This website, http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/, which is the homepage for the National Media Museum brings a smile to my face and a flicker of hope to the ever dimming world of film photography. It is the hope that film photography will not die. This museum is known for recognizing all forms of media, with a special section reserved for film photography. It is good to know that the medium that I work with on a daily basis in both work and school, will be remembered even though the new digital trend is arising. With special workshops included in the museums itinerary, I am happy to report that youth throughout the area are learning the joys of film photography. Aperture, f-stop and other manual tools are being learned daily and will hopefully live through this museum. Dark rooms will be filled with young minds who are eager to work directly with the meduim and they will learn to appreciate this artform. My hope is that youths along with adults will see that film photography is a beautiful art, not to be taken for granted because of the amount of time that must be dedicated to it. Hopefully, with the help of this museum and it's instruction, the art of film photography will live on in those who are willing to see beyond the hip new technology of digital and appreciate film photography for it's simple beauty.
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