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Canon announces virtual speaker line-up

Enjoy a range of free talks from Canon at The Photography Show and The Video Show Spring Shoots Virtual Festival, taking place online on 6 and 7 March 2021.

Canon’s speaker line-up has just been announced, which will deliver inspirational talks for aspiring and established photographers alike. In addition, the Canon Live chat team will be on hand to answer any technical product questions throughout the show.

Canon's speaker line-up includes:

• Marc Aspland, a multi-award-winning photographer who has served as Chief Sports Photographer at The Times for thirty years.

• Clive Booth who, after twenty years as a graphic designer, decided to follow his lifelong ambition of becoming a photographer and filmmaker.

• Wanda Martin, a London-based photographer and filmmaker working in the fashion and music industry.

• Lucia Griggi, a National Geographic Traveller 2012 award winner who is an expedition, wildlife and travel photographer who can be found exploring our last frontiers.

• Oliver Wright, who spends his winter months 200km north of the Arctic Circle then his springs and summers shooting wildlife photography in the UK and other parts of the world.

• David Parry, Canon UK's leading product specialist for photo and video, with a background in professional photo processing labs and selling cameras to consumers.

• Joas Souza, a London-based architectural photographer who specialises in making exceptional spaces look even better on paper.

• Evgenia Arbugaeva, a National Geographic Society Storytelling Fellow who focuses on the landscapes and people of her home region of the Russian Arctic.

To find out more and register for free entry to The Photography Show Virtual Festival, visit:

www.photographyshow.com/

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