Academic news
VI Conference on Research on the History of Photography
The VI Conference will be dedicated to the theme “Aragon and its photographic heritage, 1839-1945” and will be held on October 29, 30 and 31, 2025 at the headquarters of the Institución Fernando el Católico (IFC), in Zaragoza.
The world at a glance: Panoramic and PEEP Technologies
From July 2 to 4, 2025, Lisbon will host the 34th edition of the IPC, focusing on historical immersive visual technologies such as panoramas, peepshows and stereoscopy. A key meeting to explore the history of visual perception.
I Jornadas de Historia de la Fotografía en Extremadura
They aim to address the need to locate, identify and document the dispersed photographic heritage of Extremadura.
FBS FOUNDATION FIRST CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR COLLABORATIONS WITH RESEARCHERS IN THE PHOTOGRAPHIC (STEREOSCOPIC) BRANCHES CONNECTED WITH SCIENCE AND ART
The FBS Foundation is launching its call for applications for documentary research on stereoscopic photography, with proposals accepted from 15 December 2024 to 10 January 2025.
L’heliogravat al Segle XXI
Carles Mitjà presents ‘L’heliogravat al Segle XXI’, an exhibition of 35 heliogravures and a copper plate. It opens on 21 November at the Casa de Cultura de la Diputació de Girona and includes a talk and guided tour on 28 November.
“Excursión y mecenazgo: hacia Extremadura con Clifford” with Lee Fontanella
On Wednesday 20 November, the talk “Excursión y mecenazgo: hacia Extremadura con Clifford” with Lee Fontanella will take place at 19:00 h at the headquarters of Fundación CB (C/Montesinos, 22).
Course ‘Preservation and Conservation of Photographic Collections’
Esta 3ª edición arranca a mediados de octubre de 2024 tendrá el núcleo principal en la ciudad de Badajoz con actividades en diferentes salas de la ciudad.
FUNDACIÓN CB se vuelve a volcar con este evento dotándolo de un amplio programa de charlas, exposiciones y talleres, situando al festival entre uno de los imprescindibles a nivel nacional.
3rd Edition of the “Negativo Foto Festival”
This 3rd edition starts in mid-October 2024 and will have its main core in the city of Badajoz with activities in different venues of the city.
FUNDACIÓN CB is once again committed to this event, providing it with an extensive program of talks, exhibitions and workshops, making the festival one of the essential ones at a national level.
Stereoscopy Day 2024
Today, June 21st, we celebrate the Third Anniversary of the day promoted by the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy to give visibility to stereoscopy.
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.