posted 06-05-2020 09:51 AM               

Artist Talk with James Web Space Telescope Lead Photographer Chris Gunn

Thursday, 11 June 2020
3PM EDT/ 20.00 BST / 21.00 CEST

Join Hasselblad for a virtual Medium Format Meetup artist talk featuring photographer Chris Gunn. For over a decade, Chris has been the lead contract photographer for the James Webb Space Telescope, documenting the progress and momentous innovations accomplished by the JWST team. With his work appearing in numerous publications including National Geographic, Popular Science, and The New York Times, his images are crucial to letting the world see the world's most powerful space telescope come to life.

We'll be talking about the challenges of working around massive projects along with his tools of choice including the Hasselblad X and H System cameras, with a question-and-answer session to follow.

posted 06-07-2020 07:26 AM               

Blending science and tech with an abstract touch, NASA contract photographer Chris Gunn has been the lead photographer on documenting the construction of the James Webb Space Telescope since 2009. Set to launch in 2021 as the successor to the Hubble Telescope, Chris's images are crucial to letting the world see the world's soon-to-be most powerful space telescope come to life.

Taking inspiration from engineering drawings, renderings, and science fiction films, Chris plays with light to add more dimension to his images and separate his work from more traditional mission photography using both H and X System cameras.