J.K. Pikkujämsä

When you visit a holiday destination, do you buy photographs taken there as souvenirs? The Zangaki brothers based their business on this very idea, with their studio conveniently located in Port Said, where people started their Grand Tour of Egypt. Of course, cameras were rare in those days, so the brothers struck while the iron was hot. I have always enjoyed the images produced by pioneering photographers,

Yesterday I had the chance to see some interesting amateur travel photography at the Tiny Gallery. Surprisingly, I was told that the gallery has a stock of 5000 glass negatives. I’m posting this for the sheer joy of sharing the one picture I took with my mobile phone at the opening, and to encourage you to visit the show if you’re in the vicinity. Shamefully, and contrary to my usual habits, I forgot to check the source of the image, which also happens to be on the exhibition poster, so please forgive me.

I am also posting this as a reminder to myself to keep this topic on the back burner, as we will be opening a cultural space and gallery in the near future. This means there will be photography related workshops, events and exhibitions, artist residency programmes and lots of other fun stuff. This kind of WiewMaster experience and the 3D effects of those early days would attract not only the photography enthusiasts but also the younger audience, I should think.