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Past Events (951)

CFP Reframing Family Photography, Sept. 21-23, 2017

September 21, 2017 at 6pm to September 23, 2017 at 7pm – Munk Centre, University of Toronto What is family photography? Scholars have often understood the genre as simply snapshots of domestic scenes—images that reflect and produce normative notions of family. Yet, family photographs are m… Organized by Toronto Photography Seminar | Type: conference

Connecting Stories

July 17, 2017 at 9pm to September 5, 2017 at 5pm – Library of Birmingham http://www.libraryofbirmingham.com/blog/1318256300843 Exhibition includes work by Paul Hill, Derek Bishton, Nick Hedges, John Reardon Organized by | Type: exhibition

Representing Conflict Now

June 17, 2017 from 11am to 5pm – IWM London IWM London is staging a day of installations, performances and debate around our exhibitions Edmund Clark: War of Terror and Sergey Ponomarev: A Lens on Syria, part of its Syria: A Conflict Explored… Organized by IWM London & London College of Communication | Type: all, day, programme, of, events

Through the Lens: Early Photographs of China and Japan

June 7, 2017 at 10am to July 14, 2017 at 4:30pm – Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum This exhibition displays a selection of photographs collected by Scottish-American millionaire Andrew Carnegie in 1878-1879 during his to China and Japan. The exhibit includes images by both local an… Organized by Andrew Carnegie Birthplace Museum | Type: exhibition

Photographica 2017

May 21, 2017 from 10am to 4pm – Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Hall Photographica 2017, Londons Annual International Camera Collectors and Users Fair. Sunday 21st May 10am-4.00pm £5 admission Royal Horticultural Society's Lindley Hall, 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P… Organized by The Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain | Type: camera, collectors, fair

The London Photograph Fair Special Edition

May 20, 2017 at 12pm to May 21, 2017 at 6:30pm – The Great Hall, King's College London THE LONDON PHOTOGRAPH FAIR - the UK's only established vintage photograph fair - is delighted to announce the return of its Special Edition, to be held on Saturday and Sunday the 20th and 21st of May… Organized by The London Photograph Fair | Type: vintage, photograph, fair

Brian May in conversation with Denis Pellerin at Photo London

May 17, 2017 from 2:15pm to 3:15pm – Somerset House Legendary Queen guitarist and author Dr Brian May CBE and curator, photo-historian and stereoscopy expert Denis Pellerin will discuss May’s passion for stereoscopy and the running of the London Ster… Organized by Gerlind-Anicia Lorch | Type: 3-d, talk

Photo Archives VI: The Place of Photography

April 20, 2017 at 9:15am to April 21, 2017 at 4:30pm – Christ Church, Oxford This conference investigates photographs and photographic archives in relation to notions of place. In this context, place is used to explore both the physical location of a photograph or archive, as… Organized by Professor Geraldine Johnson (University of Oxford), Dr Deborah Schultz (Regent’s University London), and Dr Costanza Caraffa (Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz—Max-Planck-Institut) | Type: conference

Photomontage Workshop

April 1, 2017 to April 2, 2017 – Sheerness, Kent Be inspired by vintage photography to create a photomontage from various contemporary sources including local newspapers, selfies and images from social media. Participants are invited to bring a… Organized by Anthony Jones | Type: workshop

New York Photography Show presented by AIPAD

March 29, 2017 to April 2, 2017 – Pier 94 at 55th Street and 12th Avenue With an expanded program of exhibitions and events, The Photography Show will be held March 30 – April 2, 2017, in its new location at Pier 94 in NYC. 120 international galleries will offer contempor… Organized by AIPAD (Association of International Photography Art Dealers | Type: photography, fair