Wilhelm Röntgen, “Hand with Rings,” a print of one of the first X-ray photographs (shows the left hand of Röntgen’s wife, Anna Bertha Ludwig) (December 22, 1895), albumen photograph (courtesy Röntgen ...

The dominant perception of early photography from West Africa is that it was taken through a colonizing lens. Of Europeans in the mid-19th century spreading through the arteries of the region, new ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A special exhibit exploring the history of photography is underway at the George Eastman Museum. The museum, which is known as the world’s oldest photography museum, is celebrating ...

A projection of Nan Goldin's Memory Lost (2019–21) series at the Théatre Antique (all photos Antonella Pelizzari/Hyperallergic) ARLES, France — The investigation of the archive, in all its malleable ...

Greeley History Museum’s newest exhibit gives visitors the opportunity to take a look through the lens of photography to learn about the art’s technology and history. “Viewfinder: Through the Lens of ...

For decades, Deborah Willis has dedicated her career to unearthing, cataloging and showcasing Black photographers and photographs of Black people. The MacArthur "Genius Award" winner is the author of ...

What do I want from a history of photography now? That’s what I was asking myself as I went through the International Center of Photography show “ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019,” the ...

You might not remember his name, but when you see his pictures, you’ll probably recognise the work of Eadweard Muybridge. Working right at the start of the photographic era, Muybridge experimented ...

Celebrate love at Getty with Queer Lens: A History of Photography, which opened Tuesday and will be on view through Sept. 28, 2025. This is the first major exhibition in the United States to survey ...

The recent death of Yousuf Karsh, at age 93, has received much less attention than the death of Ted Williams. Yet Karsh was to portrait photography what Ted Williams was to hitting a baseball -- ...