Joseph Swan and Photography in Sunderland 7.30pm – 9.30pm on Thursday 17 November at the Athenaeum Building, 27 Fawcett Street, Sunderland SR1 1RE @nephotonetwork and @breezecreatives present a Victorian Athenaeum evening of talks, demonstrations of old and new photographic processes, and interactive displays of ‘steampunk’ photography: 19th century techniques and inventions with a contemporary twist. Most people know Joseph Swan as the inventor of the incandescent light bulb. But he was also a photography entrepreneur and businessman, with connections far and wide. We’re celebrating this story in Sunderland, the town where he was born and grew up and where he encountered photography for the first time. Come and find out more about how Joseph Swan is inspiring a new generation of photographers, artists and historians in the North East. For full information, follow this link: http://www.northeastphoto.net/?p=3778 #Sunderland #JosephSwan #photography #NEPN #BreezeCreatives #thelostnessclub #lostnesscycles
