In the first Photo History since Grace & Thurston published in 2022, I take a long look at the life of the celebrated campaigner and protest photographer David Hoffman, who I had the privledge to work with on Editorial Photographers UK (EPUK) between 2007 and 2015. A university friend of future Magnum…

The Curatorial Fellowship in Photography, supported by The Bern Schwartz Family Foundation is an opportunity to further develop expertise in the history of photography by researching the collections of the V&A, while gaining vital curatorial experience working in a museum. The Curatorial Fellow will divide their time between key curatorial duties and pursuing an independent…

For our project Mad About the Boy we are looking for contactdetails of Robin Shaw, Suzanne Greenslade, Harriet Thompson, Jane Ralley, Jane Erskine, and Diana Baylis.

Whose work was part of the book 'What She Wants - Women Artist Look at Men' (1994) by Naomi Salaman. In addition to the photographers, we hope to get in touch with Naomi Salaman.

If there are any other photographers you think shouldn't be missed, we would of…

Birkbeck and MuseumsEtc warmly invite BPH readers to join them for the launch of an important new trilogy of publications by Jo Spence and Terry Dennett, featuring previously unpublished and unknown images, interviews and texts. Please join us for the book launch of these new, groundbreaking publications.

The event will also celebrate the 92nd anniversary of Jo Spence’ birth and raise a toast to Jo Spence and Terry Dennett’s legacies as part…

Brighton's first photographer, William Constable, was commemorated with a blue heritage plaque at the site of his studio, 57 Marine Parade. Constable was a Beard licensee and operated the daguerreotype process from late 1841 making it one of the first studios in Britain. The plaque was unveuiled on Friday by Claire Constable, William's great, great, great niece and biographer, and the…

A former furniture store will become Bermondsey 223, run by the team behind Peckham 24, in what is claimed to become the UK's first public venue wholly dedicated to new talent in contemporary photography.The space is situated in The Blue Market, Southwark Park Road, London, SE16, in one of South London's historic working-class communities. The building which was acquired by Southwark…

Edinburgh's Lyon and Turnbull auction house has five lots of books relating to T & R Annan from the estate of the late Eric Sloane. Amongst the lots is a first edition of Glasgow Improvements Act 1866. Photographs of Streets, Closes, etc. taken 1868-71, with albumen prints (estimate £10,000-15,000). The photographer Thomas Annan, who had a studio in the city and who…

From 12 July to 27 September, Blenheim Palace will be showcasing a major photography exhibition, Life Through a Royal Lens, which explores the British Royal Family’s enduring relationship with the camera; from the reign of Queen Victoria right through to the present day. The display of over 100 of the most iconic royal photographs can be enjoyed in the Long Library, the largest room in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which will be transformed into a gallery. Alongside iconic…