Francesca Issatt's Page

HiI am looking for photographic postcards of Cowes, Isle of Wight, any age or subject. I did a photographic project for my degree show at university using postcards of Southampton. This work has now been chosen for a graduate exhibition at Quay Arts, Newport I.O.W. I have been asked to expand the work by sourcing postcards of Cowes as it connects the island to the mainland and the theme is bridging/connections (and Red Funnel ferry is sponsoring us!). I have a relatively small budget to play…See More

Hi, I posted a few months back about a photographic project I was doing for my final year project at university. I was interested in photographic postcards of Southampton and since then have collected around 60 examples. I became interested in the psychology of collecting and made a website mimicking those created by collectors who wish to share their collections and interest with a wider audience. The website is in addition to showing the postcards themselves at my end of year gallery show. On…See More

Hello all,This is my first post after coming across the site in a Google search to find postcard and photograph collectors. Let me introduce myself -I am a third year student at Solent University studying Photography. For my final year project I have decided to look at the history of Southampton through the use of historical photographs, postcards and other documents. My intention is to use these found images to alter and question our perception of familiar buildings and locations in the city.…See More