Summer Pleasures: A tale of two cities

31 Aug 2018: Last week’s blog looked at the international dissemination of photographs by Talbot and his circle, so it is fitting that this week’s guest blog comes to us from one of those distant locations: St. Petersburg, Russia. We are pleased to introduce you to Dr. Maria Medvedeva, Head of the Scientific Archives of the Institute for …

Summer Pleasures: Itinerant Images

24 Aug 2018: Guest post by Jaanika Vider August is the holiday season – as the schools close their doors for the summer, fewer and fewer people are seen in offices and many enjoy well-deserved time holidaying abroad. So it seems appropriate to dedicate our penultimate Summer Pleasures blog to the topic of distant places. From the first …

Summer Pleasures: What’s in a name?

17 Aug 2018: Guest post by Brian Liddy The things you learn while working on a catalogue raisonné dedicated to the work of a nineteenth century photographer. Of course, nothing should come as a surprise when that nineteenth century photographer is the polymath, William Henry Fox Talbot. Recently, Stephen Harris kindly supplied us with Latin names for many …

Summer Pleasures: In and Around Bath

10 Aug 2018: This week’s contribution is courtesy of guest author, Dr Michael Pritchard FRPS, and comes from his home, the beautiful city of Bath in the south-west of England. As Michael shows us, Bath is a special place with many Talbot connections. We are especially pleased to welcome Michael’s post, as regular followers of the blog will …

Summer Pleasures: A cabinet of botanical curiosities

3 Aug 2018: This summer’s flowers and leaves are fleeting and will fade in time. For that reason it’s strange to think that we can still see those flowers and leaves Talbot used many seasons ago to create his photogenic drawings of botanical specimens, sometimes rendered in incredible photographic detail. This week sees the welcome return of Dr. …