Helping to make stereoscopic 3D accessible to everyone
Tag: History and Research
An afternoon of two free online talks has been announced on 20th June 2025, looking at the discovery of arsenic in the cardboard mounts of 19th century stereoscopic photographs, ways to mitigate any risks, and the wealth and value of information within the images.
Thanks to new research, it's now possible to date some British stereoscopic photographs to 1857 using clues within the images.
A research paper published this week by Kim Bell and Robin Canham, from Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, has revealed that some 19th century coloured stereocard mounts contain toxic heavy metals.
This stereoscopic adventure started with 24 glass 3-D negatives of Hawaii, taken by an amateur in the 1910s. Through his amazing research, Denis has identified a long-lost Hawaiian event, those in attendance, a royal estate, and the world-travelling photographer himself, offering an immersive magical glimpse into a forgotten era.
Photo Historian Denis Pellerin explores the early stereoscopic works published by Jules Duboscq and shares some amazing very early 3-D images.
Photo Historian Denis Pellerin unveils his amazing research into Hermann Josef Hubert Mackenstein. Exploring his autochrome work, as well as his camera manufacturing.
The Lord Mayor Professor Michael Mainelli has awarded 40 recipients from a broad spectrum of sectors the Freedom of the City of London for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields, including Denis Pellerin as a remarkable photographic historian.
A rare stereoview of Charles Dickens, which has been missing for nearly 170 years, has been rediscovered in a private collection in Lincolnshire, exclusively on April Fool's Day.
To celebrate a long bank holiday weekend here in the UK, Denis Pellerin is once again treating us to his incredible research with an article about Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 thriller film Dial M for Murder.
In this Blog post we rediscover the life of Ophthalmologist and Amateur Stereo-Photographer Dr. Percival John Hay through his own stereo (3-D) photographs.
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