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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.

A summary of the previous week's posts is usually emailed to signed up readers each Monday. 

Dr Michael Pritchard

PS. Thanks to George Eastman House (now George Eastman Museum) and History Today magazine blogs for recommending British Photographic History as one of their own favourite blogs. The Daily Telegraph made BPH one of its photography websites of the week

Is anyone able to help me identify the place these photographs were taken? I am looking for certain photographs taken around Lake Chad in the 1850s, but I don't know what that area would have looked like then. If anyone can point me in the right direction I would be grateful! Ella…12907952285?profile=RESIZE_710x

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12885687898?profile=RESIZE_400x Christ Church is seeking an Charles Dodgson Collection Project Archivist. Reporting to the College Librarian, the post-holder will lead on the preparation, cataloguing and promotion of the Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) collection held by the Library.  Charles Dodgson (1832-1898) – better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll – was a mathematics tutor and also…

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12884082070?profile=RESIZE_400x Darkroom London is hosting Brett Rogers OBE on ( October 2024. Brett, the former director of The Photographers' Gallery, will be talking about her illustrious career and provide insights into gallery curation and organising exhibitions. 

Brett Rogers talk with Darkroom
Wednesday, 9 October 2024 at…

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12645870493?profile=RESIZE_400x The V&A is celebrating the display New Photobooks from Australia, curated by PHOTO Australia for the V&A’s Photography Centre. This symposium will feature a selection of women and non-binary artists who will speak about their practice and the experience of marking art in Australia today.
 
With opening remarks by Duncan Forbes, V&A Head of…
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12871197460?profile=RESIZE_400x Exeter's Bill Douglas Centre is advertising two new jobs at the museum. These are a Curatorial Assistant and a Museum Assistant. They are being funded from the recent award by Research England's Higher Education Museums, Galleries, and Collections Fund and will help extend services to external researchers, as well as assist with general duties in the museum.

You can find the…

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12863700667?profile=RESIZE_400x Edward Wade (1829-1869, but dates uncertain) of Preston was listed by Gillian Jones in “Lancashire Professional Photographers 1840-1940” (pub. 2004). In 1860, Wade announced that he had moved to “more commodious premises” at number 36 Fishergate, and he offered to rent number 117 Fishergate (his old/first studio?). Wade remained at number 36 Fishergate until May, 1869, when he posted…

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In vivid and completely natural un/reality

As readers of Art Blart over the years will know, I love a committed social documentary photographer, an artist with a heart and an informed social…

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