In a how-to video produced for the museum, photographer Simon Roberts takes us through the process of photographing with a 5×4 plate camera.
Find out how to identify, store and handle nitrate film, and how to spot signs of decomposition.
Our Youth Engagement Officer, Dave, has been working with a group of local teenagers on a project for our Life Online [open source] exhibition. Here he shares a bit about what they’ve been up to.
How do you capture something as formless as the internet in a museum gallery? Anna Ward investigates, with some insight into how we interviewed email pioneer Ray Tomlinson from across the Atlantic.
Curator of Photography Greg Hobson reviews Watabe Yukichi’s intriguing project A Criminal Investigation.
The second of two recent ‘Breakfast with the Artists’ events, on 3 October 2011, saw Greg Hobson in conversation with photographer Donovan Wylie.
Croissants and coffee have become a staple of our exhibitions programme, as we follow the opening of each temporary exhibition with a ‘Breakfast with the Artists’ event.
Greg Hobson takes a look at Taryn Simon’s new photography book, which accompanies an exhibition at the Tate Modern.
After a long battle with cancer, the CEO and co-founder of Apple has passed away at the age of 56.
Here’s a sneak preview of our latest exhibition, Daniel Meadows: Early Photographic Works, opening 30 September 2011.
Images from our Daniel Staincliffe display, Fauna Automata: British Wild Boar, are being installed today.
Ruth Haycock talks about her experience filming with photographer Daniel Meadows in preparation for our exhibition of his work.