RMG Photo Studio

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There is a new shop fit-out at Cutty Sark, selling these gorgeous sheep Christmas decorations. #photography #cuttysark #ChristmasIsComing #nikonD810

Let's start the week off with a challenge! Can you name this ship?

Aircraft Carrier Victorious: Detailed in the Original Builders' Plans by David Hobbs (@penswordbooks) has been nominated for the Mountbatten Award for Best Book maritimefoundation.uk/awards/nominat… #Maritime #Literary #MaritimeMediaAwards2019

The #picturelibrary holds an inspiring collection of 19th century watercolours. Here, a bridge over the river at Merton Place by Thomas Baxter. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection

A starboard bow view of the three-masted barquentine Mildred (1889) wrecked off Gurnard’s Head, Cornwall, submerged with just the masts above water, taken from the cliffs. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Gibsons of Scilly shipwreck collection #picturelibrary

This star chart shows the changing position of the Moon against the background stars on two consecutive nights over a London skyline from Westminster Bridge. © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. #astronomy #picturelibrary #favourites #london

'The Moon' exhibition at National Maritime Museum, Greenwich; explores our evolving relationship with the Moon – from antiquity to the present as well as unpicking moon-related myths. This exhibition image features prints by artist Tom Hammick. #Moon50 #museumphotography

Like a guardian angel, the #figurehead was for centuries the chaperone that guided and protected the ship. This image titled 'Morgenster in flight' was photographed by ©Richard Sibley. #picturelibrary #RMG

Dazzle was a type of camouflage developed by the artist Norman Wilkinson in 1917. This image painted by John Everett c.1918 showcases distinctive patterns and vibrant colours of dazzle camouflage; further emphasized by the soaring shape of the rainbow in the background. #RMG

Drawing of details on the surface of the Moon by Dr Samuel Wilfrid Russell B.A., M.B., B.Ch. (1895-1965). Created in the 1920s-1940s using a telescope in the garden at his home in Bromyard, Herefordshire #picturelibrary #favourites

Beautiful morning light in the Octagon Room, Royal Observatory Greenwich #behindthescenes #photostudio #museumphotography

Frame made of rope tied into sailor’s knots in a decorative pattern around a photograph of a ship ‘Loch Gowan’. Cutbrush, a long-serving member of the merchant navy, was well-known for his ability to make knots. #picturelibrary #newacquisitions

Such a brilliant example of how our digitised collection is used in a contemporary context: youtube.com/watch?v=O7YbHH… @wargaming_net #HMSHood #shipsplans #museumphotographers

Solar System is a wall hanging showing the solar system with the planetary orbits, including Neptune, discovered in 1846, and that of two comets. This is one of nine wall hangings now in the NMM, which were produced by the Working Men's Educational Union.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing at the #picturelibrary. Map of the Moon by H. Percy Wilkins, 1952.

Slave clock and dial Slave clock connected to the Shepherd master clock installed at the Royal Observatory in 1852. This slave clock was installed at the gates to the Observatory and was the first clock ever to show Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) directly to the public.

Behind the scenes: Max communications at work on our 1700 contracts project to digitise over 5,000 pages of contracts from the Admiralty detailing specifications to build ships @max_comm #bedhindthescenes #digitisation #museumphotographers

Mobile phone picture looking through my fieldscope of last night's partial #LunarEclipse2019 from Parliament Hill, London.

Out latest drone imagery is of the #CuttySark #birdseyeview #behindthescenes