Photography as Industry
Stephan Graf investigates photographic image production at the nexus of enterprise, science, and society in the twentieth century.
Kodak Ltd., Harrow. c. 1947. Silver Nitrate. Receiving Bullion. Silver gelatin print in album. Courtesy of the George Eastman Museum.
How have industries enabled the production and dissemination of photographic imagery?
In what ways have these images been employed within R&D, manufacturing, and distribution?
What impact did both these industries and their images have on visual culture?
René Bersier. 1969-1970. CIBA Photochimie SA [looped extract]. Cortux-Film. 16 mm color. BCU Fribourg, ARCHNUMFR_344_2.avi. [Thanks to Davide Nerini]
Stephan serves on the editorial board of Transbordeur and on the steering committee of Correspondances. He also supports the HSSuisse network.
Based in Geneva, he works in French, German and English.
Wehrli A.G. c. 1908. Genève. La Jonction de l'Arve et du Rhône. 18 x 24 cm. Swiss National Library, EAD-WEHR-4813-B.