Academic news
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.
O Impulso Fotográfico
The exhibition “The Photographic Impulse: (Dis)ordering the colonial archive” proposes a decolonial reading of the images and scientific objects from the geodesic and anthropologic expeditions carried out in the territories colonised by Portugal between the end of the 19th century and the liberation of these territories, which took place with the democratic revolution of 25 April 1974
Stereoscopy day
The FBS Foundation was officially presented on June 21, 2023, to commemorate “Stereoscopy Day” as proposed by The Brian May archive.
Publication of the Book by Asensio Martínez Jódar: “Carte de Visite: Los Orígenes del oficio fotográfico en la Región de Murcia (1860-1910)”
This book delves into the history of the first professional photographers in the Murcia area, focusing on the “carte de visite” format that revolutionised photographic technique and gave rise to a new profession.