The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group hosted Rebecca Sharpe and Julie Gibb, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and National Museums Scotland, who explored the histories of the first Stereoscopic Exchange Club and the United Stereoscopic Society. The recording is now available.
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‘Exchanging Stereoscopic Views’: Free Online Talk Looking at Early Stereoscopic Exchanges, 10th Feb 2026
The Royal Photographic Society's Historical Group are hosting Rebecca Sharpe and Julie Gibb, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and National Museums Scotland, who will be exploring the histories of the first Stereoscopic Exchange Club and the United Stereoscopic Society.
The 1930s Thornton-Pickard Stereo Puck Camera: Introduction, User Guide and a Review
The Stereo Puck is a simple 120-roll film stereoscopic (3-D) box camera, which can still be fully usable today. In this post, you will find a complete guide to the camera, including an introduction, a step-by-step guide to using it, with a few useful downloads, and a review.
Thomas Comer, 1892-1915: A Tribute on Armistice Day
A chance purchase in 2019 of a photographic album of Lincolnshire, and the research that followed, lead me to rediscover the tragically short life of Thomas Comer, the first fallen hero of the Boston Artillery. I am sharing his story on Armistice Day as a tribute to the young man, 110 years after his death.
In-Person 3-D Talk and Workshop: ‘Visual Arts in the Stereoscope: An Overview’, 22nd Nov. 2025, Long Compton, UK.
The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are giving an in-person 3-D talk and workshop on Visual Arts in the Stereoscope as part of the RPS Visual Arts Group's Rollright meeting.
Free Online Halloween 3-D Talk: ‘Ghosts, Witches, Skeletons and Little Devils’ 31st Oct. 2025
The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering a free online 3-D talk so you can join them for spooktacular stereos this halloween.
Two Free Online 3-D Talks for Stereoscopy Day
For the 3rd International Stereoscopy Day, on 21st June 2024, The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering two free online 3-D talks.
‘Echoes of Depth: New Perspectives by the Victorian Virtual Reality Artists in Residence’: Free Exhibit, Surrey, UK
Watts Gallery, Surrey, UK, are holding a free exhibit by four of their Artists in Residence, Emma Brown, Drucilla Burrell, Lauren Thompson and Rebecca Sharpe. Inspired by 'Victorian Virtual Reality: Photographs from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy', it opens on February 20th 2024.
‘Introducing Art in the Victorian Parlour’: In-Person 3-D Talk, Surrey, UK
Join photo historians and curators Denis Pellerin and Rebecca Sharpe, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy, at Watts Gallery - Artists' Village, Compton, Surrey, UK, on Tuesday 23rd January 2024 for a 3-D talk and the chance to access BMAS's handling collection.
Percival John Hay, 1875-1943, Ophthalmologist and Amateur Stereo-Photographer
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.









