Update: it appears that Gray Levett has cancelled the July 2011 event, after our coverage. [WWP thread]

From The story of Vivien Krogmann-Lutz:

Hereby I ask Nikon UK Ltd, Kodak US Sponsorships (contact sheet choose OTHER - Corporate information > Sponsorships) and the Nikon Owners Club International (email), if they condone the inhuman treatment of children. And if not whether they plan on any longer supporting the Scientology UK base 'Saint Hill Manor' and its child labor. Gray Levett, co-founder of Grays of Westminster, is a self confessed scientologist and can use that as excuse but I had expected higher standards from Nikon and Kodak.

Gray Levett has been organising workshops at Saint Hill Manor since around 1995. [See article: Scientologist started photography workshops at founder's old mansion in England]

Aggressive PR; Successful Targeting Of Highly Influential People

It is worth mentioning that in all my time in UK Sea Org, Gray's was considered a jewel of a PR tool for the cult.Thanks to the aggressive PR methods by Gray Levett and co, big 'photography weekends were often held at Saint Hill, with real celebrity photographers running workshops, these events brought a positive image of the cult to an important PR target group, wealthy Brits with serious connections into politics, finance, arts and education. These were very professionally run and sponsored ostensibly by Gray's and Nikon. I am fairly certain that this stuff continues to this day.

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