Interest in the uses and meanings of early photographic images is dispersed across a wide array of scholarly disciplines.  We often don't find out about important new ideas on the subject outside of a few photo-specialized journals and books. But in reality, fascinating work--which often we only discover during specific research--routinely appears from scholars in other disciplines, including media studies, sociology, anthropology, literary criticism, geography, and much, much more.

 

The aim of Photo History Now is to stimulate and assist fellow scholars, experts, and students; to generate discussion and excitement about photography’s new histories; and to provide a professional service for beginning and seasoned scholars of photography's global past.

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To start with, I will research and accept suggestions for my ongoing lists of new books, articles, and exhibitions. Author spotlights and other resources, such as helpful websites and links to textual sources of history, are also on the menu.  If all that is manageable, the future holds even more possible features, like a wiki, forum, or partnering for events.

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Photo History Now will restrict itself to:

* material available in English

* historical, rather than contemporary, photography

* historical work and exhibitions, not auction info or sales