University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten Aurélio da Paz dos Reis: Stereoscopic Photography and Panoramic VisionssIdentifying the challenges : 7th International Conference on Creative\Media/Technologies (IConCMT), 2025 "Aurélio da Paz dos Reis, the pioneer who introduced cinema to Portugal in 1896 with Saída do Pessoal Operário da Fábrica Confiança, later pivoted to stereoscopic photography, leaving an extraordinary archive of 7,294 glass plates. This paper examines how Paz dos Reis navigated the transition from moving image to a sophisticated “aesthetic of immersion” through stereoscopic and panoramic photography. Utilizing the technical versatility of the Mackenstein jumelle stéréopanoramique camera, he bridged the gap between the monumental 19th-century panorama and the portable, domestic intimacy of the stereo card. By reconfiguring the device’s internal divider and lens alignment, Paz dos Reis explored the duality of monocular and binocular vision, adapting large-scale immersive strategies to portraiture, landscapes, and social documentation. This study analyzes his work through the lens of media archaeology, arguing that his panoramic group portraits and urban scenes—captured in Porto, Paris (1900), and Rio de Janeiro (1909)—functioned as “time capsules” of the “effect of presence.” We contend that his practice was not merely a commercial endeavor but a deliberate visual strategy to document Portuguese national identity and the collective experiences of modernity. Ultimately, the stereoscopic legacy of Paz dos Reis demonstrates a critical genealogical link between Victorian optical innovations and the immersive logics of contemporary digital visuality." This article has been double-blind peer reviewed. en TEXT conference object Konferenzveröffentlichung Risultato di convegno Text Konferenzveröffentlichung Documento PDF Risultato di convegno Text conference object Mediengeschichte ÖFOS 2012 -- SOZIALWISSENSCHAFTEN (5) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (508) -- Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften (5080) -- Mediengeschichte (508010) Media history ÖFOS 2012 -- SOCIAL SCIENCES (5) -- Media and Communication Sciences (508) -- Media and Communication Sciences (5080) -- Media history (508010) Stereoscopy Aurélio da Paz dos Reis Panorama Media Archaeology Immersive Visuality Mackenstein Camera Stereoskopie Isabel Pina Mediengeschichte Media history Stereoskopie Panorama