To celebrate International Women's Day, I'm sharing the 1866 stereoscopic portraits and life stories of the Pashley sisters of Worksop.
Tag: Rebecca Sharpe
Free Online Talk: ‘Unexpectedly Unearthing Three Victorian Female Stereoscopic Photographers’, Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon, 8th March 2026
In celebration of International Women’s Day, the little-known stereoscopic work of Eliza Allen, Manchester, Elizabeth Higgins, Stamford, and Harriet Agnes Sampson, London, and the stories behind these photographers will be shared by Rebecca Sharpe, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and this blog, as part of the Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon.
‘Exchanging Stereoscopic Views’: Online Talk Looking at Early Stereoscopic Exchanges, Recording Now Available
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.
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.
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.
Clifton Bridge Visitor Centre: 3-D Photos with a Smartphone Workshops and 3-D Talk ‘Stereoscopy – A Victorian Phenomenon’ 25th Nov 2023
On Saturday 25th November 2023 Clifton Bridge and The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy are offering workshops showing participants how to take their own 3-D photos with their smartphones, and afterwards Denis Pellerin, co-curator of The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy will give a 3-D presentation to take viewers back to the Victorian era.
The Stereoscopy Blog 