A drop of milk landing into a bowl makes an elegant crown shape, thanks to Edgerton’s stroboscope.
Dr. Kris Belden-Adams
The title of the photograph suggests that this image of lines and dots in wavy bands represents a walking soldier. But how?
Marey, Joinville Soldier Walking
Daguerre’s The Artist’s Studio shows off his new medium’s promise—photography—as an art form.
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, The Artist’s Studio / Still ...
When the first eleven images of Sallie Gardner are seen in rapid succession at a speed of at least 24 frames per second, they allow us to re-experience her run.
Eadweard Muybridge, The Horse in Motion
Though this photograph could be seen as a searing social commentary, its maker preferred to view it as fine art.
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