Rare Color Photography of Early 1900s Paris
Lastly, the latest TEDEd on ‘What is colour’ gives a very concise and simple explanation on the how with some very nice animation too.
More amazing splash photography by Markus Reugels via This is Colossal
These come from a fantastic collection of lesser-seen Vietnam War photos that can be viewed here.
I can’t recall where these were referred onto from (came back from the weekend to find this buried amongst tabs and that I also have amnesia), so I’ve little context on this collection, apart from the fact that they’re all great.
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So Canadian photographer Jonathan Hobin‘s now project is called In The Playroom and depicts images of kids playing as kids do. The exception though? Rather than the traditional imaginary play time, these kids are re-enacting scenes from infamous events and media events in history… crazy.
Also, the Sarychev Volcano Eruption viewed from the International Space Station…
Evolution of the New York City Skyline via Smithsonian Magazine
First modern Olympic Games in Athens, 1894 – via
Two very interesting Olympics based items popped up today. The first is a collection of photos from the Olympics of past that goes all the way back to the very first games. That can be found here.
And also, this video that profiles just what professional photographers will go through to cover events like track and field from every angle to get that one shot.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce’s “View from the Window at Le Gras” was taken in 1826 and is considered the world’s oldest surviving photograph. Starting September 9, the photo, which is usually housed in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas, will be on display at the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen Mannheim.
A slideshow by renowned animal photographer Tim Flach with annotations about their body language
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