Science Photo Library

Science Photo Library
Company typePrivate
Industrystock photography, stock footage
Founded1979
Headquarters87 Lancaster Road
London
W11 1QQ
United Kingdom
Key people
Michael Marten (founder)
Websitehttps://www.sciencephoto.com

Science Photo Library (registered as Science Photo Library Limited) is a privately owned stock photography and stock footage agency that specializes in scientific and medical images and videos.[1] Its headquarters are in Notting Hill, in west London, U.K.

In addition to its commercial aims, Science Photo Library uses its media to sponsor and contribute to events aimed at popularising science to children, through educational multimedia competitions,[2] and to the wider public through exhibitions such as From Earth to the Universe[3] as part of the International Year of Astronomy, and its 2011 collaboration with RIA Novosti to showcase archive material covering the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin.[4]

  1. ^ "About Us" Science Photo Library home page, retrieved on 2024-08-15.
  2. ^ "Science Rap Video Competition Awards 2011", Hands on Science, retrieved on 2011-11-05.
  3. ^ "From Earth to the Universe", International Year of Astronomy, retrieved 2011-11-05
  4. ^ "Poyekhali!", Royal Albert Hall website, retrieved on 2011-11-05