Howlett on Brunel

Howlett on Brunel

tells the story of duckrabbit founder David White’s inspiring project to photograph Brunel’s legacy (the hard way) by recreating the same camera that was famously used to photograph Brunel by the young photographer Robert Howlett in 1857.

Both David and the slideshow were featured on the Today programme and the BBC website.

You can read a lot more about the amazing Robert Howlett here on Graham Harrison’s wonderful website Photo Histories.

“This is not to be a story about Brunel though, for there are many of them. This is the story of another pioneer, a visionary who embraced the technology of his day and who with his own hands built the tools and equipment with which to push the boundaries of his chosen profession.

This is the seldom told story of Robert Howlett, the photographic pioneer with the modern eye who in his short life came to understand what a powerful effect the still image can have on the public imagination.”

Mar 22, 2009 | Categories: ART, DUCKRABBIT SHOWCASE | Tags: BBC, Brunel, David White, Paul Kerley | Leave A Comment »