For the first time in more than 30 years, George Eastman House will be hosting a benefit auction of fine photographic prints, books, and equipment at Sotheby’s New York on October 4, 2010. The auction will include a daguerreotype by Mike Robinson of the peristyle in the east garden of the Eastman House.

Eight whole plate daguerreotypes have been submitted for the juried exhibit with the locations of their scenes spanning the Atlantic.

All the 10 plates in the first posting of a submission to this years juried exhibit are sixth plates, have handmade enclosures and follow a theme of food phobias.

The Daguerreian Society is calling for modern daguerreian artists and collectors to register for a juried contemporary daguerreotypes exhibit in conjunction with its 2010 symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. The exhibition will run from October 13th, 2010 to January 7th, 2011.

		Grant Romer will jury this exhibition, the society has asked to display the anonymous submissions here on cdags.org for Grant to make his selections from. There is no limit to the number of submissions per individual and collectors of contemporary daguerreotypes are also encouraged to participate. The resulting exhibit will be held in the gallery walk space in the Terminus building close to the symposium venue. An official opening reception is being generously sponsored by Jeffrey Green, society member and contemporary daguerreotypes collector.

To Register, please submit the following by emailing the daguerreian society: info@daguerre.org

1. Name, address, phone/cell, email.
2. An unidentified jpg copy and description of images with their size and housing.

The deadline for submission is September 9th.

Note: Submitters that have images chosen will be instructed where to ship the daguerreotypes so the work is received in Atlanta by September 29th. The submitters should include pre-paid return shipping with their work (FedEx account number, etc.).

More illumination from Oakland with the latest portrait added to Eric’s gallery.

Over a dozen new images have been added to Takashi’s gallery including scenes from his “Flawless Lake” series and portraits.

4 more images have been added to Rosssano’s gallery, also here’s a video of a his recent exhibition shown on Italian television.

three new images from Dominique have been added to his gallery

Its that time of year again when the full force of the solar rays gives rise to workshop opportunities for those seeking tuition in the daguerreian art. Jerry Spagnoli has just taught a workshop with F295, he has another through the Photographers Formulary in the last week of July and in late August with the Penland School of Crafts. Mike Robinson is offering a masters class in mercury daguerreotypes through the Peters Valley Craft Center in late June. As already recently posted the Eastman house is offering instruction in the early origins of the process. Making this phenomenon international is a workshop in Brazil with Francisco Moreira da Costa in early June. Further details available on the events page of this site.