2009-01-10T11:45:00.037Z

WHISKERS ON KITTENS
A few of Derek's "favourite things" ...

Derek Tamea returns to the Ancient High House in Stafford with a selection of his favourite portraits taken over the last 20 years. Some sitters are famous, other not so famous, but each and every one is guaranteed to be interesting and has been personally selected by Derek as one of his personal favourites.

The Exhibition runs from 8 - 19 September 2009. Admission is free. The High House is open Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. For further details about the High House, please click here.

WOMEN IN FOCUS: THE FIRST TEN YEARS

Derek is delighted to announce that he is making good progress on his eagerly awaited book. Charting the first ten years of life of his brilliant colour portrait exhibition, Women in Focus, the book promises tears, laughter and the chance to get a rare insight into this most celebrated photographer and his work. The book starts at the conception, moves through the "birth" in London 1998 through to the Exhibition's magnificent 10th birthday celebrations at Woburn Abbey in 2008.

Women in Focus currently contains over 300 stunning colour photographs depicting the role of women in late 20th and early 21st Century society which has been lauded by press and public alike. Constantly updated to capture the ever emerging high profile of women throughout the country, Women in Focus has toured the length and breadth of the United Kingdom attracting much critical acclaim wherever it has been shown.

Derek can exclusively reveal that Her Grace, Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford, has agreed to write the forward to the book. Derek is delighted and would like to thank Her Grace for her involvement with this project.

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