As part of Glasgow’s Aye Write festival two recent Scottish-focused photography publications are the focus of talks. Curator Louise Pearson delivers a fascinating insight into the life and work of an aerial photography pioneer in Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer. This is based on the current exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait…

Are you passionate about photography, history, and uncovering stories hidden in collections? Do you already have experience of cataloguing or working in a research environment? This is your chance to play a key part in bringing one of Scotland’s most remarkable photographic collections to life. 

We have a rare opportunity to join our Collection & Research team to support the…

Fiona Kinsey, Senior Curator, Images & Image Making, at Museums Victoria with responsbility for the Kodak Australasia collections is leaving after twenty-eight…

The Autochrome Lumière, publicly released in 1907, was the first commercially successful colour photography process and was heralded as a revolution in photography. Today, autochromes are rare and valued objects in cultural institutions, tied to the origins of widely accessible colour photography. The dyes used in the autochrome plates are extremely light sensitive and fugitive, meaning that the colours in autochromes tend to change or fade when exposed to light or external factors, like…

19 is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary study in the long nineteenth century, based at Birkbeck, University of London. The latest issue No. 38 2025, edited by Gülru Çakmak and Patricia Smyth, '19th Century Visual Technologies in Contemporary Practice' presents scholarship on photography,…

If some kind member has a copy of Le Courrier Cinematographique for 1927 (volume18), I'm hoping that the following text might be found on page 46: "Philo - Ciné de l'Imperator tourne sans relâche les promeneurs qui, le lendemain, peuvent aller voir s'ils se reconnaissent dans les agrandissements faits d'après le négatif et en acheter à bon compte des épreuves."

It may only be brief, but I would be very grateful indeed to know the full text of this little article.

With…

Roger Mayne is one of the most significant and influential photographers in British history. His images captured the poverty and hardship of inner city life in West London in the late 1950s with a rare and touching sensitivity and tenderness. The people he photographed – especially the children – are full of joy, fun, energy and life. And they are absolutely obsessed with…

The Icon Photographic Materials Group is bringing back the Lighting Talks to close the year. The format will be online, and presenters will have five minutes to share their topics. As always, the event is open to anyone with an interest in the care and preservation of photographic materials.

We invite you to submit a titled abstract (c.100 words) with your name, affiliation and time zone and/or location to…