Academic news
2nd Meeting “Collecting Old Cameras”
The FBS Foundation will also participate in this 2nd Meeting “Collecting Old Cameras”, organized and promoted by Borja Jordán de Urríes Vega, which will take place at the Madrid History Museum, (Calle de Fuencarral, 78, Madrid) on the 14th, 15th and June 16, 2024.
Heritage Objective. “Infanta Sofía” photography contest
On Thursday, April 18, 2024, it was announced through the Patrimonio Nacional, that the youngest daughter of the Kings will be the godmother of this newly created photography contest, coinciding with the Day of Monuments and Sites, which is celebrated coincidentally with this date.
A romantic portrait, Carte de visite
Photographic portraits were a social phenomenon in the second half of the 19th century. This new carte de visita format brought with it a huge demand, and this, together with the competition between the studios that were setting up shop attracted by this unusual business opportunity of the 1960s, led to a gradual lowering of prices, which that turned portraiture into an art form accessible to a greater number of social classes. The practice of portraiture became common in the daily lives of families.
Literature and Panoramic Structure
A new article by Lee Fontanella has just been published, in a leading academic journal in the field of stereo and immersive media, International Journal on Stereo & Immersive Media.
The FBS Collection of Stereoscopic Photography: A Treasure Trove Fostering Research
The first article in English about the FBS Collection and the FBS Foundation has just been published, in a leading academic journal in the field of stereo and immersive media: International Journal on Stereo & Immersive Media. The author of the article is Carmen Pérez González, the director of the FBS Foundation.
Trip to Paris
Carmen Pérez González, director of the FBS Foundation, attended the Chopin and Wissmer immersion program in Paris, directed by Mark Blezinger on the occasion of the launch of the Institut des Transformations Numériques
The first spanish railroad. From Havana to Güines
The exhibition EL PRIMER CAMINO DE HIERRO ESPAÑOL. DE LA HABANA A GÜINES opened last December 5th. It will be at the Palacio de Fernán Núñez until Thursday 14th December, and from the following Saturday 16th it can be visited at the MUSEO DEL FERROCARRIL, Madrid.
“Arts & Letters” Awards 2023 of the Cultural Supplement of HERALDO DE ARAGÓN
The identity of the winners of the IX Edition of the ARTES & LETRAS prizes of its Cultural Supplement was published in the HERALDO DE ARAGÓN…
10th Photography History Meeting
Under the motto “Photojournalism,” fundamental questions will be addressed and various approaches to the history of photography will be explored. An initiative that has been setting methodological guidelines in the conservation and management of photographic heritage in Castilla-La Mancha since 2004.
5th Conference on Research in Photography
The fifth edition of the Conference on Research in the History of Photography. 1839-1939: a century of photography, which has been held biennially since 2015 in Zaragoza, is scheduled to take place on the 25, 26 and 27 of October 2023.
Publication of Lee Fontanella’s book: “Photography and Science: Some pioneers of Colour”
Lee Fontanella, known mainly for his research and historical-critical writings in the field of photography; especially on photography in Spain during the 19th century, has published his book: “Photography and Science: Some pioneers of Colour”.
Jorge Marçal da Silva – La dimensión inmersiva
Jorge Marçal da Silva (1878-1929), surgeon and amateur photographer, took his first photograph on 12 August 1906 and this exhibition highlights his photographic output in the area of stereoscopy.