100 Years of 16mm Film—With Safety First

100 Years of 16mm Film—With Safety First

Home Movies: A History of the American Industry 1897-1979, by Alan Kettelle This year marks the 100th anniversary (July 5, 1923) of 16mm movies. The most significant features of the CineKodak 16mm system were safety film and B&W reversal film.

Snap Shots October 2023

Snap Shots October 2023

PHSNE member Vladimir Khazan’s Zoom meetup presentation on the “Sport,” an very early Russian 35mm SLR and much more.

Snap Shots September 2023

Snap Shots September 2023

Brian Taylor’s Photographic Journey on Zoom. Two powerful exhibits explore 180 years of photography in the lives of African Americans and much more..

The Journal – 2022

The Journal – 2022

The 2022 New England Journal of Photographic History, #180, begins over 100 years before the McDonald’s empire of franchises spread across the world. A New England father and son built…

The Journal – 2021

The Journal – 2021

The 2021 New England Journal of Photographic History, #179, contains two fascinating articles. The first details the development of an engineering marvel, the camera used in the once highly classified…

SNAP SHOTS JUNE 2023

SNAP SHOTS JUNE 2023

The June 2023 edition of snap shots includes: Stephanie Tung, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum, spoke at PHSNE’s June ZOOM meeting on June 4, 2023, about…

What’s Happening With Film?

What’s Happening With Film?

“It is the worst of times; it is the best of times,” said the hapless photographer searching for the right color film he could use to shoot at Photographica 90….

Scope Out the Escopette by Albert Darier

Scope Out the Escopette by Albert Darier

The year 1888 saw the introduction of the original Kodak camera. In the same year, Albert Darier was granted the first Swiss patent for photography, number 17, for a light-weight,…

SNAP SHOTS MAY 2023

SNAP SHOTS MAY 2023

May 2023 snap shots features: Bernie Zelitch “Discovers” Photographer Annie Powell. His presentation will be live on Sunday, May 7th, 7:30 PM via Zoom. Today, we know the photographer was Annie…

Snap Shots April 2023

Snap Shots April 2023

April 2023 snap shots features: PHSNE monthly meeting on Zoom with MIT Museum curator Gary Van Zante’s presentation on “An American City on Exhibition: Theodore Lilienthal’s Photographs of New Orleans…