crerar's images are accompanied by photographs by John Dillwyn Llewelyn, archive material and found objects "...to present a narrative of social and economic change and environmental renewal".

A highly interesting catalogue/publication on the history of the site is available from both the gallery and the photographer.

THE ROOKERY by John Crerar runs until 10 January 2026.

THE ROOKERY
John Crerar
27 September 2025 - 10 January 2026
Newport Museum and Art Gallery, John Frost Square, Newport NP20 1PA
www.newport.gov.uk