EuropeanaPhotography Project

EuropeanaPhotography project at fotofringe 2013

2013-05-17T14:56:09+01:00

TopFoto were pleased to be able to represent the EuropeanaPhotography project at fotofringe held at Kings Place, London on 24 April 2013. fotofringe is an annual trade show aimed for photographic collections and agencies to attract commercial picture buyers and licensors. The 2013 event had 115 exhibitors and attracted over 700 visitors. John Balean from TopFoto organised a dedicated EuropeanaPhotography presence which drew a great deal of interest and exposure for both the EuropeanaPhotography project and Europeana as a whole. Dissemination guides were handed out which included a selection of fantastic images scanned for EuropeanaPhotography from TopFoto’s archives. “fotofringe has quickly become the premier event for UK picture professionals. Having the opportunity to reach so many visual researchers in one day on behalf of EuropeanaPhototography was more than worthwhile, it was unmissable.” John Balean, TopFoto for EuropeanaPhotography.

Event link: www.fotofringelondon.com

Event showguide: www.topfoto.co.uk/email/2013/fotofringe/FotofringeDirectory2013_screen.pdf

Dissemination leaflet: www.topfoto.co.uk/email/2012/europeana/europeanapictureguide.pdf

EuropeanaPhotography at the Bulgarian National Radio!

2013-05-17T15:14:33+01:00

Evgeni Dimitrov, our partner at the National Academic Library and Information System (NALIS), gave an interview at the Bulgarian National Radio: enjoy listening!

http://bnr.bg/sites/hristobotev/Shows/Culture/Artefir/Pages/130514digitalna_biblioteka.aspx (interview in Bulgarian).

EuropeanaPhotography and family tales: an amazing story from the past

2013-05-03T14:19:07+01:00

“Somewhere in the audience ought to be able seaman Angus Graham, my granddad”. This is the last sentence of an email received sent at TopFoto by Angus Graham, descendant of his namesake able seaman, who discovered a EuropeanaPhotography scanned picture on the TopFoto archive that had the generic caption "somewhere in the north". This expression was applied in 1916 to observe the Official Secrets Act protection of state secrets and official information, mainly related to national security. 100 years later the subject of the picture is not a secret anymore, but the reminiscence of what it represents may be lost.

Luckily family memory is persistent and can help to interpret the past: Angus Graham explained that the picture shows the Finals of the Grand Fleet boxing competitions held on the island of Flotta, by Scapa Flow, where the Grand Fleet was then stationed in 1916. The boxing ring was jury-built from spars, ropes, canvas and planking scavenged from various ships by a couple of enterprising Chief Petty Officers, names now not known, while the name of a able seaman lost in the crowd was perpetuated by his descendent.

EuropeanaPhotography is making available over 430,000 historical pictures not only to preserve them but also to offer the Europeana end users the opportunity to rediscover their past and give them an active role in contributing to the European knowledge.

EuropeanaPhotography at EVA Florence 2013 International Conference

2013-05-03T14:25:15+01:00

An all-round presentation between Promoter, Alinari Foundation and ICCU has attracted the attention of the audience at the 2013 edition of EVA Florence. The event, which was held in Florence on 15 and 16 May, has involved a large number of professionals worker in the innovation area for cultural heritage.

Valentina Bachi (Promoter) presented the whole project and highlighted the added value that it represents for the Europeana portal, through the acquisition of approximately 430,000 photographs which cover a time span ranging from the birth of photography (1839) until the outbreak of the second world War (1939). Moreover, she also pointed out that it is one of the first examples of collaboration between public and private institutions in the context of digitization of European cultural heritage.

Andrea De Polo (Alinari Foundation), showed the procedures and the objectives pursued by content providers during the project.

Finally, Antonio David Madonna (ICCU) presented a case study of collaboration between private and institutional representatives – i.e. Società Geografica Italiana and ICCU - that opens up new scenarios for future developments of Europeana.

Rijksstudio: free creative reuse of Rijksmuseum%u2019s masterpieces

2013-04-16T20:27:45+01:00

The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam launched Rijksstudio, the new online presentation of 125,000 works in the collection. Thanks to Rijksstudio, web users can to create their own masterpieces by downloading images of artworks or details of artworks in the collection and using them in a creative way. The ultra high-resolution images of works, both famous and less well-known, can be freely downloaded, zoomed in on, shared, added to personal ‘studios’, or manipulated copyright-free.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio

DIGITALHERITAGE2013 - Call for participation

2013-03-30T22:51:23+01:00

Join the in the 2013 European Capital of Culture, Marseille, this fall for the world’s largest gathering ever focused on Digital Heritage. A federated event of the leading scientific meetings in information technology for heritage, the Congress will for the first time bring: VSMM, Eurographics GCH, UNESCO’s Memory of the World, Arquaeologica2.0, Archeovirtual, Digital Art Week and special events from CAA, CIPA, Space2Place, ICOMOS IPCH, and multiple others together in one venue with a prestigious joint proceedings. A ground-breaking public display of cutting edge digital heritage projects will grace the conference venue at the new museum complex on the Marseille waterfront. Organized by CNRS-MAP, in collaboration with other local research organisms (Aix-Marseille University, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, CICRP, INRIA), the venue will be Marseille's architecturally stunning new waterfront museums, MuCEM and La Villa Mediterranée.

The Congress covers heritage in all its forms, focusing around 5 heritage themes:

Built Heritage (sites to cities, towns and cultural landscapes, ie World Heritage)
Culture & Traditions (folklife to languages, song, dance, craft… ie Intangible Heritage),
Museums & Collections (movable objects and their museums, ie Movable Heritage)
Libraries & Archives (books to maps, manuscripts, …, ie Documentary Heritage)
Art & Creativity (digital / new media art to creative digital and online culture)

Whether you are a researcher or practitioner, a cultural or digital professional, student or teacher, policy maker or vendor, we invite you to participate. Attend, submit a paper or poster, propose a panel or workshop, prepare a video or exhibit, or bring your product booth.

The Congress’ International Scientific Committee is seeking:

Technical & Application Papers
Posters & Short Works
Panel, Workshop & Tutorial Proposals
Videos for a public screening
Functional Exhibits for a public exhibition of digital heritage works

Submissions are sought in the 6 Congress tracks spanning the challenges and opportunities brought by digital technology to heritage:

Digitization track - Digital Documentation & Input
Analysis track -Digital Content Management & Analysis
Visualization track - Digital Presentation & Output
Projects track - Digital Heritage Solutions & Best Practices
Policy track - Digital Heritage Policy & Societal Issues
Preservation track - Digital Preservation & Standards

Key Deadlines:

June 9 Abstracts (mandatory for all papers);
Panel/Workshop/Tutorial proposals
June 16 Full Papers, Short Papers (notification July 28)
July 28 Exhibits proposals due (notification Sept 1)
August 4 Opening of Early Registration
Sept 15 Final Camera Ready

A rich array of Panels, Workshops and Special sessions are being organized by the many federating event chairs. Selected submissions will also be invited by the federated event chairs to participate in relevant special sessions.

Papers, panels and workshops can be submitted around one or more heritage themes and technical tracks. Submissions may be theoretical or applied but must be original, innovative and previously unpublished.

All paper submissions will be double-blind peer-reviewed by at least 3 referees from the Intl Scientific Committee. Every submission will have at least one technical and one cultural reviewer, to ensure a rich diversity of accepted works spanning both technology and the humanities. A two volume proceedings will be published in collaboration with IEEE and Eurographics. Selected papers will also have the option of being republished in a number of prestigious journals to be determined, including the ACM Journal on Computers in Cultural Heritage. Note that since this is a joint World Congress, you need to submit only once to be considered for the integrated joint proceedings of all affiliated events.

Ravenna: Cantieri SISF: fotografia, editoria, ricerca

2013-05-31T00:00:00+01:00

The Società Italiana per lo Studio della Fotografia (SISF) organizes a three-day meeting in Ravenna open to all interested parties to investigate the state of the art of the studies on photography and to promote actions aimed to address some related problematic aspects.

The EuropeanaPhotography project will be illustrated on May 30^th by Emanuela Sesti (Alinari).

Barcelona: CEPIC 2013

2013-06-11T00:00:00+01:00

The CEPIC congress 2013 will take place at the modern World Trade Centre overlooking the Mediterranean from the 11th – 14th June in the wonderful city of Barcelona.

The annual CEPIC Congress is the largest global gathering of the international photo community.

London: EVA London 2013

2013-07-29T00:00:00+01:00

Held annually in July, EVA London is one of the international EVA conferences (Electronic Visualisation & the Arts). It is an event where people using or interested in the new technologies can share their experiences and network in a friendly, collaborative atmosphere. Its focus is on the development and application of visualisation technologies, including art, music, dance, theatre and the sciences.

EVA London

has a focus on visualisation for the arts and culture - interpreted broadly to include its implications, effects, and consequent strategies and policies;
covers the burgeoning creative uses of digital media for works of art and creative productions;
is a networking event for groups and projects, including European projects and groups;
includes a free-of-charge Research Workshop for MA, MSc and PhD students and others, to share their research in a friendly and informal setting;
is inspiring and informative, collaborative and friendly.

Frankfurt: The Frankfurt Book Fair 2013

2013-10-09T00:00:00+01:00

The Frankfurt Book Fair is a meeting place for the industry’s experts and the most important marketplace for books, media, rights and licences worldwide. Be they publishers, booksellers, agents, film producers or authors - each year in October, they all come together and create something new.

Grow your business, expand your network, build bridges into the future, grow your professional skills, and make new discoveries: digital content, the vibrant publishing landscape of the Guest of Honour and interesting information about the most important markets worldwide. Either if you come to the fair as exhibitor of professional visitor - one thing is certain: at the Frankfurt Book Fair you will have more access to current trends than anywhere else.

Marseille: DigitalHeritage 2013

2013-10-27T00:00:00+01:00

Fall 2013 will witness the largest international scientific event on digital heritage in history, bringing together hundreds of researchers, educators, scientists, industry professionals and policy makers to debate, discuss and present digital technology applied to the protection, documentation, and understanding of humanity’s shared heritage. For the first time ever, under the patronage of UNESCO, the leading scientific and industry events from across the digital and heritage spheres will join together under one roof to explore the state-of-the-art and address future emerging research scenarios.

Organized by CNRS (french National Center for Scientific Research) on behalf of the MAP Laboratory, in collaboration with local research institutions Provence (Aix-Marseille University, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, CICRP, School of Architecture and INRIA), the Congress will be held in Marseille, France, the 2013 European Capital of Culture. The venue will be Marseille’s architecturally stunning new waterfront museum complex (the restored Fort Saint-Jean and adjoining new MuCEM and La Villa Mediterranée).

Paris: Salon de la photo

2013-11-07T00:00:00+01:00

Salon De La Photo is an international exhibition of photography. Here people can see latest technological innovations, from cameras to printers to digital imaging techniques. It offers a whole range of demonstrations, hands-on workshops, classes, film sessions and public discussions.

Paris: Paris Photo 2013

2013-11-14T00:00:00+01:00

Paris Photo has become a key player in the art world today gathering photography professionals, collectors, artists as well as a larger audience over the past 16 years.

Following the success of the Fair at the Grand Palais, Paris Photo is launching its first American edition in Los Angeles.It will bring together a selection of international galleries in the heart of an iconic site at the Paramount Pictures Studios.

Cologne: Photokina 2014

2014-09-16T00:00:00+01:00

Every two years there is one focal point in the sector: Photokina, the world’s leading imaging fair. Photokina brings together the industry, trade, professional users and end consumers with a passion for photography — in a way no other event can match.

All the topics, one trade fair. Photokina covers the entire spectrum of imaging: from image capture to image processing and storage to image output. This is where the trends and innovations are presented and where the spotlight is on groundbreaking technological developments including mobile imaging, connectivity, and moving images.

The Photokina concept is rounded out by an impressive program of events with congresses, workshops, symposiums, photography exhibitions and many special events at the exhibition centre and at sites all over Cologne.

A total of 1,251 exhibitors from 45 countries. More than 180,000 visitors from 165 countries. And 6,307 journalists from 73 countries.

Girona: Archives and Cultural Industries Congress 2014

2014-10-11T00:00:00+01:00

2nd ICA Annual Conference
9th European Conference on Archives
13th Image and Research Conference

Girona City Council, through its Municipal Archive, is hosting and organizing the 2nd Annual Conference of the International Council on Archives, which will be held in October 2014, as approved by the General Assembly of the International Council on Archives, which met on the 24th of August 2012 in the Australian city of Brisbane.

This event will coincide with the celebration of the 9th European Conference on Archives (ECA), organized every four years by the European Branch of the International Council on Archives (EURBICA).

Also taking place at the same time is the 13th Image and Research Seminar, organized biennially by the Centre for Image Research and Diffusion (CRDI) of Girona City Council in conjunction with the Archivists Association of Catalonia (AAC), which will mainly focus on photographic and audiovisual documents.

All three events are grouped under a common title: Archives and Cultural Industries, in order to foster debate on a key issue for archives: the potential for the documentation that has been conserved in them to be a resource provider for the creation and consumption of culture among the population.