Gaia as Seen from Above and Within
Tim Lenton gave an enthralling final talk of the events, one which focused on the historical development and continued resonance of the Gaia theory an...
Analysis of the Blue Marble Photograph by Climate Scientist Nick Pepin
Nick Pepin provided a close, engaging analysis of the Blue Marble from the point of view of a climate scientist. Nick identified various elements of t...
Earth and Space in Blockbuster Movies, 1959-2019
Peter Krämer provided a wide-ranging and rich analysis of science fiction cinema. Focusing on box-office hits, Peter identified themes that pervaded, ...
Greening the Blue Marble: Space Data, Visual Culture and the Birth of an Environmental Icon
Neil Maher provided a detailed and engaging study of the Blue Marble's place within environmental histories. Neil complicated the standard argument th...
Generation Loss
Dan McCabe discussed the origins and development of his practice research project Generation Loss, which yielded an engaging animated response to the ...
The Blue Marble and Time After Time: "Overview" in Troubled Times
Rachael Brown discussed her practice research project Time After Time in relation to ideas associated with the Blue Marble and, in particular, the so ...
GalaxyVRexplorer
David Basiru Amuneni, a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth, delivered a fascinating talk and workshop based on his research into Virtual Real...
The Whole Earth: Blue Marble, 1972-2022
Robert Poole gave Wednesday's evening talk, a fascinating look at Whole Earth imagery past and present. The talk enriched our understanding of the phi...
Response to Jennifer Levasseur and Introduction to Robert Poole
James Ryan explored the Blue Marble as a work of "imaginative geography," covering themes such as authorship, ideology and photographic technologies. ...
The Visual Legacy of Apollo Astronaut Photography
Jennifer Levasseur provided an engaging talk on what she termed "one of the most important and compelling images in human spaceflight history." Jennif...
The Whole Earth: NASA's "Blue Marble" Photograph Fifty Years On
A welcome to the events from Olly Gruner (Senior Lecturer in Visual Culture, University of Portsmouth) followed by introductory remarks from Claudia M...
Short Video Welcome to Events (Tom Byrne, FamiliarStrangerFilms)
Tom Byrne of FamiliarStrangerFilms was on hand to capture some of the event's highlights and present them in a visually arresting short video. The vid...
There's No Planet B: NASA's "Blue Marble" Fifty Years On.
The events kicked off with a special edition of the University of Portsmouth's regular series Pop Matters. This was live broadcast, filmed and streame...