1197 is an annual conference dedicated to mobile and iPhone photography. It’s named after the first mobile phone photo taken on June 11, 1997.
The 2013 1197 conference was held at New York’s Soho Gallery For Digital Art. It wrapped up Friday, February 22, with a number of panels on social media and mobile photography, as well as a closing night reception. I was there, along with dozens of other mobile photography notables, iPhoneographers, and Instagrammers from around the globe.
Click past the jump for a gallery of photos from this year’s 1197. >>>
This year’s 1197 Conference, as well as the Friday night reception, was held in tandem with the SGDA’s premier of the 2013 Mobile Photo Awards exhibit, a visually impressive show of oversize displays showing a constant and changing stream of of iPhoneography and iPhone art.
Left to right: Anton Kawasaki, Sion Fullana, The MPA’s Daniel Berman, Nate Park of iPhoneArt.com, Jen Pollack Bianco, David Ballering.
iPhoneographer Jim Darling and Daniel Berman trading shots
1197 event producer and curator Susannah Perlman introduces a panel
L to R: Life In LoFi’s Marty Yawnick, The MPA’s Daniel Berman. Photo by David Ballering.
The Create, Career & Coummunity panel, L to R: EyeEm’s Flo Meissner, Jen Pollack Bianco, Nate Park, Marty Yawnick. Photo by David Ballering
Looking out at the audience for the Create, Career & Community panel
Drew English and Marty Yawnick
Bonnie Bouman and Marty Yawnick
Marty Yawnick and Clay Benskin
Percolator and Popsicolor developer John Balestrieri and Marty Yawnick
1197 at the Soho Gallery of Digital Art, closing reception
L to R: Janine Graf, Catherine Restivo
Marty Yawnick and Laura Peischl
Marty Yawnick with Pat Shourds
Marty Yawnick and Lotta Kratz
Rachel Sawyer from JUXT catches one of her images on display
A big thank you to Daniel Berman for the invitation to participate on the Create, Career & Coummunity panel. Also many thanks for event producer and curator Susannah Perlman for putting together this year’s event and for reaching out to Life In LoFi last year in preparation for this year’s 1197.
On a more personal note, it was great either seeing again or meeting many of the iPhoneographers and visual artists who came from all over the globe to attend this event. It’s always a pleasure engaging in person and putting a face and a voice to people I’ve only known previously online and whose works I’ve followed for some time.
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