PhotoBox sponsors Renaissance Exhibition Inspiring photographers to see the world through new eyes

May 6, 2008 - PRLog -- Renaissance is the brainchild of Fiona Gifford, a 34 year old lawyer who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Following her recovery, Fiona realised how little she and her peers knew about breast cancer. As a keen amateur photographer, she felt that a competition that invited you to celebrate life and love in the face of adversity was the perfect way to raise money and awareness for breast cancer in younger people. Since its launch, the competition has attracted over 300 entries with over 700 individual images raising almost £5,000 from photographers alone.

The winning entries have been chosen by an award winning judging panel including KT Tunstall, Mary McCartney and Eammonn McCabe, a freelance photographer who was named photographer of the year six times. Thanks to sponsorship by PhotoBox, the images will be exhibited at The Proud Galleries. The exhibition will be launched with a star studded gala attended by celebrities including patron Helena Christensen.

PhotoBox is incredibly proud to sponsor The Renaissance Exhibition which will showcase over 80 images that made it through the judging panel’s final selection including the winning image, all of which will be available to purchase with proceeds going to The Lavender Trust at Breast Cancer Care. This continues PhotoBox’s support for Breast Cancer charities after first establishing a link in 2007 with Breast Cancer Campaign by developing a limited edition PhotoBook that was sold in aid of the charity.

For a limited edition Photobook that contains all the winning images, please visit PhotoBox.co.uk/Renaissance




About PhotoBox
PhotoBox, the United Kingdom’s number one destination for online photo sharing, storing and printing, merged with Photoways, the European pioneer and leader of the photographic online printing market in April 2006. The merger of the French and British market leaders created Photoways Group - Europe’s biggest online photo service with over 5 million members. The group operates state-of-the-art laboratories in Paris and London with a combined capacity of over 1 million prints per day.


Photoways Group, incorporating Photoways and PhotoBox is backed by world-leading venture capital companies, Index Ventures and Highland Capital Partners.  Stan Laurent has been appointed CEO and will oversee the continued growth and consolidation of the Group.
PhotoBox was founded in 2000 by Graham Hobson (now Group Chief Technology Officer) and Mark Chapman (UK Managing Director). PhotoBox.co.uk is the UK’s number one destination for online photo sharing, storing and printing, and was awarded Online Printing Test Winner in Which Digital Camera (November 2006). PhotoBox utilises award-winning, state-of-the-art facilities to offer an easy to use service to all photographers wanting to share or print their digital images.
It is the UK’s first online digital photographic company and the market leader in its field according to independent research by Understanding and Solutions and Hitwise.

PhotoBox customers can use the simple online service to order digital photo prints in wide range of sizes up to 30”x20” posters. Prints are excellent value for money with prices starting at 4p, for a standard 6” x 4” print. A huge selection of photo gifts including greeting cards, mugs, calendars and photo books featuring the customers own digital images are also available. Prints ordered before 4pm Monday-Friday are sent same day by first class post.