{"id":3952,"date":"2026-04-24T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everydayphotography.org\/journal\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:31:08","slug":"finders-keepers-the-role-of-collectors-and-the-preservation-of-everyday-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everydayphotography.org\/journal\/finders-keepers-the-role-of-collectors-and-the-preservation-of-everyday-photography","title":{"rendered":"Finders, Keepers? \u2013 The Role of Collectors and the Preservation of Everyday Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Eidolon Club vol. 12: The People\u2019s Pictures \u2013 Photoworks and Eidolon Centre celebrate all photographs vernacular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photoworks.org.uk\">Photoworks<\/a> 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/photoworks.org.uk\/photography-plus\/\">Photography+<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The event took place on March 23, 2026, at Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, in London.<br>In the coming weeks, we will publish the two roundtable discussions and two presentations from the programme, one by one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finders, Keepers?  \/\/ The People&#039;s Images\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvi07ZLGTPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Now, we are publishing the second panel,\u00a0<em>Finders, Keepers? The Role of Collectors and the Preservation of Everyday Photography<\/em>, 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 R\u00f3za Tekla Szil\u00e1gyi, director of the Eidolon Centre for Everyday Photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/everydayphotography.org\/centre\/eidolon-club-vol-12-the-peoples-pictures\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can find the original event description of <em><strong>Eidolon Club vol. 12: The People\u2019s Pictures<\/strong><\/em> here.<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLy3LTfKB71moeHJRmNZPcdIqKM5SlQbtC\">You can watch all videos of the one-day event at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cover image: \u00a9 V&amp;A Photography Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eidolon Club vol. 12: The People\u2019s Pictures \u2013 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&#8217; publication, Photography+. 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