Few days now to Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day, let us know if you're planning anything cool (let's face it, anything pinhole is cool!) and don't forget to post your results to the @pinholeday website - pinholeday.org

Polaroid founder Edwin Land announced the SX-70 at a company annual meeting on this day in April 1972. On stage, he took out a folded SX-70 from his suit coat pocket and in ten seconds took five pictures, both actions impossible with previous Land Cameras. .

Lee Miller was an American photographer & photojournalist. Also a fashion model in New York in the 1920s. In the 30's she moved to Paris, to be a fashion & fine art photographer, working with Man Ray as his student, muse and lover. In WWII, she was a war correspondent for Vogue.

I almost feel sorry for the potty mouthed Telegraph junior editor as Femi leaves her an embarrassed wreck.

In preparation for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day next weekend we've put together a bit of a resource pack, with all the handouts and guides we've made since we started (including the back of our very first leaflet promoting the group).

Today Thurs 18th April LCB Depot in Leicester are showcasing documentaries from 3 local filmmakers from 1pm

Featuring Adam Shaw, James Shaw & Luke Dobson check out this & other lunch events here:

lcbdepot.co.uk/event/screen20…

'The Fallen' by #thirdbitedance is a new performance capturing the often hidden anger, passion and intimacy inherent in growing older at Yorkshire Dance Ageless festival

📆 12th July 16.45
📍Leeds City College
🎟️ Pay What You Can
Book now: yorkshiredance.com/whats-on/event…

📸 David Wilson Clarke

Join us for a day of large format shenanigans on the 18th May. We'll show you how to use a 5x4 camera, shooting on paper and film, plus we've also got a LomoGraflok instant back from Lomography UK to play with 📷 sign up here : eventbrite.com/o/18052759883

2nd April 1845 - French physicists Leon Foucault & Louis Fizeau made the first successful photo of the sun. In a major technological feat, they pointed their camera at Earth’s star and made an exposure of 1/60th of a second. The image was a daguerrotype about 4.7 inches diameter.

It's exactly 4 weeks today! (Unless you're reading this after 31st March)
We'll be doing something to celebrate, so look out for more details on that.

It's only spring, but time to start thinking about a summer wardrobe. Adding to our trend of education t-shirts, we present our Sunny 16 design. Sunny 16 'rule' helps estimate exposure without a meter. It's not a exact, more of a guide. /leicesterlofiphotography.teemill.com

Leicester Lo-Fi have announced some exciting upcoming workshops for Spring / Summer 2024 looking at large format, paint photowalk, toning, a visit to Orford Ness and pinhole photography 📷

Learn more and sign up now! instagram.com/p/C3-zPQTM_hD/

Interview talking about the wonderful work of domestic abuse charity Living Without Abuse and a project with LouCollPerf_Arts to help victims and the message of The Silent Treatment Steven Lancefield Rita jagpal Matt Holt | Filmmaker Roma Malik-Braithwaite Maria Smith David Wilson Clarke youtu.be/eYQj53QIogY?si…

Congratulations to the whole Silent Treatment team on winning Best of Show ⁦Royal Wolf Film Awards⁩ ⁦Steven Lancefield⁩ ⁦Rita jagpal⁩ ⁦Matt Holt | Filmmaker⁩ ⁦Roma Malik-Braithwaite⁩ ⁦David Wilson Clarke⁩ ⁦KLensUK⁩ ⁦Living Without Abuse⁩

This month's film is photography legend, Don McCullin, documenting the people of England, sixty years after starting out as a photographer. McCullin returns to his old haunts in the East End of London, Bradford, Consett, Eastbourne and Scarborough.
Weds 28th March, 7:30pm start.

Thank you #FolkestoneFilmFestival for all your support of our new film ‘The Silent Treatment’ starring ⁦Rita jagpal⁩⁦Roma Malik-Braithwaite⁩ directed by ⁦Steven Lancefield⁩ cinematography by ⁦Matt Holt | Filmmaker⁩ supporting ⁦Living Without Abuse⁩

Few days left to get yourself booked onto our caffenol film processing photowalk (we'll also have coffee and tea to drink, as well as the usual selection of biscuits).
eventbrite.com/o/18052759883

New feature!
On This Day in photo history
16th March 1799 - Anna Atkins born.
a pioneering figure in the history of photography, made significant contributions through her innovative work in the field of botany.

We're helping to promote this year's Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
Usually on the last Sunday of April - so this years event is Sunday 28th April

Someone mention workshops? Here's a few to take us up to the summer. All bookable via the Eventbrite link eventbrite.com/o/18052759883