Title: Photographic Society
Artist: Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond
Medium: Calotypes
Year: 1809-1886
Give a brief description of the movement, photographer, or term you researched. How are they significant to the history of photography (50-75 words)?
Dr. Hugh Welch Diamond was one of the first finders of the Photographic Society and was one of the first doctors to use photography to help treat mental disorders. He would take pictures of these patients and said that they helped the patient but there was no evidence that proved he was right.
Write a short personal reaction to the movement, photographer or term you researched. What is interesting or not interesting about the work (50 – 75 words).
Even though there was no proof that Diamond's work was helping the patients at all, it later turned into better methods such as X-rays. His pictures of the patients are really haunting and yet very interesting at the same time. He is also known for making Photography popular during that time era.
Name (please only include if it is ok to publish on blog): David Mozina
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