Information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history

Monday, October 28, 2013

The Darkroom: Extraordinary stories from the history o f Dutch photography

August 19, 2011 to December 29, 2013 – Las Palmas Building, Nederlands Fotomuseum In The Netherlands there isn’t a permanent place where photo history is shown. The Fotomuseum fills this void with a new exhibition where aspects of the Dutch photography history is shown by the coll… Organized by Nederlands Fotomuseum | Type: exhibition
Wetplate Collodion Workshops

April 9, 2013 at 6pm to April 9, 2014 at 7pm – Manchester and London 2013 UK WETPLATE COLLODION WORKSHOPS & DATES Manchester workshops are held at my Manchester studio for a maximum of 4 students and cost £275. London workshops are held at Double Negative Darkroom… Organized by John Brewer | Type: wetplate, collodion, workshops
Making It Up: Photographic Fictions

May 13, 2013 to January 12, 2014 – Room 38A, The Victoria and Albert Museum Photography is widely associated with truthfulness yet it has also been employed throughout its history as a means of telling stories and evoking the imaginary. This display includes photographs by s… Organized by The Victoria and Albert Museum | Type: exhibition
Picturing Africa: Illustrating Livingstone's explorations

June 13, 2013 to November 3, 2013 – National Library of Scotland Helped by artists, photographers, engravers and publishers, 19th-century Scottish missionary explorer David Livingstone created some of the most interesting and iconic images of Africa. Illustrations… Organized by National Library of Scotland | Type: exhibition
Meade Brothers: Pioneers in American Photography

June 19, 2013 to June 1, 2014 – National Portrait Gallery This show will explore the lives and careers of the Charles R. Meade and Henry W. M. Meade brothers who, along with their contemporaries such as Mathew Brady and Southworth and Hawes, are recognized… Organized by National Portrait Gallery | Type: exhibition
Source Magazine

August 20, 2013 to August 20, 2014 – www.Source.ie The summer issue of Source is about Photography and Literature. Subjects covered include the photographically illustrated novel, the ‘fictional’ quality of photographs, Robert Frank’s photographic tr… Organized by Source Magazine | Type: films, on, photography, and, literature
Surreal Illusionism Photographic Fantasies of the Early 20th Century

October 20, 2013 at 11pm to December 15, 2013 at 7pm – The Finnish Museum of Photography The Surreal Illusionism features nearly 500 photographic postcards that offer a surprising wealth of pictorial ideas, high artistic quality and photographic allure. Surreal fantasies, mysterious drea… Organized by The Finnish Museum of Photography | Type: exhibition