The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy
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2 WEEKS TO GO before the name of the photographer who took the images of 4 of the Weetabix stereo sets of cards is revealed. Join Photo Historian Denis Pellerin, from BMAS, at 6pm BST on 19th Aug & discover the life and work of this photographic artist www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weetab...
To celebrate World Photography Day, Aug. 19th, join photo historian Denis Pellerin, for a free online 3-D talk at 6pm BST (GMT +1) 'The Weetabix Stereoscopic Cards and their Photographers'. More info and registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-weetab...
HAPPY STEREOSCOPY DAY ! There is still time to celebrate Stereoscopy and Charles Wheatstone’s marvellous invention, the Stereoscope. Our deepest thanks to everyone, institutions and private individuals, who have taken part in the event or supported it. Long live Stereoscopy !! #StereoscopyDay
Tall oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius flowers for International #Stereoscopy Day. Tall oat grass is a widespread northern hemispehere grass that's often naturalised elsewhere, like New Zealand. @brianmayarchstereo.bsky.social. Viewing instructions in ALT
3D aerial photo of Delaware Bay near Nelson, for International #Stereoscopy Day (instructions in ALT). @clintfern.bsky.social maybe your house is there somewhere? @brianmayarchstereo.bsky.social
Happy Stereoscopy Day! Today we are celebrating the official birth of Stereoscopy, the day when Charles Wheatstone (1802–1875) presented to the Royal Society his first paper on binocular vision and his invention, the stereoscope. Stereoscopyday.com #StereoscopyDay youtube.com/shorts/t5-2F...
Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy - STEREOSCOPY DAY 2026 - Message from Sir Brian May
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Celebrate the 5th International Stereoscopy Day — Sunday 21st June 2026. Invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in 1838, 3D photography adds immersive magic. Visit our studio window display to see 3D images and cameras. #3D #Stereoscopy #StereoscopyDay stereoscopyday.wordpress.com
Still time to register: FREE ONLINE 3-D TALK, 20th June 2026, 5pm BST, join photo historian Denis Pellerin, from BMAS, for a free 3-D talk about French stereo photographers FURNE & TOURNIER. Registration on Eventbrite is free but mandatory: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stereoscop...
Six days to go before Stereoscopy Day and only five before Denis Pellerin’s free online 3-D talk on Sat 20th June 5pm BST, on the remarkable stereoscopic French photographers Furne and Tournier. Don’t forget to register: stereoscopyday.wordpress.com/events-2026/ #StereoscopyDay
For the 5th Stereoscopy Day, there will be an free online 3-D talk by photo historian Denis Pellerin: “The creative and prolific partnership of Furne & Tournier”, celebrating the work of Charles Furne and Henry Tournier; 5pm BST (GMT+1) 20th June 2026: stereoscopyday.wordpress.com/events-2026/
In 1 month’s time, we’ll be celebrating the 188th anniversary of the official birth of Stereoscopy as well as the 5th Stereoscopy Day. There will be a free online talk on Saturday 20th & articles released on the 21st June. See stereoscopyday.wordpress.com for the latest updates.
We celebrated the 81st anniversary of VE Day yesterday at Danesfield House, known during WW2 as RAF Medmenham and home to an army of photo interpreters who analysed millions of aerial photographs brought back by daring Photo Reconnaissance pilots and drew vital intelligence from those images.
Today would have been the 202nd birthday of Sir Brian’s favourite Stereo Photographer, Thomas Richard Williams (1824–1871). I haven't made a cake yet but the young girl in the image is bringing the eggs so we should be fine.
To wish everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day I have chosen this unusual “Polyscopic Photograph” from the Archive, showing in one single image four popular spots from the Killarney area. Have a great St. Patrick’s Day everyone and raise your glass to our Irish friends from all over the world !
To celebrate International Women's Day 2026, Denis gave a presentation on women photographers and photo interepreters during WW2 as part of a three day conference in Portugal entitled 'Shifting the Frame: Women’s Photographic Practices (1840-1960)'.
To celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8th BMAS Rebecca will be part of the free online Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon, talking about three women stereo photographers that were discovered in the Archive over the past couple of years. Please see womenofphoto.com
In 2023 we collaborated with the Griffith Institute for a 3-D presentation & they have just published “Seeing in Three Dimensions: Stereoscopic Images and the Tutankhamun Spatial Archive”: tutankhamun.griffith.ox.ac.uk/stories/seei... Photos reproduced with permission of the Griffith Institute.
Our latest online talk ... 'Exchanging Stereoscopic Views' with Rebecca Sharpe of the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and Julie Gibb of National Museums Scotland ... is now available to view. Highly recommended. youtu.be/T89Cfj2o92w?... Or via link in bio.
RPS Historical Group 3-D Talk 'Exchanging Stereoscopic Views' by BMAS's Rebecca Sharpe and National Museums Scotland's Julie Gibb. This is a photo of Rebecca during the online talk under supervision. A recording of last night's presentation will be available from @rpshistgroup.bsky.social soon.
ASTROFEST: THE AFTERMATH. There is still work to be done, like dishwashing the 800 odd pairs of 3-D glasses used on Friday. This is a spatial photograph of Dishwasher Load #6. Not as interesting as watching far away galaxies in 3-D, I’m sure, but still part of what it takes to make the magic happen.
AstroFest 2026. The three authors of the Islands in Infinity book – from right to left Derek Ward Thompson, Sir Brian May and J. P. Metsavainio – are proudly posing with the deluxe edition of their book, a few hours before giving a 3-D talk on Galaxies. Acer Spatiallabs Eyes photos, c.Denis Pellerin
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR CHARLES !! Today we are celebrating the 224th anniversary of the birth of the inventor of the Stereoscope, Sir Charles Wheatstone (Barnwood, 6 Feb 1802 – Paris, 19 Oct 1875). Since he is also the inventor of the Concertina, today is Concertina Day too, all over the world.
FREE ONLINE TALK. Join BMAS Rebecca Sharpe and Julie Gibb, from National Museums Scotland, on Feb 10th at 7pm GMT for a free online RPS Historical Group talk, examining the Stereoscopic Exchange Club and the United Stereoscopic Society. To register: events.rps.org/en/g/z9tTjH8...
Happy New Year to all the people who have followed the BMAS social media posts and to all those who are genuinely interested in stereoscopy, in the amazing people it makes us meet and the wonderful places it takes us to, virtually and/or literally. Take care !!
We were at Long Compton, Warks., on Saturday, at the invitation of the Visual Art Group of the RPS, to give a 3-D talk and some hands-on expericence of Stereoscopy, thanks to our handling collection. Our warmest thanks to the organisers for inviting us and for the attendants for their appreciation.
'Visual Arts in the Stereoscope: An Overview', in-person 3-D talk and workshop. Join us with the the RPS Visual Art Group on 22 Nov at Long Compton, UK, from 2-4.30p.m. There will be a 3-D talk first, followed by a demonstration on stereoscopic photography. events.rps.org/en/visual-ar...
THANK YOU to everyone who attended our 3-D talk last night. It was a real pleasure to speak in front of such a great audience and we sincerely hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. See you soon, online or in-person, for other 3-D talks. All the best from Denis and Rebecca !! #Halloween
HAPPY HALLOWEEN !! The photos in this post were at Camden Place, where Napoleon III died on 9 Jan 1873 & where we gave an in-person 3-D talk. Congratulations to the volunteers who did the decoratin ! Don’t forget tonight's online Halloween 3-D talk tonight at 6pm GMT: us06web.zoom.us/j/3736231510...
At Camden Place, Chislehurst: “Napoleon III and his time in the Stereoscope” in the very place where the Imperial family of France spent their exile & Napoleon III breathed his last. It was such an honour to be able to share 3-D images in such glorious settings with the packed audience of all ages.
