The Royal Society played an important role in recording the introduction and progress of photography from the 1830s onwards. A new resources from Google Arts and Culture brings some of the Society's archives relating to photography to the fore.
See: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/the-invention-of-photography/fAJij3PkQZd1Lw
Asahi Shimbum, the publishers of the Japans oldest photography magazine Asahi Camera which started publication in 1926 have announced that it will cease with the July 2020 issue. A reduction in advertising caused by COVID-19 and economic factors are cited as the reasons for the closure.
Since its launch in April 1926 the monthly Asahi Camera has been Japan's most important camera magazine. In addition to introducing information on cameras and the works of leading photographers active in Japan and overseas. It has also held photography contests and other public events.
The magazine has provided an important insight in to Japanese photography and its demise marks a sad day for Japanese photographers.
The Ihei Kimura Photo Award will continue to be co-sponsored by Asahi Shimbun and Asahi Shimbun Publishing.
Read more about the magazine here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asahi_Camera
The curators of the Lee Miller archives, Lee Miller's and Sir Roland Penrose's son Antony Penrose and his daughter Ami Bouhassane will narrate a short film about Lee's work and life.
The narrated film is called 'The Indestructible Lee Miller' and lasts approx 45 minutes. A question and answer session will follow.
See more details: https://rps.org/events/regions/south-wales/2020/june/the-indestructible-lee-miller/
The Charles Dickens Museum is releasing the first of a new collection of colourised photographs of the great author, ahead of the 150th anniversary of his death on 9th June. The image shows Charles Dickens in 1859, aged forty-seven, with a warm expression, looking directly at the camera and sporting a bright yellow, green and blue Clan Gordon tartan waistcoat, over a brilliant white shirt, with light-coloured trousers, a textured navy jacket and a bow tie.
The original black-and-white collodion print chosen for today’s first image was made by photographer Herbert Watkins. The new photography and colourisation has been conducted by London-based portrait and still life photographer, Oliver Clyde.
