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Welcome to the British photographic history blog which was launched at the start of 2009. There are now over 4200 members, in addition to regular readers. These range from museum and gallery curators, photographic academics, students, collectors, dealers and representatives from the photographic press from around the world. The blog provides a forum for news of events and happenings within the British photographic history community. This can include lectures or meetings, exhibition news, jobs, reviews and general news affecting collections of photographic material or individuals within the field. While the focus is on Britain it may, on occasion, include material that is of wider interest from Europe, the United States, Africa and Asia.

A summary of the previous week's posts is usually emailed to signed up readers each Monday. 

Dr Michael Pritchard

PS. Thanks to George Eastman House (now George Eastman Museum) and History Today magazine blogs for recommending British Photographic History as one of their own favourite blogs. The Daily Telegraph made BPH one of its photography websites of the week

13531840088?profile=RESIZE_400x The latest issue of The Classic is now available to view online or collect from one of the venues stocking the printed magazine. The issue includes interviews with publisher Bruno Tartarin; Claudia Baroncini, director of the Alinari Foundation; and with gallerist Stephen Daiter. Elsewhere Michael Diemar looks at the story behind Charles Jones and his photographs of vegetables,…

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13531822268?profile=RESIZE_400x Silvergrain Classics magazine has reported that the German Photo Council has been actively campaigning to have analogue photography officially recognized by UNESCO as cultural heritage. Analogue photography has been officially registered in the State Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia as the first step in this process.This…

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London's The Photographers' Gallery has a number of courses of interest.  V&A curator Hana Kaluznick is running an online course on Colour Photography: Histories and Techniques from 16 April. Writer and lecturer Stephen Bull is running an online course on Photography & Celebrity from 19 May, and writer and curator is leading a course on photography, truth and identity from 19 May. 

In addition, the Gallery archivist is offering 45-minute sessions on…

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Autochrome - October 1907


I've recently read that although the autochrome was announced in June 1907, due to high demand,plates weren't on sale in Britain until October 1907.  I have two autochromes taken on the 18th of October 1907 in Sefton Park in Liverpool.
Does anyone know of any British autochromes that might be earlier?

That might be earlier?

I'm just curious.

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13528960468?profile=RESIZE_400x The French Ministry of Culture has issued a call for projects to commemorate the bicentenary of photography in 2026/27 and is issuing an official label for those projects. Photography is almost 200 years old. On this occasion, the Ministry of Culture calls for a great popular and festive celebration of the Bicentenary of Photography, which will honor photography in all its forms and…

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For 140 years, The Camera Club has been at the heart of photographic excellence, innovation, and artistic exploration. As the longest continuously running photography club in the world, we are proud to present The Art of Seeing – 140 Years of Photography at The Camera Club, an exhibition celebrating the rich history and evolving artistry of photography.
 
Curated by Gabe Simon and Dr Monica A. Walker, this exhibition brings together a remarkable…
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