"Sad news indeed about Sid's passing.
I was in the first class of the Photographic Technology Diploma course (later a degree course) at Regent Street Polytechnic and Sid was one of our teachers in the 2nd or 3rd years. It must have been his first…"
"I visited again yesterday (9th Feb 2025), hoping that my previous impression was at least in part mistaken. But honestly, compared to the rest of the V&A, this exhibit is just awful.
I wonder if they employ anyone who has any enthusiam for…"
"I do not know the background and history to the Photography Centre at the V&A. I think that other departments in the V&A have people who are passionate and hugely knowledgable about their subject, and are able to communiate their passion to the…"
"Yes a bigger area might help, but I think opportunities have been missed in the current display themes. For example, Room 95 "Inside the Camera" is woeful ... as a technically oriented person I found the displays boring and unlikely to inspire or…"
I visited the Photography Centre at the V&A on Tuesday, assuming that it would be like most other collections in the V&A, absolutely top class and outstanding, but have to say I was very disappointed. The history, and the technology, of photography…