#376 PHOTOWALK: A LIFE CURATING CONFLICT

Photowalk edition

14 Apr

Today, a special episode, in which I travel to Farnham in leafy Surrey, England, to speak with former Head Curator at the Imperial War Museum London, Hilary Roberts, who for four decades assisted then led the curation of the most impressive and important collection of conflict photographs in Europe. Eleven million photographs tell the story of conflict internationally and we talk about the responsibility of such a historical task. Also, what makes an iconic photograph, a friendship with Don McCullin and is ai a danger to the authenticity of photographs moving forward? Just some of the subjects discussed in this episode.

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REFERENCES AND GALLERIES FROM TODAY’S SHOW

MPB’s Brunswick camera bag.
The Imperial War Museum photographic archive.
Don McCullin’s biography page on his website.
Alison Baskerville is a freelance documentary photographer based in the UK mentioned by Hilary Roberts within the show.
Roger Fenton’s Wikipedia entry and IWM page.
Robert Capa’s Magnum archive page.
Anastasia Taylor-Lind’s website and IWM exhibition page.
Scenes at Stalag VIIIB made by William Arthur Lawrence, part of the IWM Collection.
Dimbola, the home and photography of Julia Margaret Cameron.
Anna Atkins, the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images.
Matthew Brady’s Studio, MoMA collection.
Cecil Beaton, a history of.
The Lee Miller archives.
Giles Penfound talks candidly about his time as an army photographer.
Paul Hutson’s website, our host for next week’s adventure to the north west of England.
Dan Baker’s street photography in Cleethorpes mentioned in the show today.