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Get the picture? How choosing the right photograph can add value to your science communication

Hazel Gibson August 13, 2021

Photo by Isaac Kerlow (from imaggeo)

If you are a scientist you probably know the value of a good, well designed image. The right graph or diagram can help the reader to really grasp the meaning of a complicated theory or process, help to illuminate a critical piece of data, or highlight a key finding. But whilst much advice exists about how to create effective, accessible images, what about photographs? In our early training, ...[Read More]

Imaggeo on Mondays: Air samples from afar

Emma Elvidge February 25, 2019

Air samples from afar. Credit: Emma Elvidge (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)

I’ve taken many photos on fieldwork, everywhere from Malaysia to Antarctica but this particular photo was taken in my ‘home’ lab at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK. Atmospheric scientists collect air samples canisters such as these from around the world: from high altitude research aircraft (such as the Geophysica), long-term measurement time series (such as Ca ...[Read More]

Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Competition 2019!

Olivia Trani February 12, 2019

Some finalists from the 2018 Photo Competition. Clockwise from top left: Pinnacles in Nambug National Park at sunset by Stefan Doerr, Patagonian Rainforest by Carsten W. Mueller, Closer look at the deglaciation history of Lago Belgrano by Monika Mendelova, and Poetry of water shaped formations by Raphael Knevels (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu).

If you are pre-registered for the 2019 General Assembly (Vienna, 7-12 April), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! But hurry, there are only a few days left to enter! Every year we hold a photo competition and exhibit in association with our open access image repository, Imaggeo, and our annual General Assembly. The ...[Read More]

Last chance to enter the EGU Photo Contest 2017!

Laura Roberts-Artal February 24, 2017

A selection of the best photographs uploaded to imaggeo in 2015, as voted for by our Facebook followers.

If you are pre-registered for the 2017 General Assembly (Vienna, 23 -28 April), you can take part in our annual photo competition! Winners receive a free registration to next year’s General Assembly! But hurry, there are only a few days left to enter! Every year we hold a photo competition and exhibit in association with our open access image repository, Imaggeo and our annual General Assembly. Th ...[Read More]