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Welcome to the British photographic history blog which was launched at the start of 2009. There are now nearly 4100 members, in addition to regular readers. These range from museum and gallery curators, photographic academics, students, collectors, dealers and representatives from the photographic press from around the world. The blog provides a forum for news of events and happenings within the British photographic history community. This can include lectures or meetings, exhibition news, jobs, reviews and general news affecting collections of photographic material or individuals within the field. While the focus is on Britain it may, on occasion, include material that is of wider interest from Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia.

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13109473453?profile=RESIZE_400x A groundbreaking new tour tracing the footsteps of legendary 19th-century photographer John Thomson is set to launch this season. This unique journey offers photography enthusiasts, history buffs, and cultural explorers the chance to experience the people, landscapes, and traditions of China as Thomson did during his pioneering travels in the 1860s.

The John Thomson in China – A…

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In passing: Leon Jacobson (1923-2024)


13106999254?profile=RESIZE_400x Leon Jacobson, a long-time collector and dealer in nineteenth-century cameras and photographs has died at the age of 101. He was among a number of dealers who turned an interest into a business, become one of a pioneering group of dealers in photographs and photographic equipment in the early 1970s. 

The son of Russian non-practicing Jewish immigrants, Leon was born in New York…

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Festival: Photo|Frome returns in 2025


The organisers have announced that Photo|Frome will return in April 2025 with the theme ‘inEquality’. Through photography from internationally acclaimed, national and regional artists, we reflect on stories of global and local justice and equality. The festival runs from 5 April – 27 April 2025. with free exhibitions (indoor and outdoor), talks, workshops, portfolio reviews, pop-up portrait studio (Faces of Frome), curator tours and more.

One of Photo|Frome’s principal installations…

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In passing: Paul Lowe (1963-2024)


13100716884?profile=RESIZE_400x The photographer Paul Lowe has died, aged 61 years. Professor Paul Lowe was an award-winning photographer and a Professor of Conflict, Peace, and the Image at London College of Communication. He was also an author, critic and educator. His work was widely published and his work is represented by …

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Grace Lau's Chinese portrait studio has been on a memorable journey through Hastings, Southampton, London, Eastbourne, finishing this year at St Leonards on Sea. This exhibition shows a selection of the portraits captured on route. The portrait studio was made of ‘mock’ traditional Chinese furniture, with a decorative backdrop and accessories. Grace Lau acted as Creative Director, alongside photographer Richard Chung. People were asked to pose in a similar manner to Victorian studio…

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13032949856?profile=RESIZE_400x Quickshaws Tours is offering an twelve night tour in Sri Lanka to discover the places photographed by and associated with Julia Margaret Cameron, who died and was buried in the country in 1879. The tour will take in the first Cameron plantatio described in her letters, their coffee estates including Dimbulla, places she photographed, and her burial place at St Mary's Church,…

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Photography entered the museum shortly after its invention in the 19th century, serving as a reproduction tool, a scientific process, a printmaking method, and an expressive medium. However, precisely because of these multiple functions, photography’s accommodation posed challenges then, as it does now with the mutable nature of contemporary “post-photographic,” born-digital images.  

This conference seeks to examine the past, current, and future positioning of photography and its…

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