Finders, Keepers? – The Role of Collectors and the Preservation of Everyday Photography

Eidolon Club vol. 12: The People’s Pictures – Photoworks and Eidolon Centre celebrate all photographs vernacular

Photoworks and Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography organised an afternoon of talks celebrating vernacular photography and the importance of everyday image-making, developed in collaboration with the University of Westminster and in conjunction with Photoworks' publication, Photography+.

The event took place on March 23, 2026, at Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, in London.
In the coming weeks, we will publish the two roundtable discussions and two presentations from the programme, one by one.

Now, we are publishing the second panel, Finders, Keepers? The Role of Collectors and the Preservation of Everyday Photography, convened by the Eidolon Centre. The discussion examines the often under-acknowledged role of vernacular photography collectors as stewards of photographic history. Panelists include Marta Weiss, curator of photography at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and Pelumi Odubanjo, curator, writer, and researcher, with moderation by Róza Tekla Szilágyi, director of the Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography.

You can find the original event description of Eidolon Club vol. 12: The People’s Pictures here.
You can watch all videos of the one-day event at this link.

Cover image: © V&A Photography Centre

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