Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain

In memory of Colin Ford (1934-2025) - Kraszna-Krausz We were very sad to hear of the death of Colin Ford CBE HonFRPS last Sunday 22 December, aged 91....

Sad to learn of the death of Colin Ford, founding Director of the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford (NMPFT, now the National Science and Media Museum) and a major contributor to our understanding of the history of photography

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For those interested, there's a free online talk TOMORROW by Hilary Roberts, former curator at the Imperial War Museum, on the history and manipulation of conflict photography:
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This is happening on Monday 8 December, 2.30 pm, online! It's going to be a fantastic seminar with Dr Ayra Thampuran, Dr Chimwemwe Phiri and @duncanwilson78.bsky.social, who will share short provocations on the topic of consent, followed by plenty of time for questions and discussion #photohist

This should be well worth attending - and the book will be reviewed in the next issue of 'Photographica World'. Those interested in previous book reviews on the subject of World War One photography should check out our online review section here: pccgb.net/new-book-rev...

This might be of interest

Head to Paddington Reservoir Gardens to see the works on display there, including the Head On Exposure Awards, and this - the winning photo by Abdelrahman Alkahlout called Faith amidst genocide.

Head On Photo Festival 2025 | 8–30 November

Image credit: Abdelrahman Alkahlout

#headonphoto

Foam talent deadline extended til 16 Nov. This prize has been career-changing for several former students. mailchi.mp/foam/foam-ta...

Best New Film Cameras You Can Buy in 2025 - Frames Blog Explore new film cameras available in 2025. From 35mm to large format, discover models from Pentax, Leica, Lomography, and more that you can buy brand new today.

📸 Excited to share my first blog post! I’ve rounded up the best brand‑new film cameras you can actually buy in 2025, with real‑world pros & cons, and how they’ll fit into a serious film workflow.

Check it out:  withframes.com/blog/buy-bes...

#FilmPhotography #35mm #FilmIsNotDead

Throwback Thursday 📸
Penzance Promenade, c.1910
Gibson & Sons

A photograph of the promenade with three stylish ladies approaching the photographer. The sea railings were replaced with a new design in 1896, and the whole area was paved in the following year.

A new biography explores the remarkable life and collecting legacy of Lady Charlotte Schreiber, the 19th-century heiress and ceramics scholar.

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This should be excellent #photohist

Mugshots and Camera Fiends Anika Burgess on how photography transformed 19th century public life

Photography folks, a longread for your Sunday coffee. Enjoy!
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Image: On a dark blue background are white and light blue impressions of two pansies. At the bottom are the logos for the Arts and Humanities Research council, the Museum of the Home and the University of Westminster. Text at top left reads - Are you LGBTQIA+ or non-heterosexual? Do you have experience of darkrooms in the home or spaces that feel like home to you? If so, then this project is for you!

Home Darkrooms in Britian 📸🏠🏳️‍🌈 Oral History Project

I wish to speak to LGBTQIA people who have experience of having a home darkroom or used a darkroom that felt like home.

If you are interested in learning more, please get in touch:  
📧 m.warren@westminster.ac.uk
📞 +447902489831

Edinburgh-area photo history nerds! I'm giving a talk 17/9/25 @ the Edinburgh Photographic Society. It's not technically a public event but if you are interested in attending, PM me & I'll send a link. More below. #tintypes #photohistory #wetcollodion #photography #altprocess #Victorian #Edinburgh

Don't forget to book your free tickets to our Bill Douglas Memorial talk for Heritage Open Days by Geoff Brown - 'From Silent to Sound'! 👉
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See you there! 🎬🎥
#heritagesky #museumsky @museumsandheritage.com #heritageopendays #billdouglas #filmsky #silentfilmsky

It’s one year this week since the publication of the Routledge Companion to Global Photographies. The 36 essays from around the world are free, open access to all: www.routledge.com/The-Routledg...

Photographica World No.180 is out now - contents include a look at the Diana F+ and Dan 35 cameras, seaside animal photography, fingerprints, Chinese missionaries, manufacturer E.H. Farrow, Johan Steenbergen & the Photorex, the life and work of Ernest Marriage FRPS, and much more
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We have featured various Beck cameras in 'Photographica World' over the years but it's not possible to estimate the potential worth of any camera without more details about condition and other factors - an auction house would be better placed for financial evaluations

Peter was a speaker at the Club's AGM in Weston-super-Mare in 2013, talking about how he & Bill Douglas built up their unique collection of material on the history of the moving image. Many PCCGB members will recognise the truth of his comment: ‘collecting is the disease for which there is no cure’!

Third Annual Mosse Lecture. A Lecturer by Mirjam Brusius with Respondent Prf. Avinoam Shalem. Skulls, Sculptures, and the Kaiser’s Museums: Global Entanglements, Colonial Race Science, and German Memory Culture (c. 1900-today) Thursday, March 27th, 2025 from 6-8 PM With a reception to follow Hosted at Deutsches Haus, 420 W. 116th St Mosse Lectures Columbia | Germanic Languages Columbia | European Institute Columbia | MESAAS Institute for comparative literature and Society Columbia University The Society of Fellows and the Heyman Center for the Humanities Columbia University

It’s #MosseWednesday!
Join Mirjam Brusius on March 27th for her Mosse Lecture, “Skulls, Sculptures, and the Kaiser’s Museums: Global Entanglements, Colonial Race Science, and German Memory Culture (c. 1900-today)” at Columbia University’s Deutsches Haus.

The Good Woman named Bonfils To mark International Women's Day we have a guest blog by Yasmine Chemali, grant holder of EAP644. The blog gives us a fascinating insight to photography of the Middle East and Lydie Bonfils - a very ...

Born #OTD 1837 #photographer Marie-Lydie Bonfils. Moved to Lebanon in 1867 and ran a studio with husband Felix.

#WomenInPhotography #WomensHistoryMonth

Interesting blog on BL website

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The growing interest in collecting among the younger generation has been clearly noticeable at Photographica these last few years

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Que no nos pare la falta de creatividad, por favor! 😂

Hoy sale mi primer libro, #Retratadas. Fotografía, género y modernidad en el siglo XIX español, publicado por Cátedra.

Estará disponible hoy en la Central del Museo Reina Sofía y a partir de mañana en vuestras librerías habituales!!

This looks a fun way to celebrate Anna Atkins' birthday

Autochrome Pioneer This week (12th March) marks 153 years since the birth of photographer, author and journalist Percy R. Salmon FRPS (1872-1959). His life and career were celebrated in 2022 in a short film produced …

New research on autochrome pioneer and 'Photographic News' editor Percy Salmon FRPS
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Susan Sontag admitted in 1978 that “On Photography” (1977) is not about photography, while also defended it as not against photography. She claimed that it is about how capitalist industrial society uses photography and its implications.

Happy Birthday #AnnaAtkins!

PW 179 is now at the printer and will be with subscribers soon - contents include Albert Kahn's autochromes, Captain John Baptist Lucius Noel on Mt Everest, in-depth looks at Riley Reflex & Salex Murer cameras, Johan Steenbergen, cameras in movies about war photography, and much more..

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Good news! If you missed this talk, you can now watch it over on YouTube: youtu.be/8bUzNsTlzRc?...

Photograph of a reconstructed Victorian photographic studio, inside a museum

Interior of a museum reconstruction of a Victorian photographic studio with two mannequins and shelves of photos

A large wooden studio camera on a tripod

Ever fancied owning your own Victorian photographer's studio? Following the closure of Cornwall's Flambards theme park, the photographer's shop from the Victorian village is up for auction, with the shop front, mannequins, cameras & accessories #photohist