Find more photos after the jump including behind-the scenes photos courtesy of Ming Kong.

We had four locations shortlisted, two of which would be suitable in case of rain. And rain it did, thoughout the whole shoot. We ended up shooting everything but the last of the five outfits in an alleyway off Rue des Capucins, in Les Pentes area of Croix-Rousse, Lyon:

The lighting effect was achieved with a beauty dish as the key light on the right, a snooted strobe from the left at shoulder level acting as a rim light and a third strobe reflecting off a large ripstop nylon white sheet to add some fill light to the legs.

Huge thanks to models Florence Ruaz, Cindy Defort, makeup artist Pauline Pergay and producer Gabi Carpenter.

See all images in the Rongrong Ren fashion gallery, also available as (my very first) Blurb book produced in collaboration with Rongrong.

You might also like to check out the Sneak Preview Timelapse, showing the whole shoot frame-by-frame before post-production.

My trampolining, decidely less elegant, was enough for Tim to set his focus.

Commercial photographer Timothy Armes photographs Yann Cucherat in a mid-somersault.

I stayed after the shoot to grab some shots of Yann in training.

Click for more photos: Olympic gymnast Yann Cucherat in training

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Operations Director Gabriela Carpenter speaks to LyonTV.

Brazilian brigadeiros – a tasty mix of coca powder, butter and condensed milk…

Directors Ananda Henry-Biabaud (L) and Myriam Bou-Saha (R) discuss their film Canta No Llores.

Forró de Rebeca pose for a quick portrait.

The week's finale, a performance by Forró de Rebeca that set everyone dancing.

I’ve been photographing underground dub and hip-hop acts for friends Axion Esti recently. They organise gigs regularly at the Toï Toï bar in Villeurbanne, Lyon, promoting some very talented local and upcoming artists.I love live music photography for both the surprises and the challenges it can present, not least working in low-light conditions trying to anticipate both the stage lighting and the musicians themselves.

Above is a photo I shot during the dub night, cleverly cropped from the original by Adrian for this flyer promoting for the next Axion event. I didn’t feel too enthusiastic about the original image but I’m really pleased with the way the lighting is emphasised here.

Don’t miss Axion Live #2 on March 27 at the Toï Toï bar in Lyon if you’re in the vicinity – expect some LOUD, quality, French electro-dub. See you there!

See more from ‘Axion Live’ Dub.

• News is not limited to newspapers, which have been in steady decline since the advent of television.
• The means of distribution (web vs. print) does not necessarily dictate the quality of journalism.
• Reminiscing on a past ‘golden age’ of journalism is useless – the parameters have changed, the outlets must adapt in order to survive.

David Campbell – Revolutions in the media economy

When the current year’s competition has not yet been announced, I have used either the previous year’s date (if available) or  January 1st as the deadline for me to check for updates. If you have suggestions for more grants and competitions to add, please leave a comment.