Widely regarded as a master of darkroom photography, John Blakemore is celebrated for the richness and textures that he created within his prints. Using a technical harmony of the 5×4 film medium, the Zone System and an incredible mastery of the darkroom printing process, he shaped a signature tonal richness and opulence within his photography worthy of the title.

Using nature as his muse, John captured landscapes inspired by texture and space that can be appreciated by audiences…

We are looking for an experienced Project Manager to oversee the digitization of an historic photography collection with a dedicated cross-departmental project team. The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) collection is the largest and most important collection of photography at the V&A. It contains many items of global significance, including some of the earliest photographs,…

In this exclusive talk Cally Blackman looks at fashion as it was represented through the autochrome. It is based on her new book The Colour of Clothes: Fashion and Dress in Autochromes 1907-1930 (Thames and Hudson, March, 2025) which celebrates the unique beauty of the autochrome in 370 images that reflect the broad sweep of its usage. Couturiers embraced the way the process…

Tate has announced its 2026 exhibition highlights. Of particular notes is Light and Magic which explores how pictorialism, the first international art photography movement, developed across the world from the 1880s to the 1960s. The exhibition was previously scheduled to open in December 2025.  Bringing together over 50 artists from Seoul to Sydney, New York to Cape Town and…

The Royal Holloway Centre for the GeoHumanities has announced that the 8th Denis Cosgrove Lecture will be given on Monday 12 May at 5:30pm. This year's lecture will be on Camera geologica: photography and the art of resource extraction. It is presented by Dr Siobhan Angus, assistant professor of media studies at  Carleton University, Ottawa.The lecture will take place at Queens Building Lecture Theatre, Royal Holloway, followed by a reception. The lecture will be in person…

Legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921) set off for Asia in 1862 and over the next ten years undertook numerous journeys photographing countries in Asia, including Siam, Cambodia and coastal China. The photographs from these journeys form one of the most extensive records of any region taken in the 19th century. The range, depth and aesthetic quality…

Geoff Barker has posted a blog on the British Antarctic (Southern Cross) Expedition, 1898-1900. The 1898-1900 British Antarctic Expedition was the first to spend winter on the Antarctic continent and record the approximate position of the South Magnetic Pole. They also reached further south than any human had previously. The expedition was led by Carsten Borchgrevink who had become interested in Antarctic exploration while living in Australia. The State Library of New South Wales, Australia,…

In celebration of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2026, and building on the success of our 2025 conference-a-thon, we invite scholars, practitioners, and enthusiasts to submit abstracts for participation in a free, online, global, 24-hour symposium dedicated to celebrating the contributions of women to the medium of photography from photography’s announcement in 1839 to now. This unique event aims to highlight the diverse and impactful work of women and female-identifying photographers,…