Happy Days! 1950s Americana from ClassicStock
There is something incredibly reassuring about looking at stock photographs from the United States in the 1950s. There’s a confidence, a white-toothed, …
When Death Comes Knocking…
It is not every day that I receive an email with the somewhat surprising opening line “Hello, I am a photographer and …
The young men who shocked Victorian England
I had to wait a good while to get my hands on Neil McKenna’s latest book, Fanny and Stella. By the time …
Friday fun: Kitschy, colourful curios from bilwissedition
akg-images is now very pleased to offer over 17,000 images from our friends at bilwissedition, an incredible historical archive based in Germany. …
No place like home: Mario De Biasi and Milan
Last year I wrote on the blog about the Another London exhibition at Tate Britain which brought together works by photographers who were …
Happy Birthday, Erich Lessing!
“People ask me which camera I used to take my pictures. I always say it doesn’t matter, for a good picture is …
North Korean Style
My young niece spent a fair amount of Christmas Day last year blaring out Psy’s Gangnam Style as loudly as she dared and …
Fringe benefits
I almost missed out on a job with akg-images. The post of picture researcher had already been advertised and the job offered …
To beard or not to beard
“A man with a beard is a man with a secret.” I vividly remember my late grandfather imparting this pearl of wisdom …
Let the postman ring!
When did you last write a letter to anyone? A postcard maybe? Most of my own correspondence goes via email or text …