Explore the historical evolution and visual significance of this theme through the extensive archives of Luminous-Lint. By connecting rare images, scholarly research, and diverse photographic techniques, we provide a comprehensive framework for understanding how these visual narratives have shaped the medium across the 19th and 20th centuries. Dive into our networked database of over 130,000 images to discover the pivotal trends, individual masterpieces, and deep historical connections that define this field.
| Calotypes |
| 1 | Introduction to calotypes in the UK |
| 2 | Henry Fox Talbot: The Pencil of Nature (1844-1846) |
| 3 | Henry Fox Talbot: Sun Pictures in Scotland (1845) |
| 4 | Hill & Adamson: Newhaven |
| Daguerreotypes |
| 5 | Daguerreotype manuals and instructions: Great Britain |
| 6 | Richard Beard: Trade card |
| 7 | Daguerreotypes: London |
| 8 | Richard Beard: Illustrations for Henry Mayhew - London Labour and the London Poor |
| 9 | Richard Beard: Daguerreotype portraits |
| Royalty |
| 10 | Royal support for industry, the arts and photography in Victorian Britain |
| Documentary |
| 11 | Philip Henry Delamotte: The Crystal Palace (1854-1855) |
| Landscapes |
| 12 | Types of early British landscape photographers |
| 13 | John Dillwyn Llewelyn: Penllergare |
| 14 | Roger Fenton: The Works of Roger Fenton - Landscapes (Frith - Reigate) (ca 1868) |
| 15 | Francis Bedford: Great Britain |
| 16 | Fred Judge: UK: Postcards |
| 17 | Fay Godwin: British landscapes |
| 18 | John Blakemore: Landscapes |
| 19 | John Davies: Landscapes and cityscapes |
| Notable photographers |
| 20 | Roger Fenton: Great Britain and Ireland |
| 21 | Julia Margaret Cameron (1815-1879): Portraits |
| 22 | Henri Cartier-Bresson: UK |
| Mass Observation |
| 23 | Mass Observation (Great Britain) |
| Social issues |
| 24 | Nick Hedges: Make Life Worth Living: Photographs for Shelter, 1969-72 |
| Falklands War |
| 25 | Falklands War / Malvinas War (1982): Introduction |
| 26 | Falklands War / Malvinas War (1982): The Sinking of the ARA General Belgrano |
| Political postcards |
| 27 | Unemployment in Thatcher's Britain |
| Photobooks |
| 28 | British photobooks |
| Journals and magazines |
| 29 | Britain: Photography magazines and journals |
| 30 | Illustrated magazines in the UK |
| 31 | Camerawork (UK) |
