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Oooh I see @brunelsbridge.bsky.social 😍 👏🏻👏🏻

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8th BMAS Rebecca will be part of the free online Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon, talking about three women stereo photographers that were discovered in the Archive over the past couple of years. Please see womenofphoto.com

Free Online Talk: ‘Unexpectedly Unearthing Three Victorian Female Stereoscopic Photographers’, Women of Photography Conference-A-Thon, 8th March 2026.
Celebrating the lives & stereos of Eliza Allen, Manchester, Elizabeth Higgins, Stamford, and Harriet Agnes Sampson.
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Thank you so much ❤️

Thank you so much for sharing Paul, I will show Denis, such a lovely image. The great great grandson of John Hill replied to the post on the blog and I can try and put you in touch if you would like? Take care and have a great weekend, Rebecca

Seeing in Three Dimensions: Stereoscopic Images and the Tutankhamun Spatial Archive, by Griffith Institute; the story behind discovering stereoscopic pairs amongst photographs by Harry Burton, and their collaboration with the @brianmayarchstereo.bsky.social
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The Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art Acquires Rare Stereoscopic (3-D) Photographs of Andy Warhol’s Factory; more than 400 stereoscopic (3-D) slides of Andy Warhol inside his legendary New York City studio, taken by artist Ronnie Cutrone.

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‘Exchanging Stereoscopic Views’: Online Talk Looking at Early Stereoscopic Exchanges, recording is now available on the Royal Photographic Society’s YouTube channel.

Please see: stereoscopy.blog/2026/02/16/e...

LE THEATRE DE NADAR: Madame Sans-Gêne.

On the 170th anniversary of the birth of Paul Nadar, photo historian Denis Pellerin shares his amazing research on the photographer’s little-known series ‘Le Théâtre de Nadar’.

Please visit: stereoscopy.blog/2026/02/08/l...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIR CHARLES !! Today we are celebrating the 224th anniversary of the birth of the inventor of the Stereoscope, Sir Charles Wheatstone (Barnwood, 6 Feb 1802 – Paris, 19 Oct 1875). Since he is also the inventor of the Concertina, today is Concertina Day too, all over the world.

Thank you 🙏 see you soon!

‘Exchanging Stereoscopic Views’: Free Online Talk Looking at Early Stereoscopic Exchanges, 10th Feb 2026.

The RPS Historical Group are hosting Rebecca Sharpe & Julie Gibb, from the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy and National Museums Scotland.

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‘Victorian New Media: the Anglo-Boer War in Films, Stereographs and Lantern Slides’. Free In-Person Talk, Birkbeck Uni, London, with Professor Ian Christie, on 23rd January 2026.

For details, please visit: stereoscopy.blog/2026/01/19/v...

I apologise for the nonsense it pushes out 😉

You’ve read it all already?

‘Kickstarter: 3-D Rarities Vol. 3 by the 3-D Film Archive’.

The amazing 3-D Film Archive team have announced their latest Kickstarter campaign for 3-D Rarities Volume III, a region-free 3-D Blu-ray.

For more information, please visit:
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@imjkunst.bsky.social I finally found you outside of Twitter! I hope you’re doing ok x

I was amazed by the space at V&A Dundee, so I canny wait to see. I watch out for pesky lockers, it’s exactly the kind of thing I do 😆

😻 oh wow! I keep meaning to visit as I’m in London almost every week now. Looks amazing! Thank you so much for the stereo!

‘The 1930s Thornton-Pickard Stereo Puck Camera: An Introduction, User Guide and a Review’.

In the latest Blog post, you’ll find a complete guide to this simple 120-roll film stereoscopic (3-D) box camera, including some useful downloads, and lots of illustrations.

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Thank you! Merry New Year 🎉🥳

Happy New Year, 2026! Wishing everyone a very happy New Year, with a cheeky stereoscopic photograph in the post to celebrate.

Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy 2026🎉😘 Please visit the latest Stereoscopy Blog post for a cheeky stereoscopic photograph to celebrate.

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Merry Christmas from the Stereoscopy Blog!

Wishing everyone a safe, peaceful and warm Christmas.

I know it’s a difficult time for many people, and I’m thinking of you too x

‘Through the Eyes of Amateurs: 1960s Kent in 3-D’: join us as we share an early 1960s set of amateur stereoscopic (3-D) photographs of Kent heritage sites, as well as some wonderful home life snapshots.

Please visit: stereoscopy.blog/2025/12/24/1...

YAAAS! Also love that anyone who doesn’t know what a Pokescope is will think it’s some kind of Pokémon viewer 🤣

‘The Agfa Stand at a 1930s Photo Exhibition in France“. Photo Historian Denis Pellerin rediscovers the amazing history behind stereoscopic photographs of a 1930s Agfa stand, and explores what was available to amateur stereoscopic photographers during that period.

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'A Digital Stereo Viewer': In his latest Blog post, artist Michael Taylor takes us through how he made his own digitial stereo viewer. A simple, but effective design using an iPad Mini, it's a fantastic guide for anyone considering making their own.
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‘Thomas Comer, 1892-1915: A Tribute on Armistice Day.’

Discover the tragically short life of Thomas Comer, the first fallen hero of the Boston Artillery, 110 years after his death, as we pay tribute on Armistice Day.

Please visit: stereoscopy.blog/2025/11/11/t...

'Visual Arts in the Stereoscope: An Overview', in-person 3-D talk and workshop.
Join us with the the RPS Visual Art Group on 22 Nov at Long Compton, UK, from 2-4.30p.m. There will be a 3-D talk first, followed by a demonstration on stereoscopic photography.
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