The British Library is seeking a cataloguer to work on an archive of modern architectural drawings, photographs and maps related to Hampi Vijayanagara, a UNESCO World Heritage site in south India.

This archive, known as the Vijayanagara Research Project, was formed by Dr John Fritz and Dr George Michell from 1986 to 2006 and features the work of a number of architectural…

DalkeithPhoto is an exciting new exhibition running at Dalkeith Palace from 8 September-6 October 2024. Featuring an exhibition of The Buccleuch Family Album Collection (first showing), work by Calum Colvin and RPS touring exhibition ~ Squaring the Circles on Neo Pictorialism ~ including Céline Bodin, Susan Derges, Joy Gregory, Takashi Arai, David and Angela Chalmers, Spencer…

The annual Photographica collectors fair takes place on May 19th at the Royal National Hotel, Bloomsbury. Organised by the Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain, the show usually has an emphasis on cameras and equipment, but this year an increased number of image dealers will also be exhibiting. With a number of other events taking place in London that weekend, inlcuding the ABA Firsts book fair and Photo London, a number of dealers expressed an interest in finding a platform to…

Peter Kennard is a London-based artist and activist, and Emeritus Professor of Political Art at the Royal College of Art. A new exhibition, Archive of Dissent, marks one of the most extensive displays of Peter Kennard’s work to date and has been specially conceived for Whitechapel Gallery. Taking over three…

Chris Chapman was born in Wigan, Lancashire in 1952. He began his photographic career at the Newport College of Art in South Wales where he was invited to join the Documentary Photography Course run by the Magnum photographer, David Hurn.

In 1975 he moved to Dartmoor, since when he has documented aspects of Dartmoor life. His photographs reflect traditional skills inherent in the indigenous population and emphasise the accumulation of knowledge associated with age and customs. He has…

The Photographic History MA Programme at De Montfort University is now recruiting the new student cohort for the academic session 2024/25, with delivery modes available as full time, part time or per-module. Per-module applications from professionals looking for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities are also very welcome.…

Sir John Herschel (1792-1871), son of the astronomer William Herschel and nephew to Caroline Herschel, was the most influential natural philosopher of the Victorian period.
His long career encompassed astronomy, mathematics, physics, geology, chemistry, as well as art, literature, politics, and the invention of photography. Herschel’s 1831 Preliminary Discourse on the Study…

This exhibition celebrates the work of E Howard Farmer, who today is little-known but was a leading figure in the science of photography and as an educator. The exhibition features the image immortalised on the Led Zepplin IV album cover. Through the exhibition, we will show how Farmer captured the spirit. 

The exhibition shows how Farmer captured the spirit of people,…