THESE beautifully detailed images show the remarkable legacy of Anna Atkins, a 19th-century botanist who left her stamp on science and photography with her signature “cyanotype” prints. The selection ...

Cyanotype is an alternative process that was invented in 1842 by John Herschel. The photographs, which appear like ‘blue prints’ have continued hold the interest of photographers over the decades ...

John Frederick William Herschel was a man of many talents. Born in England during the late 18th century, he was an accomplished mathematician, chemist, and inventor. He created the Julian Day system, ...

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up in a secret location with snacks to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the previous week ...

Ever since Himanshi Parmar first encountered cyanotype prints at an exhibition in Mumbai four years ago, the 25-year-old visual designer has been intrigued by the process. She signed up for a ...

Hands reach out from Drexciya in Andrea Chung's Between Too Late and Too Early (photo Francess Archer Dunbar/Hyperallergic) NORTH MIAMI — Andrea Chung’s Between Too Late and Too Early begins and ends ...

Nineteenth-century cyanotypes — an early form of photography that create a negative image on a blue background — capture the delicate beauty of British algae, in images taken by botanist Anna Atkins, ...

English botanical artist, collector and photographer Anna Atkins was the first person to illustrate a book with photographic images. Her nineteenth-century cyanotypes used light exposure and a simple ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When photographer Mandy Barker arrived to sign copies of her latest book at the Photo London art fair in May ...