Between Light and Memory: The Glass Plate Negatives of Lahore

'Between Light and Memory' is the book based on Glass Plate Negatives associated with Lahore. The work turns a significant yet lost history into an iconic visual record. It constitutes the largest body of such images ever published.

Lahore is the city of ancient history that has left marks in its Kuchas, Muhallas and Bazaars. Many of them were recorded in the form of photography, which are gems hiding in the black & white imagery, highlighting that every Dome, Minaret, Gateway has a story to tell. The book contains images of the monuments that were dimmed by the dust of time. But now brought back into the spotlight, to reveal that under all the accumulation of centuries-old dredge, are the treasures of a glorious past. These photographed desolated ruins, possess the aesthetics of centuries old artisans who have left their fingerprints in the form of Carvings, Calligraphies, Ghalib Karis and Illuminations that has charmed the world till date.

'Between Light and Memory' is the celebration of Lahore, portrayed through Glass Plate Negatives.

Title: Between Light and Memory: The Glass Plate Negatives of Lahore
Author: Khalid Nawaz, Kanwal Khalid
Subject: History, Lahore
ISBN: 9693537785
Language: English
Number of Pages: 272
Year of Publication: 2026