British Tintypes

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

A mugshot registration photograph from Auschwitz. A man with a shaved head wearing a striped uniform photographed in three positions (profile and front with bare head and a photo with a slightly turned head with a hat on). The prisoner number is visible on a marking board on the left.

5 March 1883 | A Pole, Teofil Swić, was born in Cewernówka.

In #Auschwitz on 6 April 1941.
No. 13761
Fate unknown.
He was deported to the camp with his son Leopold (no. 13762), who perished on 29 March 1942.

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8th BMAS Rebecca will be part of the free online Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon, talking about three women stereo photographers that were discovered in the Archive over the past couple of years. Please see womenofphoto.com

Our latest online talk, 'Conserving Photographs' with Angels Arribas, is now available to view.

Described by photohistorian @mikeyp1839 as "a masterclass in the wider thinking and approaches to conservation and preservation."

Link in bio or youtu.be/Zm408qrAWVc?...

Great to see Ursula Clark's photography for 'Architecture of Scotland' (Oriel Press, 1969) celebrated in the latest @studies.in.photography journal (Winter 2025).

Thanks to @johnpelan for his article about last November's one-day @studies.in.photography conference held @natlibscot in Edinburgh.

Kevin McCloud delivered a lecture for SAVE’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

This struck a chord. 'When we bulldoze buildings we also destroy the collective memory, culture and identity of the communities they belong to.'

It's a reminder that buildings are far more than just materials. ⛪

New Book Showcases 250 Images by Indigenous Photographers Spanning Two Centuries A new book, In Light and Shadow: A Photographic History from Indigenous America, gathers more than 250 images by Indigenous photographers from the 1800s to today.

New Book Showcases 250 Images by Indigenous Photographers Spanning Two Centuries
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From the Archive: Theatres and Outdoor Events – Clothing and Leisure in the Coastal Town of Whitby: 1760s to 1910s (1900 words). www.ikfoundation.org/itextilis/th...

Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens The conference will explore how photography has shaped and recorded the urban architectural heritage of Scotland.

Upcoming photography conference: Shifting Perspectives,
Scotland’s Urban Architecture through the Lens, 5th Nov 2025, National Library of Scotland. #Edinburgh #Photography #Conference #PhotographyConference #Architecture #ArchitectureConference www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shifting-p...

Rebellion in Photography by Arnold Genthe

This essay by Arnold Genthe isn't available online in an easily accessible form, so I've transcribed it. If you like photo history this might be of interest.
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#photohistory #arnoldgenthe #vintagephotography #portraitphotography

Tour our unique Victorian photographic studio as part of #HeritageOpenDays, looking at the #architecture of our building & 'then and now' images of the architecture of Derby.
#HOD2025 #HeritageOpenDays #DerbyHODs #Winters1852 #WWWinterHeritageTrust #WWWinterLtd

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

I'm very impressed with your streak! Very inspiring.

Yes, I'm on Day 60 - also doing French (brushing up on my GCSE-level knowledge). I'm really enjoying it, and finding that I'm good with the vocab but terrible with conjugation. (Which I already knew, tbh.) I wish we had had this app at school - I might have done a little better!

More info on the 19th Century British Tintypes talk that I'm giving in Edinburgh on 17/9/25. If you are interested in attending, PM me & I'll send you the link. #tintypes #photohistory #wetcollodion #photography #altprocess #Edinburgh #Talks #PhotographicHistory #VictorianPhotography

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

If you’re in St Andrews on March 12, this is not to be missed. All are most welcome!

Ever thought about studying history of photography? On Saturday April 5, I'll be in St Andrews to meet with anyone thinking of applying for MLitt History of Photography and MLitt @arthistorysta.bsky.social programs For a graduate's views bit.ly/41JaQ3F And to sign up bit.ly/3QM49Yf See you there!

Studies in Photography Conference - Call for Papers Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens 20 May 2025 The Engine Shed, Stirling Studies in Photography is holding a major conference on Tuesday 20th May 2025 in The Engine ...

Studies in Photography Conference - Call for Papers

Shifting Perspectives: Scotland's Urban Architecture Through the Lens: 20 May 2025 The Engine Shed, Stirling.

#callforpapers #studiesinphotography #scottishphotography #photohistory #architecture

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Purple gloved hands placing a wooden printing block into a packing box of similar blocks bedded in white tissue paper.

Come and work with us! Pitt Rivers is looking for a Curatorial Assistant to join our busy Collections team, working across all collections areas, including objects, photographs, manuscripts, sound & film. Full-time, permanent post. Grade 4: £27,838.00 inc OUW. Closing date: 2 Jan 2025 bit.ly/4fQoy94

From my collection: a British tintype of four gentlemen with their bikes. Presumably late Victorian/early Edwardian. Are there any bicycle historians out there who could add more detail?
#bicyclehistory

From my collection: a British tintype of three teenage boys in an ad hoc studio.

From my collection: a 19th century British tintype of a mother and child photographed in a temporary or ad hoc studio.

Featured photographer: @deborahparkin.bsky.social
Now, for something different and creative, go check this original, creative, and beautiful work (wet plates, cyanotype prints,…). She reposts more than she posts but everything on there is worth checking out. Good taste!
#photography #photographer

From my collection: a 19th century British tintype of two men, four women and a boy, most likely working "in service", and photographed outside the back of their employers' house.

Tintype Portraits Have your portrait captured as a tintype, using the Victorian wet plate collodion process with a mahogany camera and brass lens.

As part of our Open Studios Day I'm offering a number of Tintype Portraits bookable via Eventbrite.
If you don't fancy having your likeness captured, just call in for a brew and a chat. There's lots going on at Leigh Spinners Mill 30 November 2024 10-1700
#tintype

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Annual Conference 2025 Photography, Value, History Photographic History Research Centre, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK When: 16-17 June 2025 Where: Hybrid event, Online and at De Montfort University, Leicester. F…

The call for papers for the annual Photographic History Research Centre conference is out! This year we're thinking through the many meanings of value. "Photography, Value, History", 17-18 June, hybrid. Send us your proposal by 10 Jan! photographichistory.wordpress.com/annual-confe... #PhotoHist

From my collection: a 19th century British tintype of a man and his dog, possibly taken by an itinerant photographer.

From my collection: a 19th century British tintype of a mother and two children, most likely taken by an itinerant photographer.

Another favourite from my collection: British tintype of three women, most likely photographed at a Victorian seaside town.

Relaunching from the other place - here's one of my favourite images from my collection - a 19th century British tintype of a coachman or groomsman, photographed in the stable yard.