Redeye’s Lightbox aims to launch the careers of some of the UK’s most promising photographers through a nine-month programme of workshops, networking, participation and presentation.

"What if we hung work from lamp posts? There are lamp posts everywhere, and work will be visible 24 hours a day". It was Candice Smith's idea. She had previously shown work on gigantic billboards in Birmingham's Bull Ring. That's how the name for the collective of five creative photographic artists came about. Each wanted to free their work from the constraints of framed pieces hung on white walls. Each wanted to take their art to a wider public than would venture through the doors of the gallery space. And each wanted to display work that resonated with the surrounding environment - more Gormley and Crosby beach than Manet and the Royal Academy.

The Lamp Post Collective emerged from five experimental photographers' shared desire to position photographic art beyond framed pictures hung in a gallery in order to engage with a broader public. The collective's work is created specifically for the space in which it is displayed, resulting in a dialogue between art and environment from which
both are enhanced.

The Brink is a vibrant dry-bar/restaurant/art and music centre in the heart of the city's night life and restaurant district. Run by those in recovery from alcoholism and addiction, the Brink is open daily until the early hours.

This collaborative photography project is a result of the Redeye Lightbox programme. The group were supported by Anne Tucker, co-founder of Manchester International Arts and organiser of numerous spectacular festivals such as Streets Ahead, Mintfest and Garden of Delights.