Congratulations to @michellehenning.bsky.social who has received an almost €2.5M ERC Advanced Grant for her ExtractiveSeeing project, exploring AI's impact on both smartphone photography and the environment: news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/06/23/t...

CCEL member @michellehenning.bsky.social has just received an ERC Advanced Grant of nearly €2.5M for her new project ExtractiveSeeing news.liverpool.ac.uk/2026/06/23/t...

I’m excited to announce that I have been awarded one of these grants for Extractive Seeing - my project on AI assisted mobile phone photography. The project will last 5 years and employ 3 postdoctoral researchers and create 3 PhD scholarships!

For #NationalPigeonDay, photographs taken by Dr Julius Neubronner’s ingenious "pigeon camera", circa 1908. More pics, and the story, here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dr-julius-neubronner-s-miniature-pigeon-camera

@michellehenning.bsky.social’s book, A Dirty History of Photography, was just reviewed by the Pittsburgh Review of Books. Link below! pghrev.com/no-clear-ima...

My colleague Jamie interviewed here!

@michellehenning.bsky.social is featured in Montreal’s @ledevoir.com today for her recently published book! Link below. www.ledevoir.com/lire/982382/...?

Il y a un texte sur mon livre dans @ledevoir.com aujourd’hui - www.ledevoir.com/lire/982382/...?

I’ve been interviewed by Dani Lamorte for the Pittsburgh Review of Books- pghrev.com/no-clear-ima...

"Distortion & opacity—a sensation of watching someone on the other side of an artificial waterfall in a family buffet—is often far more interesting & resonant than saying explicitly what one means." A brilliant essay from @sophiekemp.bsky.social on Aldous Harding. www.powmag.net/p/aldous-har...

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

The brilliant new Aldous Harding album Train on the Island came out Friday. Beautiful artwork by H.Hawkline, production by @john-parish.bsky.social - I worked on the videos.

Catch up on our most recent Greenhouse environmental humanities book talks now available as audio and video podcasts: Michelle Henning, A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire 🎧 newnatures.org/greenhouse/p... 🎥 newnatures.org/greenhouse/e...

Coming up on 28 April, @michellehenning.bsky.social will be at Liverpool's Open Eye Gallery exploring the link between photography, chemicals, climate, and colonialism to mark the launch of her book 'A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire' openeye.org.uk/whatson/book... #BookSky

PJ Harvey's ninth studio album 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' was released on 15 April in 2016. I was the art director and designed these playing cards - interview with me about them for the 10th anniversary is now on www.pjharvey.net

PJ Harvey's ninth studio album 'The Hope Six Demolition Project' was released on this day in 2016.

Tomorrow!

The Greenhouse #envhum book talks had 2 weeks off for Easter, but we are back Monday 13 April with @michellehenning.bsky.social discussing her book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog, and Empire (@uchicagopress.bsky.social 2025). Join the online talk live at 4pm CET / 3pm BST / 10am ET.

Some good news for readers/fans/researchers of Roger McGough's poetry.The University of Liverpool has acquired his archive. Details ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

@michellehenning.bsky.social presenting her paper, “It was a Dark and Stormy Night: Photography and ‘Darkness’”, at Darkness: A Photography Conference organized the School of Digital Arts at @manmetuni.bsky.social

I have a few book launches/ talks coming up: 26 March, London The Photographers'​ Gallery - talk, thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/tal... 28 April, Liverpool, Open Eye Gallery - in conversation with Prof. Sarah E. James. openeye.org.uk/whatson/book... …

Trevor Paglen has been named the winner of the 2026 LG Guggenheim Award artreview.com/winner-of-th...

CCEL members @michellehenning.bsky.social and Jamie Jelinski will be in Manchester this week presenting at Darkness: A Photography Conference organized the School of Digital Arts at @manmetuni.bsky.social www.schoolofdigitalarts.mmu.ac.uk/events/darkn...

read.dukeupress.edu/critical-ai/... 📣📣 CRITICAL AI'S LATEST ISSUE IS OUT! ALL CONTENT IS CURRENTLY FREE AND OPEN FOR YOUR PERUSAL 📣📣

I have a Bristol book launch on 1st April- in conversation with the fabulous Rebecca Goddard! Tickets here www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e150...

We were pleased to receive @michellehenning.bsky.social’s exciting new book ‘A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire’, largely based on research into the Ilford Limited archive held at Redbridge Heritage Centre.

Inimitable New Zealand singer-songwriter Aldous Harding has detailed her upcoming fifth studio album, Train on the Island ✏️ due may 8th, via @4ad.com "One Stop" is out now ❤️ aldousharding.ffm.to/onestop

BBC Radio 6 Music New Music Fix Daily Now Playing Aldous Harding One Stop

ALDOUS HARDING announces new album Train On The Island on @4ad.com 5 June - Vicar Street, Dublin first single out now ‘One Stop’ Video directed by Michelle Henning ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyKa...

@michellehenning.bsky.social is giving a talk as part of her book launch at The Photographers Gallery on March 26 in London! More info at the link below. thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/tal...

Usually, I chat with historians about writing. But this week we're pulling back the curtain on book publicity! @sonyabonczek.bsky.social, dir of publicity at @uncpress.bsky.social, joined me to demystify the work of publicists and give some advice to authors. Listen: tinyurl.com/sonyabonczek 🗃️ 📚

I have a few book launches/ talks coming up: 26 March, London The Photographers'​ Gallery - talk, thephotographersgallery.org.uk/whats-on/tal... 28 April, Liverpool, Open Eye Gallery - in conversation with Prof. Sarah E. James. openeye.org.uk/whatson/book... …

www.archivoplatform.com/webinar my talk just about to start and it’s free!

I’m in The Conversation- theconversation.com/how-romantic...

Combining images of fog & smog with ideas of British identity made the reality of pollution much harder to see, says @michellehenning.bsky.social

If you’d like to know more about my new book A Dirty History of Photography: Chemistry, Fog and Empire, I am talking about it on the New Books Network @NewBooksNetwork podcast with Dr. Miranda Melcher here - newbooksnetwork.com/a-dirty-hist...

Dr. Jordana Blejmar is giving a virtual talk entitled “Cold War Toys in South America” for the Royal Anthropological Institute on February 10. Registration via the link below! therai.org.uk/events/anthr...

It couldn’t be clearer that this was never even about immigration.

They’ve arrived! It’s out!

They’ve arrived! It’s out!

⚫ Le maître du cinéma hongrois Béla Tarr s’est éteint des suites d’une longue maladie.

We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!

It’s arrived!

We’re doing a photography conference! Please circulate!

New essay in this exhibition catalogue (Vienna/ in German) - the exhibition looks great!

The John Parish productions playlist has left Spotify and is now on Tidal - tidal.com/playlist/b33...

To celebrate the recent relaunch of Visual Culture in Britain, we are delighted to announce an ESSAY PRIZE for original research articles @vcib.bsky.social For more information please visit: www.tandfonline.com/journals/rvc... Thank you for sharing!

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.