Kevin Meredith

Kevin Meredith (born 1978), also known as Lomokev, is a British photographer and author. He is known for his use of the Lomo LC-A camera and his lomographic style. He is based in Brighton.

Meredith has produced three books on photography: Hot Shots (2008), 52 Photographic Projects (2010, titled Photo Op in the USA) and Toy Cameras, Creative Photos (2011, titled Fantastic Plastic Cameras in the USA).

Meredith grew up in Folkestone, England. He began photographing at age 16. He started using a Lomo LC-A in 1998 and gained notoriety for his use of this camera, often in Brighton, and for his use of social media as a tool to promote his photography, specifically Flickr.

His portrait montages appeared in the monthly Brighton Source magazine for four years. He teaches photography courses using the Lomo LC-A, gives talks at venues internationally and works as a commercial photographer. He is based in Brighton.

Publications by Meredith

• Hot Shots. Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2008. ISBN 978-2-88893-027-3. UK edition.
  • Hot Shots. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2009. ISBN 978-0-8118-6640-8. U.S. edition.
  • How to Take Better Photos. Revised edition. Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2018. ISBN 9782888933472.
• 52 Photographic Projects
  • Brighton and Hove: Rotovision, 2010. ISBN 978-2-88893-070-9. UK edition.
  • Photo Op: 52 Inspirational Projects for the Adventurous Image Maker. Waltham, MA: Focal, 2010. ISBN 978-0-240-81400-1. U.S. edition.
• Toy Cameras, Creative Photos: High-end Results from 40 Plastic Cameras.
  • Brighton & Hove: Rotovision, 2011. ISBN 978-2-888931188. UK edition.
  • Fantastic Plastic Cameras: Tips and Tricks for 40 Toy Cameras. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 2011. ISBN 978-0811877534. U.S. edition.
• I Dare the Wave, a Life to Save. Brighton and Hove: Miniclick, 2014. Edition of 50 copies. Photographs of Brighton Swimming Club. 1 of 5 publications collectively titled The Miniclick Press Volume 1 / Brighton. The other publications are by Ondra Loup, Kristina Sälgvik, Jack Latham and Jean-Luc Brouard.

Publications with contributions by Meredith

• Spirit of Friendship. By Colin Edward Offland. Manchester: Chief, 2002. ISBN 0-9543279-0-X.
• Don't Think Just Shoot. London: Booth-Clibborn, 2007. ISBN 978-1-86154-230-4.
• Joachim Schmid Is Martin Parr · Martin Parr Is Joachim Schmid. Self-published by Joachim Schmid, 2009.
• Archives / Memories: Brighton Swimming Club: 1860–2013. Brighton Swimming Club, 2013. Edited by Lindy Dunlop.
• Toy Tokyo. Kingyo, 2014. Edited by Manami Okazaki. ISBN 978-9881250780.

Solo exhibitions

• Hot Shots, Jaguar Shoes, London (2008).
• The Daily Swim, The Eagle, Brighton (2009).
• Brighton Open House Festival (2010).
• Daily Swim, Brighton Sea Swimming Club and Iydea Café, Brighton Photo Fringe Festival, Brighton Photo Biennial (2010).
• Brighton Threads, Beyond Retro, Brighton Photo Fringe Festival, Brighton Photo Biennial (2010).
• The Old Market, Hove (2011).

Group exhibitions

• Austen room, British Airways i360, Brighton. A permanent exhibition from April 2017 with photographs by Meredith, Gary Eastwood, and Paul Raftery.

• Second place, the Lomolympics 2000, Tokyo, 2000.
• Third place, Lomographic World Congress, Vienna, 2002.