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Following the success of its inaugural event in 2006, SILVER, the high-profile conference and photographic competition sponsored by Ilford Photo and Calumet, moves forward with plans for SILVER 2007.

Taking place March 30 - April 1 at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, SILVER will bring together a wealth of talent, experience and knowledge via an impressive line-up of speakers and forum panelists. Photographers of all levels will benefit from lectures, workshops, one-on-one discussions, forums and opportunities for networking with fellow enthusiasts.

There will also be informal print reviews, open portfolio critiques and a print competition for cash prizes with the winners announced at the conclusion of the conference.

The major featured speakers sharing their particular viewpoints on different aspects of black-and-white photography will be John Sexton, Keith Carter, Ken Rosenthal, Mary Virginia Swanson and Sally Gall, while British photographer and darkroom expert Tim Rudman will be running a darkroom workshop on lith printing, toning, etc.

Panelists answering participants' questions and concerns in forum sessions will represent a wide panorama of black-and-white photography, from photographers, writers, gallery owners and managers to representatives of the event's sponsors. These include Frish Brandt of the Fraenkel Gallery, Michelle Dunn Marsh of Aperture Magazine, Craig Krull of the Craig Krull Gallery, David Fahey of the Fahey/Klein Gallery, professional photographers Mark Edward Harris and Jeff Dunas, Richard Newman of Calumet Photographic, Rod Parsons and Mike Bain with Harman Technology Ltd/Ilford Photo, and Dennis Keeley, Chair of the Photography and Imaging Department at Art Center College of Design.

Visit www.calumetphoto.com/silver for more information or to register, or telephone 800.CALUMET (225-8638). Details of Ilford Photo products can be found at www.ilfordphoto.com.