PHSNE’s June Zoom meeting presentation is “Cataloging the Gabriel Cromer Collection” with Edith Cuerrier, curator, archivist, RCAF photographer, and cataloguer of the historic George Eastman Museum’s collection, on Sunday, June…
The June 2021 Snap Shots features a Zoom meeting presentation by curator and archivist Edith Cuerrier on “The Gabriel Cromer Collection at the George Eastman Museum,” Sunday, June 6. Cuerrier will…
The May 2021 Snap Shots features Nicole Hudgins, author of “The Gender of Photography,” who will give a Zoom meeting presentation on her book Sunday, May 2, 2021. The talk explores…
PHSNE’s May 2021 Zoom meeting will host Dr. Nicole Hudgins, associate professor of history and art history at the University of Baltimore (UB) and author of The Gender of Photography:…
The April 2021 Snap Shots features a little-known group of amateur photographers from Ayer, Massachusetts, who documented the historic Harvard Shaker Village (above) in the late 19th- and early 20th-century. Ned…
PHSNE’s April 2021 meeting features Ned Quist’s research and presentation on a group of amateur photographers who photographed the Harvard Shaker Village in the late 19th and early 20th century….
The March 2021 Snap Shots newsletter features “Street Vendor Portraits,” presented by Mary Panzer on Zoom. The commercial street portraits were a common sight from the 1930s-1970s in many places,…
PHSNE’s March 2021 Zoom meeting hosts curator Mary Panzer for a presentation on a form of commercial portraiture practiced around the globe from the 1930s through the 1970s, but has…
The February 2021 Snap Shots newsletter is packed with photo history. This month’s Zoom meeting hosts Seattle-based curator Nicolette Bromberg’s presentation on “East Becoming West,” the story behind the Seattle…
The January 2021 Snap Shots newsletter features this month’s Zoom meeting speaker, Robert Currier, an award-winning photographer of fires and the firemen fighting them on the “fire ground.” Also in…
The December 2020 Snap Shots brought PHSNE’s first live Show & Tell Holiday Party on Zoom to members around the world. The newsletter also featured a book review on The…
The November 2020 Snap Shots features the Zoom meeting presentation by New England photographer Steve Dunwell “Documenting the World of Work.” Also in this issue are articles on the legendary Ermanox…
This issue of snap shots features two online exhibits of Dorothea Lange’s iconic photographs. Plus, What To Do With the Family During COVID: A Suggestion From a PHSNE Member, a book review,…
Vladimir Khazan’s Zoom presentation about the Minox camera was rescheduled for October 4. This issue of snap shots also features Ten Unusual Cameras, tributes to long-time PHSNE member, Georgia Litwack and…
After a meeting-less spring, this virtual meeting offers a unique opportunity for members—local and outside the New England area—to attend a PHSNE program. Our presenter is Stacy Waldman, proprietor of…
After COVID forced cancellations of PHSNE events, a special online meeting was held on August 9. The meeting featured a presentation from Stacy Waldman, House of Mirth Photos, who is…
There was no PHSNE meeting scheduled for July 2020. See the July 2020 PHSNE email newsletter for updates here. A newsletter exchange program among photo history groups got underway in…
A PHSNE member’s collection boasts a Nikon N4004, the North American version of the Nikon F-401. Introduced in 1987, it was one of Nikon’s earliest models designed for novices. Its…
To the PHSNE Membership: The past few months have seen dramatic changes in how organizations function and communicate. A variety of questions are coming to the Board of Directors which…
PHSNE President Joel Moses addresses member questions related the COVID-19 Pandemic and the path forward. This issue of snap shots also features A Nostalgic Tour Across Route 66 in the 1950s,…
A PHSNE member is thrilled with the newest acquisition to his collection, a Leica R4. “The Leica R4 family of Leica 35mm SLR cameras was launched in 1980. The initial…
Along with the cancellation of the April 2020 Photographica show, the May 3 trip to the Davis Museum at Wellesley College was also cancelled due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements….
Along with the cancellation of the April Photographica, the May trip scheduled for the Davis Museum at Wellesley College was also canceled because of the COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Instead,…
In August 1981, Sony unveiled a prototype of the Sony Mavica as the “world’s first electronic still camera.” The Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera) was a brand of Sony cameras which…
President’s Message to PHSNE Members: I’d like to take this opportunity to inform our membership and friends on what PHSNE is doing during the widespread disruption we are all experiencing…
Photographica 89 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This issue of snap shots also features articles about William Friese-Greene, inventor and professional photographer and the Sony Mavica line.
Prepare to be amazed! The March 1st PHSNE meeting features a mesmerizing Magic Lantern show with a potpourri of lantern images and projection techniques presented by professional Lanternist and historian…
At the March PHSNE meeting, Dick Moore presented a lantern show demonstrating a potpourri of lantern images and projection techniques. This issue of snap shots also features Elsa Dorfman, a beloved Cambridge…
Edie Bresler is an artist whose practice combines the relational nature of photography with chance. Also in this issue of snap shots: The Polaroid Project from MIT, vernacular photography exhibits at the Davis…
A recap of Vladimir Khazan’s presentation, which celebrated 180 years of photography and the scientists, experimenters, and creators who have brought photography to its current state. Plus, a discussion of…