SNAP SHOTS MAY 2023

March 11 2023 PHSNE field trip to Peabody-Essex Museum for "Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China." Exhibit Curator Stephine Tung and Curatorial Research Assistant Bing Wang gave an in-depth tour of the exhibit and its wealth of details and insights, along with powerful images. Group photo by Martha Volcker.

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 Powell (Born 1859, West Yorkshire, England; died 1952, in Lowell, MA), who came to Lowell and photographed pot holes, construction sites, portraits of mill workers, and children. Don’t miss this one—use the Sign Up label at the top of the page to receive PHSNE email notices and take part in our Zoom presentations.
  • The March 11 PHSNE Field Trip to the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem brought 20+ members to see Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China with curator Stephanie Tung, assisted by Research Associate Bing Wang. As a follow-up, Ms Tung will be the speaker at our June 4 Zoom meeting, which will conclude our 2022-23 meeting schedule. Our monthly meetings will begin again in September.
  • Keep an eye on those storage units. A Gloucester couple were asked to empty a storage unit, only to find it held over 2,000 cameras, lenses and other equipment and accessories.
  • Camera of the Month: Scope Out the Escopette By Darier. The article was written by the late Eaton Lothrop, from his book “A Century of Cameras.” He was a charter member of PHSNE, served in many different roles, and passed away in 2008. However, his camera scholarship lives on.
  • The MET Museum in New York hosts two photography exhibits now through the summer, each of vastly different scale. Richard Avedon’s MURALS, with greater-than life-size images of groups, some 10 feet high by 32 feet long, overwhelm the viewer. In contras, Berenice Abbott’s Album (1929) is a unique plain black photograph album from the 1920s with a selection of 2″x3″ contact prints on the pages. This album was the starting point for Abbott’s monumental project “Changing New York,” completed and published in 1939.
  • Fans of Wes Loder’s February talk about the Tenax II can also find a 2021 podcast hosted by Mike Eckman, featuring a discussion with Loder and Nikon Historical Society founder Robert Rotoloni about Nikon and Loder’s book The Nikon Camera in America 1946—1953.
  • Visit PHSNE’s YouTube channel to re-discover Edith Currier’s presentation on Gabriel Cromer’s collection of early French photography.
  • Sign Up Now to receive snap shots via email and take part in our monthly meetings on Zoom.

Download or view snap shots HERE

You May Also Be Interested In:

Linhof Technika 70 & Press 70

The Linhof Technika 70 “is an exceptional, beautifully-made, and very expensive combination of the rollfilm camera and the technical camera.” (Collecting and Using Classic Cameras, Ivor Matanle, 1986, p.10) “Designed for news, fashion, sports and press photography,” the camera “seems

To the Dealers, Attendees, PHSNE Staff, Volunteers and the NNHS: 

THANK YOU!

You made PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 the best EVER!

Our 50th Anniversary Year Celebration Will Continue Throughout 2023

PHSNE May Meeting: Bernie Zelitch “Discovers” Lowell Photographer Annie Powell

Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:30PM on Zoom


June Meeting: PEM Curator Stephanie Tung

Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 7:30PM on Zoom

Give Us Your Feedback on Photographica 90

Use the Contact Form


Support PHSNE on eBay 

Visit seller Mass495 for deals from PHSNE


Become a PHSNE Member

Our members bring their curiosity, enthusiasm, and knowledge to bear on every aspect of photo history, from the earliest experiments to the present day—and tomorrow. We welcome your participation and support of our society. Join PHSNE today!
Your membership includes:
    • The New England Journal of Photographic History
    • 10 Issues of snap shots newsletters
    • Monthly meetings online and in-person
    • Informative presentations
    • Periodic field trips & vintage camera shoots
    • Free admission to PHSNE’s Photographica show & auction

PHSNE

Bulletin Board

To the Dealers, Attendees, PHSNE Staff, Volunteers and the NNHS: 

THANK YOU!

You made PHOTOGRAPHICA 90 the best EVER!

Our 50th Anniversary Year Celebration Will Continue Throughout 2023

PHSNE May Meeting: Bernie Zelitch “Discovers” Lowell Photographer Annie Powell

Sunday, May 7, 2023 7:30PM on Zoom


June Meeting: PEM Curator Stephanie Tung

Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 7:30PM on Zoom

Give Us Your Feedback on Photographica 90

Use the Contact Form


Support PHSNE on eBay 

Visit seller Mass495 for deals from PHSNE