Dr Rose Teanby's Avatar

Dr Rose Teanby

@roseteanby.bsky.social

Photographic historian advocating for early British women photographers 1839-1861. Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society.

178 Followers  |  110 Following  |  69 Posts  |  Joined: 07.02.2025
Posts Following

Posts by Dr Rose Teanby (@roseteanby.bsky.social)

'Lessay Abbey, Normandy, France' by Ursula Clark (1940-2000).

Two of the recently-discovered images by the Newcastle upon Tyne photographer.

The full story in my latest Pressphotoman blogpost. Link below.

02.03.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.

Next Sunday we will be celebrating #InternationalWomen’sDay with our 2026 online #Women of #Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours starting at midnight on Saturday in the UK, beginning with women's photography of Antarctica. Registration is free!
womenofphoto.com

01.03.2026 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.

2 weeks today we will be celebrating #InternationalWomen’sDay with our 2026 online Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours starting at midnight on Saturday in the UK, beginning with photography of Antarctica. Registration is open and free.
womenofphoto.com

22.02.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.

Registration open! Women of Photography 24 hour Conference-a-thon 2026. 8th March International Women’s Day. I’ll be joining the amazing Joyce Campbell, Anne Nobel & Geoff Batchen to discuss photography &Antarctica.

Convened by the brilliant Rose Teanby & Kris Belden Adams.

womenofphoto.com

09.02.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks for posting my blog from a few years ago - a great way to celebrate Talbot’s 226th birthday and the work of Robert Howlett.

11.02.2026 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.

4 weeks today we will be celebrating #InternationalWomen’sDay with our 2026 online Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours travelling across the world beginning with photography of Antarctica. Registration is open and free.
womenofphoto.com

08.02.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks for your support Allison. Yes it's free but you might need more than 3 coffees to get the 24hour viewer award!

25.01.2026 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us to celebrate the contributions of women practitioners to the history and living present of photography.

Registration is open for the 2026 Women of Photography conference-athon on 8th March.
Join 72 speakers over 24 hours celebrating International Women’s Day - starting with photography of Antarctica & travelling across the world.
womenofphoto.com

25.01.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Wishing your whole family a peaceful and happy Christmas. Hoping to catch up with you in 2026.

24.12.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A talk on Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist by Rose Teanby
YouTube video by Photo Oxford A talk on Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist by Rose Teanby

Grateful thanks to Photo Oxford for recording my recent talk about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot held at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk
The talk is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fmB...

07.12.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This wonderful sanctuary of knowledge continues to educate, inform, inspire and innovate - thanks to the dedication of its librarians. Happy birthday!

08.11.2025 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much Martin for your very kind message. There are so many areas of photographic history to be explored - so great that you are doing such inspirational work and finding time to help people like me as well.

06.11.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Wayne - so kind of you to show appreciation for these events.

06.11.2025 20:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby β€” Photo Oxford Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

@bodleian.ox.ac.uk 24 hours to go to my Photo Oxford talk at the Weston Library or online, exploring the life of Constance Talbot. Join me to hear about her witnessing the birth of #photography and her lifelong love of art. Wednesday 1-2pm Weston Library, Oxford:

photooxford.org/events/const...

04.11.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Sending warm wishes to you πŸ™

30.10.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Home The Bodleian Libraries is a group of 23 libraries that serve the University of Oxford, open to staff, students and other readers.

Correction - @bodleian.ox.ac.uk

29.10.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby β€” Photo Oxford Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

One week to go to my Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. Hear about her witnessing the birth of #photography and maintaining a love of art throughout her life. 5th November 1-2pm Weston Library:

photooxford.org/events/const...

29.10.2025 09:15 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Delighted to receive the new biography of Anna Atkins by Corey Keller. It's a fascinating study of Anna’s life and work within the wider context of women’s 19th century lives.
Highly recommended read and, of course, stunning illustrations.

26.10.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Anja, this looks like a wonderful contribution to photographic history scholarship!

10.10.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Many thanks! I hope you can tune in!

06.10.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby β€” Photo Oxford Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

Join me in person or online on 5th November 1pm for a Photo Oxford talk at @bodleianlibs about the photographic and artistic life of Constance Talbot. She witnessed the birth of #photography but maintained a love of art throughout her life. Details here:

photooxford.org/events/const...

05.10.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
Constance Talbot, early photographer and lifelong artist Talk by Rose Teanby β€” Photo Oxford Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre, The Bodleian Library Wednesday, 5 November

Join me on 5th November for a talk about early photographer and artist Constance Talbot at the Bodleian Weston Library, Oxford, over lunchtime (1pm - 2pm).
The talk is part of Photo Oxford and reveals new research into her fascinating life.

Details here: photooxford.org/events/const...

19.09.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Such wonderful work Deborah, capturing the unpredictable beauty of an imperfect world. I started to read your blog and kept on reading all the way back beyond 2020 - what a journey you have been on. My very best wishes as always and keep up your fabulously unique photography xx

04.09.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Take a look at my new blog about Anna Atkins and her visit to Chatsworth House in 1851. Her Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions are currently on display within the Gorgeous Nothings exhibition at Chatsworth - a must visit!

www.chatsworth.org/news-media/n...

03.09.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Women of Photography Join us at Women of Photography to celebrate the contributions of women-identifying practitioners to the history and living present of photography women photo female photographers

Two weeks to go before the deadline for papers celebrating women photographers. Building on our March 24 hour conference-athon, a FREE online conference will be held on International Women’s Day 2026. We invite proposals for talks or panel discussions - details at: womenofphoto.com

21.07.2025 08:09 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Visited two Anna Atkins volumes at Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, on display in The Gorgeous Nothings: Flowers at Chatsworth exhibition.
Always a pleasure to see her Photographs of British Algae, Cyanotype Impressions.

09.07.2025 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

πŸ“’ Just announced! The programme & booking is now live for our Annual Conference 2025.

πŸ—“οΈ Join us online & free on 4–5 Sept for Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums & Personal Collections.

πŸ”— womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
#WHN2025 #WomensHistory #Archives #Heritage

07.07.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 81    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 12
Preview
Women of Photography Join us at Women of Photography to celebrate the contributions of women-identifying practitioners to the history and living present of photography women photo female photographers

One month to go - call for papers celebrating women photographers. Building on our March 24 hour conference-athon, a FREE online conference will be held on International Women’s Day 2026. We invite proposals for talks or panel discussions - details at
womenofphoto.com

01.07.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

A fantastic paper and so proud of your wonderful achievement.

25.06.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations Elena, all your hard work was worth it!

18.06.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0