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Fox Talbot: Dawn of the Photograph at the London Science Museum’s Media Space

Posted on 15th Apr 2016 by lomokev

The show is a perfect marriage between science and photography. Fox Tolbot was a scientist, photographer and entrepreneur who invented the photographic negative in 1835 which was a huge leap forward in photographic technology. The negative meant that unlimited perfectly duplicated photos could easily be produced. Before Talbot’s negative the first commercially available photographic process, the daguerreotype, produced one-off images on silver plated copper. Talbot’s invention brought photography closer to what we think of it today, a medium where duplication is embedded into its core.

Nelsons column under construction by William Henry Fox Talbot - 1843

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Drawn By Light exhibition at the London Science Museum Media Space

Posted on 2nd Jan 2015 by lomokev

The Media Space latest exhibition packs more Iconic photographic prints into one room than you’ve probably ever seen in your lifetime. As soon as you walk in you can’t help but notice one of the most iconic photographs of all time: Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl. I’ve seen the Afghan Girl image many times but this is the first time I’ve seen a print and it’s absolutely gorgeous, hanging next to it was Yousuf Karsh’s 1947 iconic portrait of Winston Churchill.

Steve McCurry Afghan Girl Yousuf Karsh Winston Churchill Drawn By Light Media Space

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Nick Hedges’ ‘Make Life Worth Living’ exhibition at the Science Museum’s Media Space

Posted on 9th Oct 2014 by lomokev

Nick Hedges was commissioned by the housing charity Shelter to document the harsh living conditions that people in poverty where forced to live in from 1968 – 1972. The work was used to help Shelter better campaign for those in poverty. To protect the anonymity of the people depicted the images have been used in a very limited way up and till now, this is the first public showing of the work since it was created over forty years ago.

make life worth living by nick hedges

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Open for Business at the Science Museum London

Posted on 15th Sep 2014 by lomokev

Open for Business is a body of work that depicts contemporary British manufacturing in a time when most would believe it is declining. It show cases a broad range of industries from sausage making, yacht building and weaving to the construction of the HMS Queen Elizabeth the largest ship ever built for the Royal Navy. The work was commissioned by Multistory a Midlands based arts organisation that is dedicated to telling the stories of ordinary peoples lives.

Wave energy being harnessed near the Scottish Orkney Islands by . © Stuart Franklin & Magnem Photos. Wave energy being harnessed near the Scottish Orkney Islands by . © Stuart Franklin & Magnem Photos.

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Only in England: Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr exhibition at the London Science Museum’s new Media Space

Posted on 21st Sep 2013 by lomokev

The London Science Museum has opened its new Media Space Gallery with its first exhibition “Only in England”, showcasing work from Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr. The Media Space Gallery was set up in partnership with the National Media Museum in Bradford to show the National Photography Collection which the National Media Museum houses. The space is now one of the largest photographic galleries in London and each exhibition at the Media Space Gallery will also be shown in National Media Museum in Bradford.

Jaws Queue - Copyright Martin Parr / Magnum Photos

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