Michelle Henning
@michellehenning.bsky.social
Prof at Uni of Liverpool and artist. I write on photography, media, museums, ISOTYPE, modernism, environment & atmosphere. Photography: The Unfettered Image (2018) & A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog & Empire, Chicago UP (Fall 2025)
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Combining images of fog & smog with ideas of British identity made the reality of pollution much harder to see, says @michellehenning.bsky.social
How romanticised images of London fog shaped the way we see polluted air
London’s fog literally fogged photographs with the yellowish hue of the capital’s notorious ‘pea-soupers’.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Combining images of fog & smog with ideas of British identity made the reality of pollution much harder to see, says @michellehenning.bsky.social
If you’d like to know more about my new book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire, I am talking about it on the New Books Network @NewBooksNetwork podcast with Dr. Miranda Melcher here - newbooksnetwork.com/a-dirty-hist...
Michelle Henning, "A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire" (U Chicago Press, 2026) - New Books Network
newbooksnetwork.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
If you’d like to know more about my new book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire, I am talking about it on the New Books Network @NewBooksNetwork podcast with Dr. Miranda Melcher here - newbooksnetwork.com/a-dirty-hist...
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Dr. Jordana Blejmar is giving a virtual talk entitled “Cold War Toys in South America” for the Royal Anthropological Institute on February 10. Registration via the link below! therai.org.uk/events/anthr...
January 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Dr. Jordana Blejmar is giving a virtual talk entitled “Cold War Toys in South America” for the Royal Anthropological Institute on February 10. Registration via the link below! therai.org.uk/events/anthr...
It couldn’t be clearer that this was never even about immigration.
Tensions are rising between the Department of Homeland Security and indigenous tribal leaders who say they believe federal agents have arrested several Native American men amid the immigration-enforcement surge in Minneapolis.
Native Americans are Caught Up in ICE Crackdown in Minneapolis
Oglala Sioux tribal officials say they are searching for several homeless members of the tribe they believe were detained.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:46 AM
It couldn’t be clearer that this was never even about immigration.
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They’ve arrived! It’s out!
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
They’ve arrived! It’s out!
They’ve arrived! It’s out!
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
They’ve arrived! It’s out!
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⚫ Le maître du cinéma hongrois Béla Tarr s’est éteint des suites d’une longue maladie.
Le réalisateur hongrois Béla Tarr est mort à 70 ans
Connu pour son œuvre mélancolique et sombre, le maître du cinéma hongrois s’est éteint des suites d’une longue maladie.
www.liberation.fr
January 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM
⚫ Le maître du cinéma hongrois Béla Tarr s’est éteint des suites d’une longue maladie.
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We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!
A single-stream 2 day International Conference hosted by the Centre for Culture and Everyday Life, School of the Arts, University of Liverpool.
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!
It’s arrived!
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s arrived!
We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!
A single-stream 2 day International Conference hosted by the Centre for Culture and Everyday Life, School of the Arts, University of Liverpool.
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
Full CFP at www.ccel.uk
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!
New essay in this exhibition catalogue (Vienna/ in German) - the exhibition looks great!
December 6, 2025 at 8:04 AM
New essay in this exhibition catalogue (Vienna/ in German) - the exhibition looks great!
The John Parish productions playlist has left Spotify and is now on Tidal - tidal.com/playlist/b33...
John Parish productions
Playlist - John Parish productions - 119 items
tidal.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The John Parish productions playlist has left Spotify and is now on Tidal - tidal.com/playlist/b33...
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To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!
Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize
Explore the article collection: Visual Culture in Britain Essay Prize. Published in Visual Culture in Britain.
www.tandfonline.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!
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In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.
I’m off to Basel soon for this:
October 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I’m off to Basel soon for this:
Just listened to @alicelovejoy.bsky.social on this podcast and her new book sounds brilliant (and very close to my interests) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Alice Lovejoy,
Podcast Episode · New Books in Photography · 02/09/2025 · 37m
podcasts.apple.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Just listened to @alicelovejoy.bsky.social on this podcast and her new book sounds brilliant (and very close to my interests) podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Doing my index- it’s a funny portrait of the book- here are some entries under p…
August 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Doing my index- it’s a funny portrait of the book- here are some entries under p…
I had a fantastic time at the terra.falmouth + sustainable darkroom conference “Sustainable Photography?” Last week- most relaxing conference I have ever been to possibly because of this location
July 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I had a fantastic time at the terra.falmouth + sustainable darkroom conference “Sustainable Photography?” Last week- most relaxing conference I have ever been to possibly because of this location
We’re hiring! The Dept of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool is looking for a fixed-term (1yr) f/t Lecturer in Media, Politics and Society (cover for a research fellowship). 1/
June 4, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We’re hiring! The Dept of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool is looking for a fixed-term (1yr) f/t Lecturer in Media, Politics and Society (cover for a research fellowship). 1/
Just marked 2 excellent essays, with made-up quotes, probably AI generated and now I feel hollow and gutted.
May 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Just marked 2 excellent essays, with made-up quotes, probably AI generated and now I feel hollow and gutted.
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A sneak preview of Eileen Perrier's show A Thousand Small Stories at
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
May 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A sneak preview of Eileen Perrier's show A Thousand Small Stories at
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
A sneak preview of Eileen Perrier's show A Thousand Small Stories at
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
May 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A sneak preview of Eileen Perrier's show A Thousand Small Stories at
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
Autograph, London. We're very lucky to have got Eileen for an online talk this Wednesday 28th May at 3pm BST- it’s free, book here - www.ticketsource.co.uk/school-of-th...
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Coming up soon! We are very excited that on Weds 28 May photographer Eileen Perrier will be doing an online talk for the CCEL at the University of Liverpool. Her exhibition “A Thousand Small Stories” is currently on at Autograph, London– talk is online only (Zoom) – full details and book here ...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
May 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Coming up soon! We are very excited that on Weds 28 May photographer Eileen Perrier will be doing an online talk for the CCEL at the University of Liverpool. Her exhibition “A Thousand Small Stories” is currently on at Autograph, London– talk is online only (Zoom) – full details and book here ...