Photographic research resources

By
Amanda Broadley
 This resource is to give
students an overview of
photographers, visual artists,
curators and historians of
photography
that have shaped British
photography
The following slides are a variety of primary
resources that will give a new perspective of
the subject of photography and give
inspiration and a sound grounding for your
research project.
 Term Paper Project

Research a famous photographer

in history.
You need to cover their
contribution to the field, their
unique characteristics, special
things of interest to you in their
work and any special techniques.
• Martine Franck

Martine Franck, interviewed by

Amanda Hopkinson, Paris 1998
Source: Archival Sound Recordings
http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0459X0104XX-0300V0.xml
If you like the selection of work by this photographer
and her opinions and feel this is an area that is
inspiring, extra information can be found at

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/martine_franck
Martine Franck: one day to the next
ISBN0893818453
 Wolfgang Suschitzsky

Wolfgang Suschitzsky, interviewed by

Val Williams, London 1990.
Source: Archival Sound Recordings
http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0459X0002XX-0800V0.xml
Wolfgang Suschitzky studied at the Austrian
State School for Photography. Like many of
his contemporaries, he was deeply
influenced by the Foto-Auge exhibition of
1929. He came to London in the 1930s, where
he produced a series of documentary
photographs of the West End, and worked as
photojournalist.

You can find more information about this

photographer on the British Library website
and the National Portrait Gallery website, as
well as the normal routes for researching.

A great book is Wolf Suschitzky: Photos

ISBN3901644180
 Val Wilmer

Val Wilmer, interviewed by

Michael Ann Mullen, London 1992.
Source: Archival Sound Recordings
http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0459X0046XX-0500V0.xml#
The photographer you have just heard and
seen is a documentary photographer who has
specialised in musicians.

Her style is unique and could be transferred to

other genres.

More of her work can be found at the V&A

exploring photography and the National
Portrait Gallery.

More of the interview can be heard on the

British Library Archival Sound Recordings
website.
Sue Davies

When Sue Davies, photographer and founding

figure in the renaissance of British
Photography, converted a popular tea bar in
Central London into the country’s first
publicly-funded gallery devoted to
photography, her endeavour to elevate the
misjudged medium into an art form aroused
deep suspicion among traditionalists, who
predicted its short-lived existence.

Sue Davies, interviewed by

Val Williams, London 1990.
Source: Archival Sound Recordings
http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0459X0007XX-0700V0.xml
If you want to find out more about this inspirational woman try

www.independent.co.uk
www.npg.org.uk
www.creativecamera.org.uk
You have now seen and heard from some of the
know and unknown
photographers ,visual artists curators and
historians.

This has hopefully given an insight to the work

and creative process
of the above . The resources can be heard in full
on the British library website
www.sounds.bl.uk

The listed resources are not the only sources of

information: please consider using books,
journals, websites and exhibition notes.