Hoping someone out there might have some basic biographical info on photographer W.F. Davidson, active during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly doing landscape photography.
He was the photographer for the "Country Life" picture book series th
I'm doing research into the 1930's photographer Barbara Ker-Seymer and her collaboration with the poet Brian Howard and am reaching out in hope someone, on here, may be able to assist further.
Ker-Seymer has mentioned that during their collaborat
I refer to the book Views of British North Borneo, with a Brief history of the Colony published in 1899. Some of the photographs were taken by G W Johnstone, who was also a medical officer in the employment of the Chartered Company. However, many of
My interest is in the History of Photography in North Borneo (Sabah, Malaysia). There is a small series of printed picture postcards PPPCs dated to 1906 with views of the towns of Kudat and Labuan taken by the photographer F & K Chinn. However, there
I am currently doing a study of this publication. It first appeared in 1895 and continued until the 1982. It charts the advancement of the reproduction of photography in print, often known as photomechanical work. My interest is in the evolution of p
"The first published article on photography "An Account of a method of copying Paintings upon Glass, and of making Profiles, by the agency of Light upon Nitrate of Silver. Invented by T. Wedgwood, ESQ. With Observations by H. Davy" was published in
Thanks to BPH I have discovered more about the role of Kodak's Education Service to add to my personal experiences of being mentored by Dennis Kemp 1923-1990 Kodak Education Officer mountaineering and caving photographer. Please make contact if you
Recently a photograph by the British photographer H.F. Davis titled "The Flood" came into my possession. I have been unable to find any biographical information about him. I have only found the following information:
Hello everyone, I came by this camera. Sydney Rankin Heap's camera, the complete set that was custom-made specially for him by Billcliff Camera Maker company in Manchester, in 1890s (Royalty) the original tripod, 3 film magazines and the camera itsel
I have a Derbyshire-based topographical collection but have been approached by an older lady wanting to pass on about 60-odd portrait shots - carte de visites, cabinet cards and postcards - which she wants to pass on to a suitable collection. They ar
I am copying/digitising some old family photographs taken by my late father-in-law. Some of these are glass plate negatives shot in the 1950s and feature sailing on the Thames? My father-in-law was not a photographer as such in that he took photograp
I am trying to find out more about this splendid set of London scenes & views from photographs taken by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company (LS & P Co) and retailed by W. W. Rouch.
They are prints of some sort - not photographs - but what
Peter E. Palmquist Memorial Fund for Historical Photographic Research
Considered one of the most important photo historians of the 20th century, Peter E. Palmquist (1936 - 2003) had a keen interest in the photography of the Ameri
The period after the war was arguably the first time that ordinary citizens had the means to own a good quality, affordable camera and take an interest in photography. The more committed would have used slide film for better quality ( Kodachrome slid
Lenses were essential in the early days of photography and optical understanding had to evolve in order to produce lenses more suited to the requirements of photography. Today we assume that our modern lenses are immesely superior to those produced i
Hello everyone. I am interested in purchasing Day Books of London photographers particularly of the years 1886 and 1900, If anyone has any please contact me. Thank you.