{"id":168289,"date":"2022-06-17T12:58:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T11:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/?p=168289"},"modified":"2022-06-21T08:49:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T07:49:20","slug":"brian-may-reveals-plans-for-first-international-stereoscopy-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/brian-may-reveals-plans-for-first-international-stereoscopy-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian May & Denis Pellerin reveal plans for first International Stereoscopy Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rock star Brian May, who owns the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC), has revealed plans for the first-ever International Stereoscopy Day, which will be held on 21 June 2022 to raise the profile of 3D imaging.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The event is the brainchild of photo historian Denis Pellerin (who is director of the LSC) and is planned to be a new international celebration of the birth of stereoscopic 3D.<\/p>\n

It will celebrate the inventor of stereoscopy, the British genius and polymath Sir Charles Wheatstone (who revealed his stereoscope in 1838), its early pioneers and their successors up to the present day.<\/p>\n

Queen lead guitarist May has had a lifelong 3D obsession<\/a>\u00a0and, in 2008, he resurrected the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC) to popularise 3D photography and publish 3D photography books.<\/p>\n\t\t

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The International Stereoscopy Day logo<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy<\/h3>\n

Now, the Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy (BMAS) is leading the worldwide Stereoscopy Day initiative.<\/p>\n

Denis Pellerin and Rebecca Sharpe, curators of the BMAS, are working with stereoscopic enthusiasts around the world to engage new talent in this cutting edge photographic medium.<\/p>\n

Pellerin explained, \u2018Stereoscopy was invented nearly 200 years ago and yet most people still do not know about its creator, its history, its past or its present, and have no idea of the magic it holds. We have two eyes for a reason, and we generally take it for granted that we see the world in its three dimensions. It\u2019s high time we paused to marvel at the miracle of 3D vision and to (re-)discover how it can be replicated thanks to stereoscopic 3D. At a time when travelling was fairly dangerous and reserved to the wealthy few, the Victorians yearned to discover the world as it really was, in its full roundness. Thanks to [Charles] Wheatstone\u2019s work on binocular vision, and to his stereoscope, it became possible for nearly everyone to become an armchair traveller and see the wonders of our planet as if they were there, yet without leaving their fireside. In the 21st century, Stereoscopy can still take you to wonderful places and enable you escape into parallel realities or even fantasies. It literally opens a window into different worlds, and with the passing of decades stereo images have become a wonderful time machine. This is why Stereoscopy should be celebrated over and over again.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

Brian May said, \u2018This is an exciting new step for Stereoscopy, and I\u2019m grateful to Denis Pellerin and Rebecca Sharpe, curators of the BMAS, for not only coming up with the idea, but putting it into action at such a high level. Stereoscopy Day will be a celebration everyone can share of the unique position 3D imaging occupies in the world today, embracing art and science, and extending humankind\u2019s vision and understanding of the world around us.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t

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Two of the key drivers behind International Stereoscopy Day – Brian May (left) and Denis Pellerin (right)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Long history<\/h3>\n

The day will highlight 3D\u2019s long history from its first golden age, through its subsequent periods of popularity, right up to the present day.<\/p>\n

The organisers said, \u2018We hope to bring attention to Stereoscopy\u2019s rich diversity and multiple uses in various fields, as well as the sheer immersive magic it brings to photography and other applications.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

The long-term aim is for Stereoscopy Day to be celebrated across the world every year on 21 June, which is the anniversary of the day in 1838 when Sir Charles Wheatstone officially presented his revolutionary Reflecting Stereoscope to the Royal Society of London\u00a0and demonstrated his theory of binocular vision.<\/p>\n

A more portable version of the stereoscope was later popularised by Sir David Brewster.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Sir David Brewster stereocard by John Moffat. Courtesy, The Brian May Archive of Stereoscopy Collection<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n

Stereoscopy Day \u2013 how to take part<\/h3>\n

On 21 June 2022 the organisers of Stereoscopy Day are inviting the world to flood social media with creative stereoscopic images:<\/p>\n