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The Eye of Photography carries a report from François Kirkland noting the passing of Michael Rand who has just died aged 96 years.  Rand was the Art Director and Managing Editor of the Sunday Times Magazine 30 years from 1962. 
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May 17
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Kingston Museum has launched a website devoted to the life and achievements of Eadweard Muybridge, along with the opportunity to search the collections of Muybridge's material that it holds. In 1904, Muybridge bequeathed an extensive collection of…
May 11
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May 8
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The Directory of Travelling Photographers. Part 1: 1841-1881 and the new Part 2: 1882-1921 are now both available online via the Romany and Traveller Family History Society (RTFHS) website. The website has just been updated with part 2. Additional…
May 3
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The receipients of the Archives Revealed Scoping Grant programme for 2025-26 managed by The National Archives have been announced. Inevitably photography is integral to many of the recipients' collections. The programme is funded by The National…
May 2
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Apparently from Virginia, Birt Acres appeared out of nowhere in Britain aged 35, without a trace of his former life. Yet immediately he became a prominent figure in the late Victorian photographic world. He soon teamed up with Robert Paul to make a…
Apr 26
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The National Portrait Gallery, which owns twelve volumes of Camile Silvy's studio daybooks, has published a blog by Paul Frecker tracing the story of the daybooks and the missing volume 11 (July 1863-June 1864). Frecker also explores the importance…
Apr 25
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Apr 23
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Source magazine is relocating offices and is making backsets of Source available at a discounted price. The sets include 100 print issues published from 1992 to 2024. In addition an exclusive back set of Creative Camera magazine is also available…
Apr 20
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As part of Photo Museum Ireland's Through the Lens lecture series, noted photography collector and historian William Fagan will explore the pivotal role of French photographers and techniques in shaping the early photographic landscape in Ireland.…
Apr 17
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The National Archives has updated its Records at Risk Grants programme and information and added details of past recent recipients. The scheme is delivered in collaboration with the British Records Association and the Business Archives Council, to…
Apr 11
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