This year is the bicentenary of the birth of Rejlander, the flamboyant and mysterious photographer who pioneered the painstaking technique of combination printing.
In our latest post about dating your old family photographs, Colin Harding shows you how to identify cartes de visite—an ubiquitous collectable in the 19th century.
Watch the best, the rarest and the most extraordinary films and TV programmes from the BFI National Archive with BFI Mediatheque from Friday 19 July 2013.
Kieron Casey learns about one of the pioneers of early cinema, George Albert Smith, and has a humbling experience in our archives.
As Tate Britain prepares to open a new exhibition of L.S. Lowry’s industrial landscapes, we look at scenes of northern urban life in our collection.
In a new feature, we share the best news, reviews and articles about photography, film and television that we’ve spotted on the web this week.
One of the most important figures in photographic publishing—we even named a research room after him in recognition of his contribution to photography and cinematography.
We may have been dealt a blow with the promise of rain this weekend here in Bradford, but there’s plenty of summer fun to be found in our collection.
Colin Harding takes a look at the life of one of the legendary figures of Fleet Street, who always came back with the picture his editor wanted.
Fancy a sneak peek at some of the objects making their way here for our Moving Stories exhibition? Yeah you do (hint: they’re awesome).
In the late 19th century, subjects that seemed mundane to modern eyes exerted a peculiar fascination, such was the novelty of their being captured by the camera.
Tom recalls the moment he fell in love with film, and the year BIFF had a better line up of British and international film stars than any other festival.