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THE Birmingham General Branch of the Association of Scientific Workers arranged for a lecture by Mr. Herbert E. Zerkowsky, of the British Cast Iron Research Association, on April 13, at the Chamber of Commerce, Birmingham, in connexion with the exhibition “Photography in Science and Industry”. Mr. Zerkowsky started by giving a review of the development of photographic technique and paid tribute to the research work done by the manufacturers of photographic materials in Great Britain and to the contributions made by those who employ photography daily as a tool, and also by the amateurs. Special reference was made to the question of the salaries of photographers in the Civil Service and in industry, which are generally far below the average pay of those employed in the darkroom and in portrait photography. Mr. Zerkowsky pointed out that those who use photography for technical and scientific purposes are required to have first-class technical and scientific knowledge besides their photographic skill and experience. These workers, which he suggested should be called 'research photographers', have no organization to look after their interests and to ensure facilities for further studies and training young people, apart from the Association of Scientific Workers. He suggested the formation of a Group of Scientific and Industrial Photographers within the Association.
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Scientific and Industrial Photographers. Nature 151, 501 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/151501a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/151501a0