Visit to Special Collections
Last week Special Collections had a visit from the photographer and artistic researcher Lisandro Suriel. Born and raised in Saint Martin in the Caribbean, Lisandro… Read More »Visit to Special Collections
Photographic Collection
St Andrews then and now: A rephotography project: Part II
This is the second instalment in a series of five blog posts featuring close juxtapositions of early photographs of St Andrews selected from Special Collections,… Read More »St Andrews then and now: A rephotography project: Part II
St Andrews then and now: A rephotography project: Part I
PhD candidate Édouard de Saint-Ours introduces a mini-series of posts which coincides with the St Andrews Photography Festival. For a historian of photography, living in… Read More »St Andrews then and now: A rephotography project: Part I
2019 St Andrews Photography Festival: Science & Photography
In October this year St Andrews holds its 4th annual Photography Festival. Drawing heavily on the University’s teaching and research collections to support the theme… Read More »2019 St Andrews Photography Festival: Science & Photography
An Uncommon Smile
In this post Eddie Martin from our Photo team describes an unusual early portrait photograph in our collections which has caught his eye recently. Born… Read More »An Uncommon Smile
Science and Photography Symposium
We are happy to announce the programme for a one day symposium on the topic of ‘Science and Photography’ on the 23 October 2019. To book… Read More »Science and Photography Symposium
Migration of digital photography
The University of St Andrews Library’s photographic collection comprised traditional media up until the 1990’s, when digital photography became popular. Part of that collection is… Read More »Migration of digital photography
Call for Papers: Science and Photography Symposium
Science and Photography Symposium Hosted by: University of St Andrews Library’s Special Collections Division Wednesday 23rd October 2019 09:30 – 17:00 Lawrence Levy Studio, Byre… Read More »Call for Papers: Science and Photography Symposium
For those taking the plunge…
On the 1st of May many St Andrews students choose to take part in the tradition of the May Dip. Taking a dip in the… Read More »For those taking the plunge…
THE ORIGINS OF PHOTOGRAPHY GREAT BRITAIN: ST ANDREWS, PART 2. PREPARING FOR JAPAN
In the first part of this blog, we told you about a major exhibition featuring loans from the Library’s photographic collections that opened earlier this… Read More »THE ORIGINS OF PHOTOGRAPHY GREAT BRITAIN: ST ANDREWS, PART 2. PREPARING FOR JAPAN
The Origins of Photography Great Britain: St Andrews
Last week a major exhibition, The Origin of Photography Great Britain, on the birth of British photography opened in Japan at the Tokyo Photographic Art… Read More »The Origins of Photography Great Britain: St Andrews
Pioneering Photographs: Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s ‘Idylls of the King’, photographically illustrated by Julia Margaret Cameron (1875)
Thanks to a most generous grant from the Friends of the National Libraries’ B. H. Breslauer Fund, the Library has recently been able to acquire… Read More »Pioneering Photographs: Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s ‘Idylls of the King’, photographically illustrated by Julia Margaret Cameron (1875)