Fundamental Photographs, a photo library and studio devoted to "The Art of Science"

General Stock

We shoot sequential photographs of lab experiments & scientific phenomena- from explosive chemical reactions, to water drops and ripple patterns to toppling dominoes & bouncing balls. Our photograph collection contains conceptual photographs of organic & inorganic chemistry, general physics, mechanics, optics, electricity, magnetism, electronics and earth science.

Specialties

We shoot custom photographs in the studio and on location for science textbooks and corporate/industrial clients. Our problem-solving photography includes stroboscopic images, motion blurs, stop motion images, and other special effects.

Recent Coverage

New photographs are added frequently to our searchable science image library, depicting concepts in chemistry, physics, biology, insects, geology, wildlife, wildflowers, gross anatomy & microbiology.

Credits

Clients include major U.S. and international textbook companies including the Pearson companies (preferred vendor), Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, W.H. Freeman, Spektrum, Harcourt, Holt Rinehart, Houghton Mifflin, IT Thompson, Glencoe McGraw-Hill, Nelson Canada, and John Wiley. Magazines include Scientific American, Discover, Audubon, We Magazine & U.S. News & World Report. Corporate clients include Apple Computer, Barret Design, Corel Corp., March First, Lally McFarland, Creative Communications Network & United Media.

History of Fundamental Photographs

Fundamental, a studio, as well as a stock source and an association of a few impassioned photographers, started with the images of George Resch. Our goal is to make science photographs- whether of a rusty nail or Newton's laws or a chemical reaction- that are as vivid, elegant and honest as love, research and the nature of photography permit.

Our Collection

Fundamental Photographs' collection comprises over 45,000 photographs shot digitally or converted to digital from original color transparencies, 35mm, 6x7, 4x5, and b/w originals.