A one-day symposium on science and photography will take place on 23rd October in St Andrews. The symposium is presented in conjunction with the 2019 St Andrews Photography Festival, ‘Science & Photography’ which runs throughout the month of October.
The symposium organisers welcome proposals from both a historical and contemporary perspective on themes including, but not limited to:
- Historic collections and contemporary projects
- The application of photography to scientific innovations
- Photographic documentation of science
- Scientific advancements in photography.
Panel proposals are also welcome and we particularly encourage early career scholars and PhD candidates to apply.
Please submit a proposal of no more than 200 words for your 18 minute presentation to Rachel Nordstrom at Rachel.Nordstrom@st-andrews.ac.uk no later than 17:00 on Friday 12 July 2019. All proposals are subject to a review process.
Banner Image: Back of Hand and Shrivelled Apple. To illustrate the origin of certain mountain ranges by shrinkage of the globe by James Nasymth ,1874