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Image source, Peter Henry Emerson
Peter Henry Emerson is regarded as an influential figure in the photography world
The work of a trailblazing Victorian photographer has gone on display alongside contemporary photographs taken in the seaside town that he loved.
Peter Henry Emerson captured images across Great Yarmouth and the Norfolk Broads to showcase his naturalistic approach to the artform.
The trained doctor, who was born in Cuba and moved to England as a teenager, was attracted to East Anglia by its traditions.
He focused on the area and its people in his work between 1885 and 1895.
Image source, Jonathan Bundock
Image caption,The first Finding Emerson Photo Festival celebrated the links between Emerson and Great Yarmouth and invited entries of other people's images of the seaside town
In the summer of 2021, the debut Finding Emerson Photo Festival was staged across the resort and port to celebrate its place in the history of photography.
Both professional and amateur photographers were invited to submit their images of everyday life in the town, with judges choosing the winners.
Image source, Peter Henry Emerson
Image caption,Emerson visited Great Yarmouth and the Broads repeatedly between 1885 and 1895
A selection of the chosen images have now been put on show in a free exhibition, Finding Emerson, at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich until 14 December.
They will be displayed alongside a collection of photographs from two of Emerson's portfolios: Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads and Wild Life on a Tidal Water.
Image source, Adam Davis
Image caption,Winning photos chosen by festival judges will go on display alongside Emerson's images in the new exhibition in Norwich
Emerson has been recognised as a major pioneer in the discipline and was also one of the first photographers to combine text and images in his books.
However, while he believed photography was an independent artform, his views were dismissed by some traditional artists.
He died in 1936, and it was not until 1975 and the publication of Nancy Newhall's book, PH Emerson: The Fight for Photography as a Fine Art, that he became such a landmark figure in the development of modern photography.
Image source, Inpho
Image caption,Great Yarmouth will host the second Finding Emerson Photo Festival next year
The next biennial Finding Emerson Photo Festival, curated by art projects Utter Nonsense and Original Projects, will be held in Great Yarmouth in 2023.
Image source, Peter Henry Emerson
Image caption,Emerson took photographs of those who worked on the rivers and broads of Suffolk and Norfolk
Finding Emerson runs from 09:30 to 16:3 GMT, Monday to Friday, until 14 December 2022, at the Enterprise Centre, UEA, Norwich
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