Photo Antiquaria 168 on its way
The latest issue of Photo Antiquaria will arrive at your address towards the end of June.
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The latest issue of Photo Antiquaria (No. 168) presents a broad panorama of the history of photography, ranging from its artisanal beginnings in the 19th century right through to space photography. It begins with a warm invitation to this year’s members’ meeting in Mannheim, which takes place from 28 to 30 August. Participants can look forward to a packed programme including tours of the Technoseum and the 3F Museum in Deidesheim, with the 100th anniversary of Zeiss Ikon forming a special thematic focus.
A look back at the workshop ‘A Day as a 19th-Century Photographer’ also illustrates that the passion for historical technology goes far beyond simply collecting items for display . Here, members were able to try out historical processes such as opalotype, ambrotype and cyanotype in a professional studio, thereby developing a deep appreciation for the analogue past.
An emotional highlight of the issue is the tribute to member Ernst Hirsch. To mark his 90th birthday, his home city is honouring him with the exhibition ‘UNIVERSUM Dresden’, which celebrates his life’s work as a filmmaker and tireless preserver of Dresden’s visual history.
Equally captivating is the biographical search for traces of Jacques Bogopolsky, the restless visionary behind brands such as Bolex, Alpa and Bolsey, whose journey took him from Kyiv via Geneva to New York.
The artistic counterpoint is provided by the portrait of the Russian pictorialist Sergei Lobovikov, who, far from the big cities, captured rural life in melancholic, exquisite prints.
In the field of technological and economic history, the issue offers in-depth insights into iconic campaigns and pioneering achievements. A detailed article is devoted to the ‘Kodak Girl’ and illustrates how this advertising icon shaped the image of the independent amateur photographer for almost nine decades.
Things reach new technical heights with the feature on the Nikon Photomic FTN, which, as NASA’s official on-board camera, accompanied the Apollo 15 mission to the Moon and was specially modified for the extreme conditions of a vacuum.
The success story of the Stuttgart-based company Eugen Bauer is rooted in regional history; its cinema projectors once enjoyed worldwide renown and set the standard for cinemas.
The issue is rounded off by a detailed study of the workshops and retail outlets in the Berchtesgadener Land region between 1860 and 1935, as well as technical analyses of early box camera shutters.
Finally, a look to the Far East takes readers to the JCII Camera Museum in Tokyo and sets out to unravel the mystery of the famous golden ‘Passed’ seal found on Japanese cameras.
The launch of ‘Photo Antiquaria Plus’ points the way to the future of the club magazine : using QR codes in the magazine, readers will in future be able to access additional digital content such as image galleries, videos and supplementary documents directly.