Stereoscopy is Good For You: Life in 3-D

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A book for not only those into stereoscopic (3-D) photography but for everyone interested in nature, photography and the human condition. It is not just a collection of photographs of nature, people, pets, architecture, and more, but a tangible, dimensional assemblage that speaks to the evocative power of stereoscopic photography. He’s the only man in rock to have played the Olympic closing ceremony in 2012 and the actual Queen’s golden and diamond jubilees, and who also has a PhD in astrophysics. A lot of people go through almost their whole lives without realising they have this wonderful depth of perception. The whole of the LSC is only about six people, and five of us were involved in the book,’ he explains, ‘so it wasn’t a big team but it was a very hard-working one.

I did a design to turn an iPhone into a stereo camera instantly,’ he reveals, ‘but nobody took me up on it. It’s quite shocking that nobody has undertaken to tell this story in its entirety until now, and some of the revelations you will find in the book are in themselves shocking, because so many falsehoods have been perpetuated over the years about what actually happened. But the older I get the more I think that is an essential part of being an artist, they need this questioning and insecurity to keep updated their view on the world and how they fit into it. It's an incredible thing, particularly with songs as 'We Will Rock You,' 'We Are the Champions' and 'Bohemian Rhapsody.

As well as many images from Europe, Stereoscopy is Good for You features work from farther-flung places. STEREOSCOPY” for the very first time tells the full story of how this discovery became a world-wide sensation. We've all seen 'Avatar,' and I love the 3D movies -- but in fact, the Victorian version is a more perfect way of of getting stereoscopic information to your brain.

Queen guitarist Brian May tells Geoff Harris how the pandemic inspired people worldwide to take great stereo photography. And that's what I enjoy: the writing, the production and the arrangement, but working with a singer.The majority of LSC’s books have been historical,’ he says, ‘but this book is about photography for the common person, just as AP has set out its own agenda over the years.