Exhibition dates: 2nd May – 1st September, 2025 Marius Meijboom (Dutch, 1911-1998)Hunger WinterFebruary 1945Marius Meijboom / Niod Iconic photo of Henkie Holvast from the Jordaan, 9 years old Resist! The photograph of Henkie Holvast (February 1945, above) is an example of the famine the Nazis inflicted on the general population … Continue reading "Exhibition: ‘The Underground Camera’ at Foam, Amsterdam"| Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
Exhibition dates: 5th June – 16th August, 2025 Curated by Catlin Langford with Christopher Sutherland and Jessie Norman (Metro Auto Photo) Installation view of the exhibition Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne, June – August, 2025Photo: Marcus Bunyan Dream Maker This is one of the most joyous photography … Continue reading "Exhibition: ‘Auto-Photo: A Life in Portraits’ at RMIT Gallery, Melbourne"| Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
July 2025 Unknown photographer (Australian)The Nobbies, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia1960sEktachrome medium format transparency scanned Further Australian photographs from scans of 73 medium format Kodak Ektakchrome slides found in a country town in Victoria, Australia taken in Australia, Mexico, United States of America and Canada in the mid-1960s. I believe that the … Continue reading "Photographs: Anonymous 1960s medium format Kodak Ektachrome slides of Australia"| Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
Exhibition dates: 11th April – 20th July, 2025 Curators: Jeff L. Rosenheim, Joyce Frank Menschel Curator in Charge of the Department of Photographs. Virginia McBride, Research Associate in the Department of Photographs, provided assistance. Unknown MakerWoman Wearing a Tignonc. 1850Daguerreotype with applied colourCase (open): 3 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (8 × 18.4cm)The … Continue reading "Exhibition: ‘The New Art: American Photography, 1839-1910’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New...| Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
"Typologien" is an extensive study dedicated to 20th-century German photography. Typology is a highly challenging and complex notion.| Art Blart _ art and cultural memory archive
We want to give some love and support for the new record ‘Loss Is Not Infinite’ by P J Smith, aka Roy and God Colony and Chorus vocals by @stealingsheep It’s a song about absurdity, contradictions, and hope in today’s world. The video and project feature some brilliant photography, which we love, shot on film […] The post Loss Is Not Infinite | Roy and God Colony appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Bill Stephenson’s incredible photographs capture the spirit of Blades’ fans and match-day atmosphere during the 1989-1990 season, signalling Sheffield United’s return to the top tier of English football. Bill Stephenson Born in Birmingham in 1955, Bill Stephenson spent his teenage years growing up in Leeds. After completing his A-levels, he enrolled in a furniture design […] The post Sheffield United, 1989-1990: Photographs by Bill Stephenson appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Debby Besford is an established social documentary photographer with a career spanning over 25 years. Her extensive body of work encompasses both personal projects and commissioned assignments. Throughout her career, Debby has focused on capturing the lives and stories of everyday people, exploring many diverse aspects of British culture and sub-cultures. “I was born in […] The post Great Yarmouth Scooter Rally, 1987: Photographs by Debby Besford appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Photographer Bill Stephenson was born in Birmingham in 1955 and spent his teenage years growing up in Leeds. After studying his A-levels, Bill was determined to work in a creative industry and enrolled in a furniture design course at Nottingham’s Trent Polytechnic. It was while studying this course that he picked up a camera for […] The post Hyde Park Flats, Sheffield, 1988: Photographs by Bill Stephenson appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Nico Froehlich (b. 1990) is a British photographer who was born and raised in South East London. As a British citizen and second-generation immigrant, he emphasises and celebrates themes of identity, inclusivity, and diversity in his work. South East London, 2021. Photo © Nico Froehlich, all rights reserved. SOCIAL REALISM Froehlich initially dreamed of becoming […] The post South of The River: Photographs by Nico Froehlich appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Toby Binder was born in 1977 in Esslingen, Germany and studied at the Stuttgart Academy of Art and Design. His photography predominantly focuses on social, environmental, and political topics. Based in Argentina and Germany, Toby concentrates on working-class life by developing long-form documentary projects. He is primarily interested in post-war crises, as well as in […] The post Teenage Kicks – Youth Of The UK: Photography by Toby Binder appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
Ruth Toda-Nation In the 1980s, my home of Merseyside was often portrayed as economically deprived. The Toxteth riots occurred in 1981, and Liverpool, along with the surrounding areas, suffered from high unemployment in the late ’70s and early ’80s. I was 16 years old, and this was my first attempt at photography, having never had […] The post Documenting the People of Merseyside, 1980s: Ruth Toda-Nation appeared first on British Culture Archive.| British Culture Archive
A Radical Space in a Fading City: The Haçienda Before Acid House In its early years, the Hacienda had a different vibe than the later, well-documented era| British Culture Archive
Craftsmanship is fascinating. It’s almost magical how we can see things in our head and make them happen. This is true for every bit of wisdom that humans have come up with, but musical instruments – and guitars, in particular – are among the best examples of this skill. There’s nothing more unnecessary than music... The post Inside a Master Luthier’s Workshop appeared first on 35mmc.| 35mmc
The Bonin Islanders, 2021, Shinichiro Nagasawa, Akaaka Art Publishers The Bonin Islands, or Ogasawara Islands, are a very particular, scarcely populated set of thirty islands southeast of mainland Japan. The population consists of around 2,500 inhabitants, comprising an exceptionally interesti| AMERICAN SUBURB X
I sometimes wonder how much room there is for careful debate and an effort to understand what happens around us - positions and outrage are usually quite fixed. Recently, I have been looking out for photographic work that attempts to complicate seemingly simplistic arguments or binary oppositions th| AMERICAN SUBURB X
How much should a photographer’s style define the documentation of their subjects? Inspired by religious painting, theater, and film, Lúa Ribeira’s first photobook depicts people in the margins…| c4 journal