Research

I have had a long-term commitment to researching the history of photography. More specifically this work has been focused on a number of themes and specific areas of interest:
  • British photography 1839-1939
  • British photographic company histories
  • The history of photographic manufacturing
  • Photographic patents, trade marks and intellectual property
  • British photographic studios
  • The camera and photographic technology
  • The economics of the business of photography especially in the period to 1939

I have published extensively on these areas in specialist journals and publications and my interest has helped in various undergraduate dissertations and informed some of my publications.

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I would be interested in discussing these areas with other interested photographic, economic or business historians. I am always happy to assist other researchers and share my own knowledge, experience and contacts. Click on the Contacts,  left, to find out how to contact me.  
 

 Michael Pritchard lecturing at PhotoHistory XIII, George Eastman House, Rochester NY, October 2006. Photograph courtesy Robert Carter

Michael Pritchard lecturing at PhotoHistory XIII, George Eastman House, Rochester NY,
October 2006.
Photograph courtesy Robert Carter