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B+WSupport for traditional film is
growing, according to a new
survey. Thousands of users from
over 70 countries participated
in the survey conducted by
Harman Technology, makers of
Ilford films.
The results revealed that
30% of respondents were aged
under 35, with 60% of them
using film for less than 5 years.
Around 84% said they had taught
themselves how to use film with
a little help from books and the
internet. More than 49% develop
and print their own pictures in a
darkroom. A whopping 98% used
black & white film, with 31%
shooting it exclusively.
Steven Brierley from Harman
said, ‘We are providing support
to new users and making it easier
for them to find darkrooms.’
localdarkroom.comThis picture by Gianfranco
Tripodo is among the winners
of the World Press Photo of the
Year competition.
Nearly 100,000 pictures were
submitted to the competition
by press photographers in 131
countries. Subjects ranged from
riots and conflict to social issues
and sport. The overall winnerwas a colour picture by Danish
photographer Mads Nissen, who
wins €10,000 plus Canon
camera equipment.
The winning pictures can
be seen in an exhibition which
opens in Amsterdam on 18 April
before travelling to 100 cities
around the world.
worldpressphoto.orgPictures taken at the world’s
oldest psychiatric hospital by
Victorian society photographer
Henry Hering are on show at
a newly opened museum.
The £4m Museum of the
Mind at Bethlem Royal Hospital
in Beckenham, London, aims
to celebrate the lives and
achievements of those living
with mental ill-health. Ondisplay are paintings, statues,
historical artefacts and letters,
plus a series of before and after
treatment photographs of
Bethlem patients by Hering.
Bethlem (sometimes known
as Bedlam) was founded in 1247
as a priory to serve knights
setting off for the Holy Land. It
is believed to have housed the
Thousands of old pictures have mentally ill since 1403.
been digitised as part of a project
to preserve images held in the
national collections in Wales.
Around 10,000 images were
selected from a collection of
500,000. The chosen pictures
range from 19th century
portraits to early 20th century
wildlife, as well as photographs
taken at docks, mines and
archaeological sites.
The three year project to
document, curate and digitise
the photographs was funded by
a £600,000 gift from the Esmée
Fairbairn Foundation. Pictures
from the project are on show
at National Museum Cardiff
until 19 April.WORLD BEATERS
PRESERVING
PICTURES
BEFORE AND AFTER
© Jason Friend© Joseph P SmithBack of Fairview Terrace,
Edwardsville, unknown photographer,
photographic print, 1913.William Green, acute mania,
by Henry Hering.William Green, convalescence after
acute mania, by Henry Hering.© Gianfranco Tripodo, Italy, Contrasto© Bethlem Art and History Collections TrustFOR THE
LOVE OF FILM
Bosa, Bosa, Bosa! By Gianfranco Tripodo.LOOK TO THE SKIES
Nikon have launched a new
camera for astro-photographers.
The Nikon D810A is a specially
modified version of the
acclaimed D810.
It features a redesigned
infrared cut filter, a new long
exposure manual mode for
exposures of up to 900 seconds
and a function to reduce the risk
of micro-blur. The ISO range of
200 to 12800 can be extended
up to 51200 and images are
captured on the 36.3Mp sensor.
Price £2,999.99 (body only).
nikon.co.ukHISTORY PROJECT
Landscape photographer
Jason Friend has launched a
Kickstarter campaign to support
his project to photograph the
stone remains of prehistoric
sites around the British Isles. His
pictures are exhibited at the Joe
Cornish Gallery in Northallerton
from 4 to 30 April.
jasonfriend.co.ukTAST Y
Joseph P Smith's picture from
Malta (above) was among those
given an honourable mention in
the Black and White Spider Awards
in America. It shows a traditional
baker in Malta preparing the first
morning bread.7LOOK TO THE SKIES
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