Talk:A Portrait of Britain? Personal & Professional Reflections on Picture Post and the Hulton Archive

Join us for a discussion about the significance and legacy of the British photo-magazine, Picture Post. Launched in 1938, Picture Post documented a period of dramatic political and cultural change. With circulation figures reaching 1.7 million copies, it was seen and shared in homes and workplaces across the country. We will be joined by a panel of experts including, curators, photographers and academics, whose research and practice has been informed and shaped by the publication. Panellists include:

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  David Hurn, Photographer
  Amanda Hopkinson, Academic
  Melanie Llewellyn, Curator at Hulton Archive
  Daniel Meadows. Photographer

This event has been organised in partnership with the Tom Hopkinson Centre for Media History at Cardiff University. It is part of a series of events programmed in association with the exhibition, Picture Post: A Twentieth Century Icon (24 May – 9 November 2025), including the research workshop ‘Picture Post: Genesis, History & Legacy of a Photo-Magazine’, which takes place at Cardiff University on 13 June (09:00 – 17:30). Click here to view the programme for the Cardiff University event and to book your free ticket.

Booking Information

Please meet at the Ticketing Desk in the Main Hall. 
The panel discussion will be in the curator's first language which is English.