Monthly Archives: March 2022

Five Facets of Photography – Travellers and Photography

Posted on March 9, 2022 by Brian

The Cambridge U3A class met for Five Facet of Photography – Travellers and Photography today.  The first two classes looked at the general development and role of photography and its importance in understanding the world and our place in it.  … Continue reading →

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Five Facets of Photography – Travellers and Photography: Watson and Kaye

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Brian

The People of India: a series of photographic illustrations, with descriptive letterpress, of the races and tribes of Hindustan, was published by the India Museum, London, 1868-1875.  It comprised eight volumes containing 450 images made by Watson and Kaye as … Continue reading →

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Five Facets of Photography – Travellers and Photography: Francis Bedford

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Brian

Francis Bedford (1815-94) was one of England’s most prominent landscape photographers.  Following the death of Prince Albert in 1861, his eldest son, Prince Albert (later King Edward VII), invited Bedford to photograph his extensive tour of Greece and the Middle East, the first royal tour … Continue reading →

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Mask

Posted on March 6, 2022 by Brian

Face covering does not provide protection against the Medusa strain of Covid.

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Five Facets of Photography – Photographs that Changed the World

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Brian

The Cambridge U3A class met for Five Facet of Photography – Photographs that Changed the World yesterday.  This built on the first class, which established the pervasive capacity of the medium.  There is any number of famous and recognisable photographs … Continue reading →

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Flash Mob?

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Brian

I posted this picture of lunch with Roy Hammans, Robb Appleton and David Runnacles on Facebook with the question, ‘What’s the collective noun for a group of grumpy old photographers?’  I suggested ‘an over exposure’.  Friends have kindly proposed: a … Continue reading →

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