Wikipedia:University of Edinburgh/Edinburgh Award/19th Century Photography
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19th Century Photography - Edinburgh Award 2021/2022 in a nutshell:
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About
[edit]This project aims to create new and improve old pages regarding 19th Century Photography and other pages I become interested in. Follow along with my edits: https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/University_of_Edinburgh/Wiki_Project_-_19th_Century_Photography_-_Edinburgh_Award
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Articles to be created
[edit]19th Century Photographers
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[edit]Articles to be improved
[edit]19th Century Photographers
[edit]- Roger Fenton - expand on artistry, using 'Shadows of War: Roger Fenton's photographs of the Crimea, 1855' by Sophie Gordon.
- Jane Martha St. John - Expand, fix accuracy issues and add info box, using 'Impressed by Light: British Photographs from Paper Negatives, 1840-1860', by Taylor and Schaaf.
- Augusta Mostyn expand on her photographic work.
- Philip Henry Delamotte to be expanded/added to.
- Isabella Bird expand on / add a section on her photography
Other
[edit]- StandUp in Stilettos - Add a development section and more citations.
- Crimean War Add to documentation section about Fenton's photographs of the war / or create an article on it.
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