Photographic Congresses

and

Conventions

For many years, there were two events which brought together British photographers:

  1. The Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom was held annually, being hosted in a different town each year. The Convention was held in Edinburgh in 1892.  

  2. Photographic Congresses of the Professional Photographic Association.  These were usually held in London, coinciding with a major Photographic Fair and including a visit to a Professional Photographic Works.

Reports of Conventions and Congresses appeared in the British Journal of Photography.  These reports usually included a photograph of all the delegates.  In some years (but unfortunately not in 1892) there was a key to the photograph naming the delegates. For further details, please click below

 

Conventions  (1886-1931)

 

Convention - Edinburgh (1892)

 

Congresses  (1910-1938)

 

 

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