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History of Photography Podcast

Podcasts, class lectures and resources from Jeff Curto

Episodes

Total: 42

The interactive relationship that painting and photography have had for 174 years is the topic of th

Photography as a form of transportation is the topic for class #5. We look at how the advent of wet-

The 4th class meeting starts a more conceptual approach to the medium’s history. We look at 19

In this second part of a two-part survey, we continue our fast trip through the history of photograp

Class session #2 is the first part of a two-part overview of the history of photography; a sort of &

In this first class session, we spend some time looking at some of the problems that the photo histo

Field Trip! The Photo History class visits the The Mary L. and Leigh B. Block Photography Study Room

The 5th and final Photo History Intersession commemorates the anniversary of the death of 19th centu

The 4th Photo History Intersession looks at two rather dramatically opposed technical applications o

In the third History of Photography Intersession, we look at some interesting events from January fi

The second “intersession” history of photography podcast commemorates the anniversary of

In the first of a few “intersession” podcasts between the fall and spring semesters, we

We bring the summer school sessions to a close with a rememberance of the 100th birthday of the grea

On this date in 1926, National Geographic Magazine published color underwater photographs; a photogr

Alexander Gardner photographed the hanging of the Lincoln Conspirators on July 7, 1865. This image a

Powerful and horrific photographs of the effects of the Battle of Gettysburg by Timothy O’Sull

In this summer school session, we explore two remarkable photographers; the Vietnamese photojournali

Today’s summer school session is all about color. On this date in 1904, The Parisian brothers

In today’s May 25th edition of Photo History Summer School, we note the birth dates of the ava

Cornell Capa, the photojournalist and tireless advocate of humanistic photography died today, May 23