ICON Photographic Materials Group

05/06/2026

If you’re looking for information on a particular topic within the photographic conservation sphere, we have finally put together a Resources tab on our icon group web page with links to useful pdf’s and websites!

We hope to continue adding to, and updating this section as time goes on. Feel free to reach out with suggestions and additions-especially resources in different languages.

Find the right professionally qualified conservator-restorer to provide expert, reliable high quality technical work and advice.

05/05/2026

Registration is now open for the Group’s AGM, taking place this Thursday May 7th from 1-2pm BST! Free to join, all welcome:

Find the right professionally qualified conservator-restorer to provide expert, reliable high quality technical work and advice.

01/12/2025

Tickets and Programme now available for the Lightning Talks!

Join the Icon PhMG for this year’s Lightning Talks.

06/11/2025

Book your tickets for Fragile Colours: Perceiving and Experiencing Autochromes. A hybrid conference focusing on the autochrome process and exploring recent research:

Focusing on the historic early colour photography process the Autochrome Lumière, this conference explores the research and results of the PERCEIVE project, seeking new ways to understand, exhibit, and access fragile, coloured cultural heritage.

29/10/2025

9-Month Part-Time Traineeship Opportunity

This bursary-supported opportunity offers hands-on experience in photographic collection conservation, digitisation, and management.

Visit the website for more information:

29/10/2025

Call for Papers: Icon Photographic Materials Group Lightning Talks 2025

Wednesday 10th December 2025, 10 am - 1 pm GMT

The Icon Photographic Material Group is bringing back the Lighting Talks to close the year. The format will be online, and presenters will have five minutes to share their topics. As always, the event is open to anyone with an interest in the care and preservation of photographic materials.

We invite you to submit a titled abstract (c.100 words) with your name, affiliation and time zone and/or location to [email protected] by Friday, 21st of November.

Subjects can range from treatment practices, preventive conservation, scientific research, education, outreach and funding, but is not limited to these topics.

The 5-minute presentations should include around five PowerPoint slides, which should be illustrative rather than textual.

Please contact us via email at [email protected] as soon as possible for further details or to discuss your idea.

24/09/2025

Exciting new opportunity! The National Galleries of Scotland are looking for a Photography Conservator:

17/09/2025

We would greatly appreciate public feedback on a recent Survey carried out regarding Yellow Stain Formation in Inkjet Prints on Paper. Please feel free to share and disseminate!