A collection of early American photography from Larry J. West has been acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, transforming the museum’s holdings. West’s collection includes 286 pieces from the 1840s, when daguerreotypes started to show up in the US, to about 1925.
The New York City-based West’s collection can be classified into three groupings. […]. petapixel.com
The city of Helsinki, Finland has unveiled a collection of more than 65,000 historical images captured in and around the city that are now free to download and use however you see fit. You can also order prints directly from the site if you wish to support the collection directly. dpreview.com »
2021-04-29 17:30
Award-winning fashion accessories brand HEX has just unveiled its 2018 camera bag line called the Ranger Collection! Input from top photographers, who had tested the products during their everyday grind over a period of time, had been integral in its development – because no one truly understands photographers’ needs than actual photographers themselves, right? thephoblographer.com »
2018-10-10 15:00
Photos from the Sir Elton John Collection at Tate Modern Man Ray 1890-1976, Glass Tears 1932. Photograph, gelatin silver print on paper. 229 x 298 mm. The Sir Elton John Photography collection © Man Ray Trust/ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London 2016 London’s Tate Modern gallery is about to host an exhibition of ‘modernist photography’ drawn entirely from the Elton John Photography Collection that will feature only vintage prints made by the photographers themselves. dpreview.com »
2016-11-08 11:30
The George Eastman Museum, the world’s oldest museum dedicated to the subject of photography has opened up a new online portal that will provide free access to over 250,000 items from their collections. digitalrev.com »
2016-11-01 03:00
This personal project was born of a lifelong pursuit of charting new paths upon the broad field of the artistic landscape, combined with an unexplained passion for vintage ground glass focusing loupes.
Big Red is a new 4-minute feature about Steven Glynn, a “a quirky photographer with an old-school style.” Glynn shoots tintype photos. A post shared by Steven Glynn (@sglynnphoto) on Jun 20, 2018 at 8:28am PDT A post shared by Steven Glynn (@sglynnphoto) on Apr 18, 2018 at 5:21pm PDT A post shared by Steven […]
Once a year for the past 12 years, people descend upon Governor’s Island in New York City to experience the sights and sounds of the 1920s through the Jazz Age Lawn Party. And for the past 4 years, the Penumbra Tintype Studio has been on hand shooting tintype portraits of the attendees. “Jazz Age Lawn […]
Dubai-based couple: Eva and Tamas, the founders of Analog Dynasty have created a series of extraordinary vintage photos of modern Dubai. Why it is unique? First of all the city is so new, this method never had the chance to capture it in today's form.
Given that most photos are captured digitally and shared online, it’s easy to forget the beauty of a print. The history of photographic printing is a fascinating intersection between art and chemistry, and you might be surprised to find a cadre of incredible, contemporary practitioners of techniques well over 100 years old. Here’s a round-up […]
Australia based photographer and woodsmaker, Joel Crane, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for his unique custom-built multi-format tintype camera. A fan of many different photography mediums including 35mm, medium and large format, Crane is using his passion for older methods of photography to create a modern version of the classic tintype camera.