December 17, 2020, Filed Under: Featured1, PhotographyThe camera as a weapon against racial injustice: Eli Reed’s Black In America During the hot summer months of 2020, especially in the weeks following the May 25th killing of George Floyd while in police custody, the Magnum Photos, Inc. Photography Collection was often on my mind. The scenes of protest that we witnessed, in countless cities across the United States and the… read more
July 10, 2020, Filed Under: Featured1, Photography, Research + TeachingWhat makes a good picture? Trends in photography are most noticeable when they’ve recently passed out of favor. Overhead shots of lattes or potted succulents may seem like good pictures, until suddenly they’re the only things you see on Instagram. Although trend turnover is accelerated by social media, popular photographic styles have followed the same… read more
June 1, 2020, Filed Under: Conservation, Featured1, PhotographyThe Conservation of Daguerreotypes: Objects in Mirror are More Complex than They Appear One of many strengths in the Ransom Center’s collections is early photography. In addition to the earliest surviving photograph produced in a camera, The Niépce Heliograph, the Center holds many beautiful examples of daguerreotypes.
