The Forms of Nameless Things

The Forms of Nameless Things: Unveiling Talbot’s Lost Photography

William Henry Fox Talbot, the pioneer of photography, left behind a legacy of approximately 15,000 images. While most aimed to capture the world scientifically or pictorially, a collection of obscured, obliterated, or failed prints also survived.

This book, taking its title from Talbot’s own poem, showcases twenty-four of these experimental photographs. Originally conceived as test prints or creative explorati…