June 13, 2025 (09.00 to 17.30, BST)

Cardiff University, UK

 One-day in-person workshop 

REGISTRATION:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/picture-post-1938-57-genesis-history-legacy-of-a-photo-magazine-tickets-1365505476639?aff=oddtdtcreator 

LOCATION: School of Journalism, Media and Culture, Cardiff University, Two Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS, UK

Dear friends & colleagues,

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for a one-day, in-person research workshop concerning the landmark British photo-magazine, Picture Post (1938-57). 

Picture Post was launched in the era of the Spanish Civil War and the Popular Front. Conceived for Hulton Press by Stefan Lorant (a Hungarian editor exiled from Nazi Germany), Picture Post had a transnational staff and a global outlook. It was the leading British example of an international phenomenon – the birth of photojournalism and the photo-essay. The equivalent of Life in the US and Paris-Match in France, the magazine achieved circulation figures of 1.7m.

To mark the opening of a major exhibition at Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Cardiff, we are hosting a research workshop bringing together an international cohort of researchers, curators, archivists and librarians to discuss the development and impact of Picture Post. 

The programme is included in the PDF attached. Registration is via the link above. Please note this is a free in-person event.

The workshop is co-hosted by the Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media History (School of Journalism, Media & Culture, Cardiff University) and Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales. It is organised by Dr Tom Allbeson (Reader in Media & Photographic History, Cardiff University) and Dr Bronwen Colquhoun (Senior Curator of Photography, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales). And we look forward to welcoming you in Cardiff!