Stunning showcase of photographs celebrate the wonders of the scientific world

As part of the Royal Photographic Society’s inaugural Science Photographer of the Year competition, a stunning showcase of images will go on display at the Science Museum this October, celebrating the wonders of the scientific world, with everything from space to the human body.

The Science of (Every) Day Life © Bernardo Cesare. All images courtesy of the artists, via Creative Boom submission.

The Science of (Every) Day Life © Bernardo Cesare. All images courtesy of the artists, via Creative Boom submission.

You'll be able to see the world through a scientific lens in a playful yet illuminating study of everyday materials, from the structure of soap bubbles to the crystallisation of Aperol (of "spritz" fame) and even the unexpected formations of face cream.

The exhibition will also shed light on some of the more serious questions for which we look to science for answers, through thought-provoking images exploring human health, environmental conservation and the protection of endangered wildlife.

Captured using a range of modern technologies – from digital telescopes and the latest medical imaging equipment to the everyday smartphone – the images showcase rare scientific phenomena as well as the science that affects our everyday lives.

The shortlist, decided by an expert panel of judges including the Science Museum’s Science Director, Roger Highfield, TV Presenter Dallas Campbell, Artist Zoe Laughlin and Medical Imaging Expert Catherine Draycott, was announced earlier today by the Royal Photographic Society.

The winning photographs will be unveiled at an event at the Science Museum in October to coincide with the launch of the exhibition.

Calmness of Eternity © Yevhen Samuchenko

Calmness of Eternity © Yevhen Samuchenko

Safety Corona © Richard Germain

Safety Corona © Richard Germain

Soap bubble structures © Kym Cox

Soap bubble structures © Kym Cox

Tribolium confusum. Confused flour beetle. © David Spears

Tribolium confusum. Confused flour beetle. © David Spears

Lovell Telescope Series 1C © Marge Bradshaw

Lovell Telescope Series 1C © Marge Bradshaw

NGC7000 North American Nebula © Dave Watson

NGC7000 North American Nebula © Dave Watson

Mapping1_OxygenIb_PEM © Yasmin Crawford

Mapping1OxygenIbPEM © Yasmin Crawford

Super Moon Lunar Eclipse January 2019 © Mary Anne Chilton

Super Moon Lunar Eclipse January 2019 © Mary Anne Chilton

Share

Get the best of Creative Boom delivered to your inbox weekly