“If I see another photo of a starving baby in Africa, I will die, ” says Simon Norfolk. “I want to know why there is still a starving baby in Africa.”

Best known for his stunning large format images exploring the socio-economic effects of militarism, Norfolk has been acclaimed as the leading British photographer of his generation. From supercomputers and hi-tech missile launchers, to refugee camps and the battle-scarred landscapes of Iraq and Afghanistan, his longterm series, Et in Arcadia ego, takes an oblique look at conflict, far removed from classic war photography.

He’s also one of the most intelligent and provocative speakers in photography. Vision ’08, BJP's annual event for aspiring pro photographers, provides a unique opportunity to meet him, where he will be talking about the ethos behind his work, the ideas behind his latest series, Full Spectrum Dominance, and how he’s built a career shooting challenging subjects that are sold in some of the world’s leading fine art photo galleries.

For more details about Vision '08, visit the event's dedicated website.

Picture © Simon Norfolk.

On 07 November, BJP will be holding it annual event, Vision '08, with Simon Norfolk, Simon Roberts and Jacob Aue Sobol. But these three photographers will not be the only ones talking about their latest project during the one-day event. Steve Bloom will also present his latest book: Living Africa.

He will be discussing the photographic challenges he encountered during the fourteen years it took to create his new book Living Africa (published by Thames & Hudson), a visual homage to the continent of his birth. He travelled deep into remote Ethiopia in search of the vanishing tribes of the Omo Valley, descended 3km down a gold mine where he photographed migrant workers in near total darkness, and in the Sahara witnessed men of the Wodaabe tribe adorn themselves and dance in an all-male beauty contest. Alongside the images of human resilience are pictures of wildlife; showing moments of birth, death, and the Great Migration.

Born in South Africa, Bloom now lives in the UK, where he divides his time between working on photography books and marketing his images through his own photo library.

After the talk he will be available to answer questions and sign his book.

For more details about Vision '08, visit www.bjp-online.com/vision