Dominici, S. 2021. DARKROOM NETWORKS: Mundane subversiveness for photographic autonomy, 1880s-1900s. Photographies. 14 (2), pp. 265-286. https://doi.org/10.1080/17540763.2021.1877186
| Title | DARKROOM NETWORKS: Mundane subversiveness for photographic autonomy, 1880s-1900s |
|---|---|
| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Dominici, S. |
| Abstract | This article investigates the role of the darkroom in the experiences of British amateur photographers who, between the 1880s and 1900s, chose to process their negatives themselves while travelling. It focuses, in particular, on the reasons underpinning the development of a network of facilities for changing and developing plates available to tourists, and on how photographers’ engagement with this infrastructure expanded its function in ways that implicitly challenged dominant approaches to both photography and travel. It does so by examining the darkroom, first, as an alternative tourist bureau that put travelling photographers in contact with local knowledge, and secondly, as the site of a material culture that empowered photographers. These experiences demonstrate that close to the heart of these practitioners was not simply photographic mobility but, most importantly, photographic autonomy. |
| Keywords | amateur photography |
| bricolage | |
| craftsmanship | |
| darkroom | |
| infrastructure | |
| network | |
| photographic autonomy | |
| tacit knowledge | |
| tourism | |
| travel photography | |
| Journal | Photographies |
| Journal citation | 14 (2), pp. 265-286 |
| ISSN | 1754-0763 |
| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| Accepted author manuscript | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17540763.2021.1877186 |
| Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/17540763.2021.1877186 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 14 May 2021 |
| Supplemental file | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |