— Lisa Farrell, British Journal of Photography
Our Partnerships

The Photographers’ Gallery
Collaborating on many of The Photographers’ Gallery’s exhibitions and events over the past few years including Terrence Donovan’s Retrospective Show, Punk London, and their Folio Friday programme.

Portrait Salon
Official Print Sponsor of Portrait Salon since 2011 and one of the hosts of Portrait Salon’s 2016 Exhibition Tour

Autograph
Metro are proud to be partners with Autograph, supporting throughout the production of exhibitions. The photography and film Art Gallery explores identity, representation, human rights, and social justice.

Be Smart About Art
Industry partners with BSAA, a professional development organisation that helps artists, gallerists and other creative professionals thrive in the art market.

Made in Arts London
Metro works in collaboration with Made in Arts London offering mentorship programmes, partner discounts, and talks to encourage and support emerging photographers.

Tagsmart
Metro Imaging as the first integrated tagging and certification reseller.

Free Range
Proud supporter of the celebrated Free Range annual exhibitions, providing mentorship and sponsorship as part of The FR Awards

The Calvert 22 Foundation
Official Print and Framing Partner for Calvert 22 Foundation’s New East Photo Prize Exhibition

Brighton Photo Fringe
Official Print and Framing Partner for Brighton Photo Fringe since 2012, providing mentorship award and professional development talks

PhotoVoice
Supporting Partners of PhotoVoice, organisation promoting the ethical use of photography for positive social change, through delivering innovative participatory photography projects.

Loupe Magazine
Official stockists and promoters of Loupe, photo magazine with an unpretentious style and approachable ethos, a platform for photographers to show and discuss their projects.

PYLOT Magazine
Metro teams up with PYLOT magazine, in collaboration with Fuji Film.

Black Box Project
Involved with Black Box Projects, art gallery specialising in contemporary art which is created using photographic materials. Metro have worked closely with their team and artists producing a mix of bespoke frames, fine art Giclée prints and photographic vinyl for exhibitions.

SATORI Magazine
Partnering with SATORI Magazine, to offer visual artists a Mentorship Award, supporting them with professional development, career direction, and industry insight.

Lenscloud
Collaborating with Lenscloud, Fine Art Photography platform that aims to democratise art investment for emerging and established collectors, co-creating useful related content.

Secret Art Prize
Metro is one of the sponsors of The Secret Art Prize, presented by Curious Duke Gallery. Award open to all urban and contemporary artists; welcoming disciplines of painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and photography.

Hospital Rooms
Metro works closely with the artists, supporting throughout the production of installations and exhibitions. Hospital Rooms is an arts and mental health charity that transform locked and secure wards with museum-quality artwork.

Accumulate
Metro supports Accumulate, a youth charity empowering homeless people through creativity, by collaborating in photography workshops.

First Women
Sponsoring First Women by printing exhibition materials for the First Women Project. The partnership was formed after Metro featured the project in 2014 following a creative consultation to review the First Women Portfolio.

FujiFilm
Partners with Fujifilm UK in production for exhibitions, collaborating in photography award and prizes, as well as photography workshops.

Pixel Rights
Partners with Pixel Rights, a platform for design and development of professional websites for photographers.

IAFOR Documentary Photography Award
Supporting IAFOR for consecutive years with one of the Grand Prizes, the Metro Mentorship Programme & £1,000 GBP production credit for the winner.

National Open Art Award
Supporters of the NOA Award 17, a not for profit art charity Award, offering the Metro Mentorship Prize.

Rebecca Vassie Memorial Award
Supporting the Award for consecutive years, awarding the winner to x20 Premier Prints, plus a Lab Tour, and a Portfolio Review with Creative Director Steve McLeod.

Saatchi&Saatchi
Collaborations with Saatchi&Saatchi for different exhibitions.

Shutter Hub
Photography organisation that offers support, and networking for creative photographers worldwide. We work with them to provide opportunities to promote their work and make new connections via meetups, talks, and exhibitions.

Royal College of Art
Supporting Royal College of Art students throughout dedicated programmes.

University of Suffolk
Tailored support and dedicated programmes for University of Suffolk students.

University London College of Communication
Tailored support to students from University of the Arts London – London College of Communication.

Photomasters
Supporting Photomasters Shows at The Old Truman Brewery.

Life Framer
Official Print Sponsor for Life Framer’s renowned annual photography exhibitions and host to their monthly judging sessions.

Renaissance Photography Prize
Official Print and Framing Partner for Renaissance Photography Prize from 2014 – 2017.

BJP International Award
Official Print and Framing Partner for British Journal Of Photography’s
International Photography Award and Breakthrough Awards – 2017 & 2018

Cork Photo Festival
We are partners with Cork Photo Festival, an artist-led initiative, highlighting local photographers in venues across Cork City.

Format Festival
Proud supporter of FORMAT International Photography Festival awarding Portfolio Review prizes in 2017.
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Partnerships
Metro Imaging has a reputation for longstanding collaborative approaches to the photography and visual arts industry. At its core it recognises the need to work closely with individuals and institutions – so it was only natural that the company developed a programme to support projects and organisations by the way of partnerships. The aim is to maximise every opportunity to support and promote the partnership and to engage with the wider creative community.
Each partnership is bespoke and as individual as the group and it’s objectives. Metro Imaging constructs a support network that might include member offers and discounts for production; cross-promotional PR and marketing strategies; portfolio reviews and advice, competition judging and prize giving to workshops, lab tours and guest lectures.
Please email Kate O’Neill for more info.