Contemporary in outlook, An Alternative History of Photography presents a groundbreaking narrative on the interplay of international traditions, under-represented and forgotten artists and ethnic and gender diversity in this dynamic and exciting medium.
Featuring a wide selection of the Solander Collection, An Alternative History of Photography places unexpected works from the collection’s most legendary figures Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Man Ray, Tina Modotti, and Edward Weston alongside images by early, self taught practitioners Madame Gelot-Sandoz and Lady August Mostyn, Afrian studio photographers Malick Sidibé and Michel Kameni, and linchpin works from pivotal creators William Henry Fox Talbot and Julia Margaret Cameron.