This from a PPHP reader: Hi Will, Nice to chat with you over the phone. I’m trying to complete a dataset of all the artists and photographers who did the…
We have had another request for the whereabouts of Joe or his image library – Joe will probably be in his 90’s now. Here’s the first time we asked back…

A photo client over at our content consultancy agency AboutTheImage.com has acquired a historical editorial photo collection which needs digitising. The collection is all transparency (aprox 30,000) which require cleaning,…

We have an update from Peter Francis to our 2012 post regarding the photo desk staff at the Evening Standard 1930-1966.

This is a follow up search to our very successful call for images of the 1953 AC Ace Prototype car which was exhibited for the first time at the Motor…

The Granddaughter of Herbert ‘Bert’ Andrews, a photographer at London based photo agency Planet News, is trying to learn more about his life. ‘Bert’ joined Planet News when it opened…

Above: Thomas with the original Higham Special – currently credited to Barratt’s Photo Press/PA but maybe with another photo library Above: 1926 Thomas in Thomas Special 2 – currently credited…

August 5 2022: Sad news. The PPHP received this message from Owen’s wife Ellen: “It is with a heavy heart I must inform you that my husband Ray Wellingson passed…

I was in touch with Press Photographer Frank Martin a few years back – he had found the Press Photo History project and my call for information on the press…
The PPHP received an email from Ex-Central Press staffer Ian Morgan, here’s what he remembers of the staff when he arrived at the agency in 1955. – here’s our original…