Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Exhibition: Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer / Edinburgh, from 18 October 2025
"From the one reference shown of that stunning aerial photo one can't help but further read up about this extrordinary photographer ~ There's a website of comprehensive material set up by his family for Captain Alfred G. Buckham.…"
Oct 28
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post In passing: Barry Lategan (1935-2024)
"Barry Lategan for his undoubted fame has a Wikipedia page that seems far too brief and without a single photo reference to pinpoint what should be recognisable photographic fame. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Lategan"
Aug 19
Bobbie Carnegie replied to Bobbie Carnegie's discussion Collodian wet plate process photographer?
"Instagram is a useful tool to search out 'photographers' of all kinds. I see there's another fellow with his huge bellows camera engaged with 'wet plate collodian photography'. He operates a 'tour bus' decked out as his mobile darkroom. One needs to…"
Jun 25
Bobbie Carnegie posted a discussion
Just came across and wanted to share about a guy in the USA operating the old collodian process with his glass plate camera to produce his glass photo scenes ~ Beautiful. The internet is, of course, awash with photographers of varietal sorts amateur…
Jun 9
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Eric Butler's blog post Volunteer
"Couldn't agree more ~ every archive should have and encourage volunteers. I'm engaged as such from time-to-time with an archive group at a centre holding therapeutic community archives that has a residential attached block allowing for volunteers to…"
Apr 15
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Anne Woodward's blog post Blog: Thomas Sims, photographer, 200th anniversary of his birth:
"Fascinating ~ with that detail, in reading the article, of vulnerable humanity alonside domestic struggle while Sims endeavoured to take his photographic experiments forward ~ and with his difficulties in commercial success. Never knowing of…"
Mar 25
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Publication: Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron: Portraits to Dream In
"Let's be reminded Magdalene Keaney's phrase within the book about the exhibition's two women photographers Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron "Not either enjoyed significant critical or popular success in their lifetimes" sadly speaks of…"
Feb 19
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Exhibition: Barnstaple Prisoners: unveiling Barnstaple’s Victorian underclass 1867-1877 / until 17 February 2024
"What a wonderful project? Well done to Dr Sadru Bhanji and his team of 'dowty daguerreotype detectives' * whose enquiring eyes have teased out from these Victorian prison 'mugshots' stories of those portrayed in the album of Barnstable prisoner…"
Dec 11, 2023
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Auction: The Frank Strike Collection of Cornish Shipwreck Lantern Slides / sold 16 November 2023
"One doubs that auctioneers will divulge, in inquiring, who buyer was. BBC Radio Cornwall or Cornwall Council may know. "
Nov 27, 2023
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Auction: The Frank Strike Collection of Cornish Shipwreck Lantern Slides / sold 16 November 2023
Nov 27, 2023
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Auctions: photography and cameras
"A significant collection of shipwreck slides sold at a Cornwall auction too recent to have alerted this blog.
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Nov 20, 2023
Bobbie Carnegie commented on TED RICHARDS's blog post Prince of Wales C de V
""Album fillers"? An appropriate if dismaying descripter of what commercial photographers then and later saw the opportunity of churning out cartes de visites, postcards and photos for the voracious appetite of indifidual folk and families…"
Oct 9, 2023
Bobbie Carnegie commented on Michael Pritchard's blog post Auction: Important Noakes quad lantern to be sold / 19 October 2023
"What a wonderful thing ~ and, with surviving intriguing comprehensive story to go with this four lens 'Noakes Quad' lantern? Should go to a museum preferably English and be operated occassionally at public events once again. "
Sep 18, 2023