Survival and the creative photographer: Brian Griffin Lecture March 22, 2011

Creativity and financial reward don't always go hand-in-hand but renowned photographer, Brian Griffin, has found out how to survive financially and make the work he wants.

On the 22nd March he'll be explaining how he's achieved this at a lecture organised by London Independent Photography (LIP).

Brian is widely acknowledged as one of Britain's most influential photographers. “In 2001 I decided that I would never take photographs again purely for money, and would find ways to survive purely on my creativity. Since adopting that philosophy I have managed to keep going - just!"

Brian is famous for his groundbreaking approach to portraiture and numerous high profile projects stretching from ‘Work’ in the 1980′s, to his current project charting ‘The Road to 2012′, commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery.

Brian's talk is part of an annual programme of lectures held in honour of LIP co-founder, Janet Hall. Previous Janet Hall Memorial lecturers have been Simon Norfolk, Martin Parr and Paul Hill.

Official Website: http://bit.ly/bglip