Photo History Today

It would be difficult for modern readers to accept the text-only version of a newspaper.   One online source containing “a brief history of the birth of photojournalism,” states that the first illustration to appear in a newspaper, similar to modern courtroom renderings, was around 1806, and the first actual

A note on this story: Chris Farnsworth, from the Burlington weekly Seven Days, together with the key figure who re-discovered the Lumière Brothers factory in Burlington, Hugo Martínez Cazón, published this story in March of 2022. Cazón began his search by accident, while looking for architectural and building records in Burlington

The December 2022 Snap Shots newsletter had short item on the back page from the Library of Congress (LOC) Picture This blog titled: Mapping Anthony Angel’s Photographs of Manhattan. It turns out this is no ordinary journey – it spans an 18-year photographic odyssey (1949-1967) in and around New York

[Updated 1/8/2023] Happy New Year! And while there are still photography exhibits up, time is running out for some. Keep checking back here to discover more places where photography can be found. If you find something new or special, let us know. Use the Contact Us page to send comments

A prototype Leica “0” camera (#105) that belonged to Oscar Barnack, inventor of the Leica series, crushed previous auction records as well as the pre-auction estimates. The camera, auctioned at the Leitz Photographica Auction on June 13, 2022, sold for 12 million euros (hammer price) and 14 million euros when

UPDATE: The March 16 auction of Reiner Riedler’s  20 photographs raised 42,000€ for aid to Ukrainian refugees. – WestLicht Museum, March 17, 2022   On his twelve journeys through Ukraine (from 1990 to 2014), Reiner Riedler developed a deep connection to the country and its inhabitants. Out of solidarity with the

Sometimes photo history just drops something remarkable in your lap. In this case, PHSNE’s esteemed newsletter editor Beverly Regelman came across The Public Domain Review and put a short note in the March 2022 issue of snap shots. Founded in 2011, this non-profit online website seems to have a web? network?

Happy Birthday to The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. It was founded on January 20, 1853, and is the oldest continuously-operating photographic society in the world. The RPS has been “promoting the art and science of photography” and “the interchange of thought and experience among Photographers” for 169 years

Just in time for the holidays, author Ann Marks has published her “definitive” biography of the enigmatic Vivian Maier. When the contents of Vivian Maier’s storage unit were auctioned off for non-payment in 2007, the acquisitive auction winners weren’t sure what they had. Following her death in 2009, and with

Daguerre (1787-1851), a Parisian theater set designer who staged elaborate hand-painted screens that depicted far away lands like the Swiss Alps, is credited with creating the first complete photographic process, the daguerreotype. He partnered with Nicéphore Niépce in 1829, and after Niépce died in 1833, Daguerre continued to experiment and

Even the most hardened photographers can be sentimental. Johnny Martyr, a mid-Atlantic Coast film photographer, crafted this paean to a small camera repair shop, Baltimore Photo-Electronic Services, in Pikesville, MD. Anyone who would rather fix an old camera or lens than toss it out for a new one would feel