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Scottish Society for the History of Photography, Annan Lecture

June 22, 2015 from 6pm to 7pm – Jeffrey Room, Mitchell Library The guest speaker for the Scottish Society for the History of Photography's annual Annan Lecture 2015 is Anne McNeill. Glasgow born Anne McNeill has been the Director of Impressions Gallery since 200… Organized by Scottish Society for the History of Photography | Type: lecture

Qing Dynasty Peking: Thomas Child's Photographs

November 10, 2015 to November 15, 2015 – China Exchange UK An extensive collection of Thomas Child’s nineteenth-century photographs of Peking, will be exhibited at the China Exchange in London, November 10-15, 2015. Admission is free. Thomas Child was the m… Organized by Stephan Loewentheil | Type: exhibition, talk, photography, lecture

Lecture: "Innocence and Experience: Images of Childhood during the First Half-Century of Photography in Japan"

May 12, 2016 from 6pm to 8pm – Mori-Ogai-Gedenkstätte Although the history of photography in Japan has been the subject of much recent scholarly attention, one aspect of the diffusion of the medium during the Bakumatsu and Meiji eras which remains overl… Organized by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin/ Mori-Ôgai-Gedenkstätte | Type: lecture

The Wide Margins of Photographic History - Annan Lecture (Roberta McGrath)

May 26, 2016 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Street Level Photoworks This is the latest in an annual series of lectures run by the Scottish Society for the History of Photography (SSHoP). In this major lecture, Dr. Roberta McGrath will consider the importance of othe… Organized by Scottish Society for the History of Photography | Type: lecture

Pradip Malde: Illusion, Transformation and Truth

November 2, 2017 from 6pm to 7:30pm – Hawthornden Lecture Theatre, Scottish National Gallery Scottish Society for the History of Photography's Annual Photographer’s Lecture will be delivered this year by Pradip Malde. Malde is a widely published and exhibited photographic artist whose divers… Organized by Kirke Kook | Type: lecture

‘The Blind Musician and the Voyeurs’ - George Szirtes

January 23, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm – Royal Philatelic Society As Robert Gurbo has been unable to deliver the Inaugural lecture of Photographic Collections in the Colin Ford lecture Series due to ill health we will reschedule later this year. However, we are ha… Organized by Janine P Freeston Chair of the Historical Group of the Royal Photographic Society | Type: lecture

I’ve Just Seen a Face: The Preservation of our Global Photographic Heritage

July 10, 2018 from 6pm to 9pm – St Bride Foundation, Bridewell Hall The Icon Photographic Materials Group, Tru Vue and The National Archives, U.K. are delighted to announce an evening lecture by Professor Debra Hess Norris: I’ve Just Seen a Face: The Preservation of… Organized by Icon Photographic Materials Group | Type: lecture

Sebastian Dobson: 'August Sachtler: A German Photographer in "Further India" and Beyond, 1860-73'

October 10, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm – OAG House Tokyo This lecture will consider the place of August Sachtler in the early history of photography in Singapore and Southeast Asia, as well as the fortuitous role Japan played in his decision to make a care… Organized by Sebastian Dobson/ OAG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens) | Type: lecture

On a Hill Road. Scotland in Stereo circa 1902

October 13, 2018 from 5pm to 6pm – The Byre Theatre St Andrews The story of the Perth based Amateur photographer Andrew Milne who between 1902 and 1905 travelled Scotland with a stereo Victo camera and left behind an archive of some 150 3D images. Who was he? Wh… Organized by St Andrews Photography Festival - Speaker Ian Wallace | Type: free, lecture, an, book, launch

The Colin Rowe Lecture Series: Claire Zimmerman

December 4, 2018 from 6:30pm to 8pm – Royal Institute of British Architects In an informal setting and in dialogue with experienced and imaginative guests, The Colin Rowe Lectures aim to discuss the role of the image in architecture, particularly the crucial role of architec… Organized by Valeria Carullo | Type: lecture