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A destination that fosters discussion, research, and new approaches to the study and practice of photography in its relation to art, culture, society, and history.
Photography Network welcomes submissions for its 2026 annual book prize that honors innovation in photography scholarship, expression, and dissemination. Due June 15th!
Please join us on Friday, March 27 at 12 pm to hear from scholar Martha Langford as she explores the use of photography as illustration.
Please join us on Thursday, February 5 at 12 pm to hear from scholar Jamie Jelinski as he explores the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s use of wirephotos. In early 1960, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) sent two police identification photographs and a single fingerprint thousands of kilometers across the country via a wirephoto transmitter—essentially a fax machine—provided by the Canadian Press.
Please join us on December 12 at 1pm to hear from the curators of Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985. This exhibition at the National Gallery of Art is the first show to consider photography’s impact on a cultural and aesthetic movement that celebrated Black history, identity, and beauty.
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