On Earth Day, volunteer blogger Hannah explores how our relationships with animals have changed—through photos from the Daily Herald Archive.
From the very first photographic images to the work of contemporary photographers, photography is one of our major areas of expertise and is represented throughout our collection.
Archives Cataloguer Hayley gives a sneak peek into the vibrant work of Swinging 60s photographer Lewis Morley in our collection.
Interpretation Developer Kate takes a deep dive into David Hockney’s ‘joiners’, considering how they play with time through photography.
What does Queen Victoria have to do with David Hockney? Nothing, you may think–but after a recent visit to our galleries, Volunteer Blogger Elena says otherwise.
As the Hubble telescope turns 34, explore objects in our collection which were used to take early images of the universe.
Images from an archive in our collection show how depictions of the perfect family Christmas have been used to sell products and services for decades.
Iva Dobreva takes a look at some examples of the ‘spirit photographs’ taken by William Hope in the early 20th century, and explores what they can tell us about the practice and meaning of spiritualism.
Bradford Museums and Galleries’ John Ashton worked with us to produce a new exhibition about the Belle Vue Studio—one of the best photography stories Bradford has to offer.
Bradford has been at the heart of the UK’s amateur photography scene since the 1860s. Kate Burnett, Interpretation Developer, writes about the city’s photography clubs and some of their alumni.
Photographer Tim Smith writes about the story behind the images in his exhibition River of Tea, which explores the links between Bradford and the Sylhet District of Bangladesh created by the early tea trade.
Nigel Hazell LRPS CPAGB, Wakefield Camera Club member and album art enthusiast, shares his infrared photography project, Into the Red.
In this post, our Head Curator Geoff Belknap looks at how we approach the challenge of collecting photography, and how we make decisions about what to collect (and what not to collect).