The Road to the Bodleian - The Camera Helps BTS #4 - The Catalogue

I talk about this new comprehensive catalogue that I designed as a companion to the exhibition, The Camera Helps. Plus news of future posts on AI and…

Oct 2 • 

Alex Schneideman

10:28

September 2025

The Road to the Bodleian - The Camera Helps BTS #3

News of a talk and walk-through of The Camera Helps by Patricia Baker-Cassidy and me.

Sep 9 • 

Alex Schneideman

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6:14

August 2025

The Road to the Bodleian - The Camera Helps BTS #2

This behind-the-scenes episode is all about the journey of Paddy's work to a retrospective at the Bodleian and the part that the book, Pictures from the…

Aug 13 • 

Alex Schneideman

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29:21

July 2025

The Camera Helps - behind the scenes #1

First in a series of glimpses into preparations for the major retrospective of Paddy Summerfield’s work that I’m curating at the Bodleian.

Jul 20 • 

Alex Schneideman

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14:48

On Ideal Home, a detached look at modern living by John RJ Taylor

Another in my series of favourite photo books that are easy to find. This time John RJ Taylor's 1980's enquiry into the banal, Ideal Home - a detached…

Jul 6 • 

Alex Schneideman

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1

28:21

June 2025

ON ROBERT FRANK'S BOOK, COME AGAIN

Another video in a series on affordable books. This time Robert Frank's 2006 Steidl book, Come Again.

Jun 29 • 

Alex Schneideman

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2

16:12

Jermaine Francis - Post Industrial Dreamscape and the refusal of old attitudes to die.

An interview with artist, Jermaine Francis, about his recent exhibition at Hapax Living Room and some controversial reaction to it.

Jun 25 • 

Alex Schneideman

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Jermaine Francis

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1:02:11

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH SYDNEY

A few shots made while walking with Sydney the dog in Hyde Park. Also, by the way, using the Halide app on the iPhone which turns off the garish…

Jun 17 • 

Alex Schneideman

1

On Katalog Journal - my favourite photography magazine.

I go on and on about why Katalog Journal is my favourite photography magazine.

Jun 16 • 

Alex Schneideman

5

2

14:31

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERPSECTIVE

Why this Substack is now called 'Psychographica' and the psychology inherent in the photographic process.

Jun 13 • 

Alex Schneideman

3

7:17

THE HUMAN AND THE MACHINE - A FIRST ATTEMPT AT SETTING A POSITION ON AI AND PHOTOGRAPHY

In this video I set out my position on why AI is no threat to documentary photographers and will enhance the humanity of the medium.

Jun 11 • 

Alex Schneideman

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2

10:41

THE £20 BOOK THAT IS DESERVING OF DESERT ISLAND STATUS

Family by Phaidon is an inspired collection of images by photographers of their own families.

Jun 9 • 

Alex Schneideman

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12:14