Cartes de visite were introduced to the UK in 1857 and became a Victorian collecting craze.
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.
It’s often difficult to establish the details of Victorian photographic studios, but there are some helpful clues and resources that may help you identify them.
World-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz visited the museum on Tuesday—the latest stop on a personal journey she is undertaking looking at places relating to inspirational and culturally significant people.
French artist Denis Darzacq visited the museum to capture Bradford theatre group Mind the Gap in the foyer.
Our Fay Godwin exhibition recently received a welcome addition when a delayed loan from the British Library was finally installed.
From albumen negatives in the 1840s to the gelatin dry plate, which was in use until the 1970s, learn about the history of glass photographic negatives.
Simon Roberts, whose We English exhibition is on display until 5 September 2010, returned to the museum yesterday to sit in conversation with Greg Hobson, curator of photographs.
Photographer Simon Roberts visited Bradford to finish the photographic series created for his exhibition We English. We joined him on his search for the perfect shot.
On 19 November 2009, we’ll play host to an intriguing event with the two authors of A Village Lost and Found, a new book dedicated to the stereoscopic imagery of 19th century photographer TR Williams.
William Henry Fox Talbot’s The Pencil of Nature was a photographic milestone, and we’re taking steps to republish this seminal book.
Around 150 people descended on the museum to talk, teach and learn about all things photography at the sold-out Photocamp event.
We’ve been members of Flickr Commons for one year today—here’s a look back at some of our most-loved images.