Reading's role in the history of photography - an exhibition at Junction Arch

Reading’s iconic Junction Arch will be hosting an exhibition exploring the town’s role in the invention of photographic techniques that paved the way for modern photography.

Innovator William Henry Fox Talbot set up the first commercial studios mass-producing photographs from negatives in Reading in 1843 – the same year Reading Old Cemetery was opened. his was a key moment in the development of photography.

The exhibition, created with assistance from Reading Museum and Forgotten Heritage, will feature images by Talbot and his colleagues. In the other side of the Arch, local artist Laura de Moxom, will be showcasing some of her salt water prints inspired by the work of Talbot's Reading Establishment.

Anonymous Coffee will be on hand with refreshments.