20 October 2026, Academic Conference Centre, Husova 4a, Prague

Submission Deadline: 15 July 2026

A significant portion of the earliest photographic heritage in Central Europe originates from aristocratic collections. Within photographic historiography, however, the role of the nobility has long been overlooked. Scholars have predominantly focused on photographic practitioners, treating the aristocracy as merely passive consumers of photographic technologies, services, and publications. Yet, as specialized studies suggest, the interest of the nobility and its extensive networks of contacts exerted a decisive influence on the expansion of the photographic field, both on institutional and personal levels, particularly within the Habsburg Monarchy.