Monday 16 September 2019
Photographers and photography in SA in the 19th century
Presented by Howard Speed
South Australia has a rich colonial photographic history, including Australia’s first landscapes, first Art society and first Royal photographer, all of which will be outlined. The works of Townsend Duryea, Robert Tennent, “Professor” Robert Hall, and the Nixon family will also be illustrated. We are fortunate that today’s photography has been based on such a sound footing from our early colonists.
Howard Speed joined his first camera club in 1956, and over the years has used the moving image and still images in both black and white and colour. Twenty years ago, the South Australian Photographic Federation appointed Howard as its historian. He has organised two retrospective exhibitions, interviewed and been interviewed about photography and written four photographic histories.
Record of Meeting
View the record of all past meetings which details all talks given at meetings by guest speakers since our foundation in 1980. Most meetings since 1985 have been recorded.
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| 430 | 16/9/2019 | Photographers and photography in SA in the 19th centuryPresented by Howard Speed South Australia has a rich colonial photographic history, including Australia’s first landscapes, first Art society and first Royal photographer, all… |
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