Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Eadweard Muybridge...

Self Portrait, 1872. Grant Mariposa Grove at Yosemite.
Contemplation Rock Glacier Point, 1872. 


Daisy jumping a hurdle 1887

Cottonwood Bend, Yosemite Valley. 1872


The self portrait at Contemplation Rock Glacier is my favourite...wish I had the guts to do something like that myself. Muybridge is a new find, as I've never studied photography or anything. His story is absolutely amazing. He shot and killed his wife's lover at point blank range after travelling for days to carry out the task, but was acquitted of murder and set free. How he managed that I don't know. But he's an amazing photographer. He was a true pioneer, and I'm addicted.  

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