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August	Sunday 26 August 2007, 10:30 - 16:30 Photography on the Street This one-day practical workshop with photographer Elizabeth Doak explores the techniques and history of Fleet Street press photography . A discussion of the works in the Daily Encounters exhibition will be followed by a practical session 'on the street' in Fleet Street itself. Technical tutorials on the use of digital SLR cameras and printing facilities will be provided on the day. No prior experience necessary. Tickets: £40/£30 concessions

August	Thursday 30 August 2007, 19:00 Exhibition Tour Daily Encounters An introduction to the exhibition.

September	Sunday 2 September 2007, 13:00 - 16:00 Sunday Session Front Page Scandal Join in a photo shoot in response to the Daily Encounters exhibition. Create a portrait for the front page of a tabloid newspaper and add a scandalous headline. Led by photographer Gisela Torres.

September	Saturday 29 September 2007, 10:30 - 15:30 National Portrait Gallery Walks Fleet Street Walk For 500 years Fleet Street was the centre of Britain's printing and newspaper industry. This day begins with a lecture tracing the history of journalism in the 'Street of Ink' and a visit to the Daily Encounters exhibition and is followed by an afternoon walk, with Blue Badge guide and historian Owen Joseph, that explores the alleys, squares and buildings that made Fleet Street famous. Tickets: £20/£15 concessions (includes a ticket for Daily Encounters)

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