BOARD
Hanin Hannouch – Executive President of the ESHPh
Curator of Photography, Film, and Audio at Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna. Expert on colour photography around 1900. Previously, Post-Doc at Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz/Max-Planck-Institut in cooperation with Ethnologisches Museum (Berlin), 2017 PhD from IMT Lucca, Scuola Alti Studi. Studies of art and film history at Ecole du Louvre and Uni Heidelberg. Since 2023 Vice-president of ESHPh.
Dorothee Linnemann – Vice President of the ESHPh
Curator of Photography of Photographic and Graphic Collection of the Historical Museum, Frankfurt/Main since 2020. Studied Modern and Modern History, Art History and West Slavic Studies, University of Münster (Westf.) Worked on cultural history and photo exhibitions, 2013 doctorate. Interests: in photographic and media history of the 19th until midth 20th century, participatory collecting, gender studies, visual arts and the history of democracy.
Janine Freeston– 1st Secretary
MPhil on color photography from Birkbeck University of London. Co-convener of the CHSTM working group on color photography, 2022. Since 2014, committee member and research coordinator for the Royal Photographic Historical Group. Previously Head of Photography at Cokethorpe School. Freelance researcher, curator and expert of photographic archives.
Caroline Fuchs – 2nd Secretary
Senior Curator of Graphic Design und Photography at Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Munich, Germany. In 2014, she received her doctorate from Humboldt University in Berlin with a thesis on autochrome photography in Great Britain (published by DeGruyter). Joined ESHPH in 2012, member of the Executive Committee since 2013.
Robert Scott McInnes – 1st Cashier
Born in Australia; has lived in Vienna for over forty years. More than twenty years of experience in all aspects of international scientific publishing; numerous translations from German and French into English for renowned publishers, museums, and other Austrian and international institutions; specialized in – but not restricted to – modern and contemporary art, photography, architecture and politics.
Dino Rekanovic – 2nd Cashier
Photographer. As of 2020, founder of Rotlicht. Festival for Analog Photography, Vienna. Since 2018, owner of Photo Cluster Gallery, Studio & Lab. Since 2016 he has founded and directed ZIGUTAMVE. Association for contemporary photography. Expert on wet plate collodion and historical photography.
Peter Prokop – 1st Controller
Economist, Head of Customer Service of the Picture Archives since 2004. Participation in organizing numerous exhibitions of the Picture Archives of the ANL. In leading position for implementing internet services of the Picture Archives including web shops. Joined ESHPh in 2004.
Thomas Licek – 2nd Controller
Managing Director of ‘Eyes On’, he had organised and developed the Month of Photography in Vienna. Chairman of Reflektor Photobooks. Works as a curator on international projects. The members of the board represent the variety of the different scopes of experience in photography
Advisory board
Hans Christian Adam, A.D. Coleman, Luke Gartlan, Christoph Schaden, Uwe Schögl, Harald Stühlinger, Kelley Wilder, Liz Wells
MISSION STATEMENT
The European Society for the History of Photography (ESHPh) is a platform for scientific research into the history and theory of photography.
The ESHPh is committed to an open discourse between all of those scientific disciplines that have an interrelationship with photography. The members of the ESHPh include renowned photo historians, art historians, media scientists, philosophers, sociologists and ethnologists, who are active in the most important museums, research institutes and universities in Europe and abroad, as well as photographers and private collectors.
THE AIMS
The aim of the Society is to study the historical developments of photography from its beginnings to the present day within the framework of a global discourse founded on excellence and topicality and integrate them into a European context.
Alongside its research activities the ESHPh takes part in a worldwide exchange of information. It supports both the recognition of the history of photography as an academic discipline and the establishment of chairs in the discipline at European universities.
THE ACTIVITIES
The main activities of the ESHPh focus on three areas:
Concept and publication of the journal: PhotoResearcher (twice yearly)
Concept and realisation of symposiums (incl. proceedings)
Email letter »The International Letter« (three times yearly)
JOURNAL PHOTORESEARCHER
The journal “PhotoResearcher” is published twice yearly (April and October) as special issues focussing on a specific subject. The selection of topical themes and the scientific relevance of the individual contributions are guaranteed by Uwe Schögl (ESHPh President) and Ulla Fischer-Westhauser (Vice-President) in cooperation with guest editors. PhotoResearcher contains from 88 to 116 pages, printed in 4 colours. The articles appear in English. The PhotoResearcher is available as a printed edition only, but single articles can be purchased as PDF version.
SYMPOSIA
Together with its partners (museums and other institutions), the ESHPh has organised regular symposiums that are held at various locations in Europe since 1981. Members of the ESHPh are invited to attend these international high-level congresses on photography and, if interested, can respond to the call for papers. Since 2001, all of the congress contributions have been published in proceedings and can be accessed freely on the ESHPh website or purchased in book form from your regular supplier or directly from the ESHPh.
THE INTERNATIONAL LETTER
The ESHPh newsletter is an exclusive guide that provides information on the most important upcoming photo activities, exhibitions, conferences and auctions. The ESHPh newsletter is free of charge and is published three times a year in spring, summer and autumn. Editors: Uwe Schögl (ESHPh President), Ulla Fischer-Westhauser (Vice President).
HISTORY
The European Society for the History of Photography (ESHPh) was constituted at the inaugural meeting held in Leverkusen (DE) on 19 November 1978.
The ESHPh was headquartered in Antwerp (BE) from 1978 to 1989 and then in Croyden (UK) until 2001. The Society’s presidency has had its seat in Vienna since 2001 where it was registered and legitimated as an international “European Society for the History of Photography Research Institution” in the year 2004.