These rare mugshots taken in December 1872 show Victorian thieves locked up at Christmas for seemingly trivial crimes such as stealing lumps of coal. [Read More]
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Stereo images have been part of photography since its invention in the first half of the 19th century. Cameras enabled artists to produce two identical images from very slightly different perspectives -- all that is needed to create convincing "three-dimensional" images. petapixel.com »
2024-05-08 21:51
In February, David Whitcomb discovered an attic full of photographic treasures. Identified as the hidden studio of photographer James Hale, multiple rare photos — including one of Susan B. Anthony — were discovered. petapixel.com »
2021-08-13 21:53
Frederick Douglass is perhaps best known as an abolitionist and intellectual. But he was also the most photographed American of the 19th century. And he encouraged the use of photography to promote social change for Black equality. petapixel.com »
2021-02-27 20:42
Here's a question. What would you think if we told you that time traveling is a real thing? Would you assume that we're joking? Or that we read too many science fiction books? Fair enough. Time traveling is a mysterious concept wrapped in thousands of legends and myths and most of us will probably never figure it out whether it's a real thing or just another creation of the seemingly limitless human imagination. boredpanda.com »
2020-06-18 18:57
Craig Murphy does things the old fashioned way. He uses the same methods photographers like Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner and others used during the Civil War. The upstate NY artist took his tintype photography studio on the road and began photographing Erie Canal locks at locations across New York State. boredpanda.com »
2017-06-27 19:13
Victorians would "develop" a murder victim's retina like a photograph -- believing that it would record the last image they saw of their killer. [Read More]
An artist used the latest version of AI image generator Midjourney to create these ultra photorealistic images of people in the 19th century. [Read More]
A police photo album from the Victorian era that features criminal mugshots will go to auction after it was saved from a dumpster. [Read More]
Gyms are commonplace in the 21st century as are the machines within them. But back in the 19th century when lifting weights didn't exist, it took a series of bizarre photographs to educate the world on a new way to improve fitness. [Read More]
If you’re tired of the unrealistic beauty standards set by all the edited pictures on Instagram and long for a return to “the good old days,” here is some bad news: people have been “Photoshopping” portraits for just about as long as photography has been around.
A lot of what I do is commanded by my inner child. She's loud and out of control, but often keeps that lazy future old version of me at bay. I am a photographer but the ordinary turns my inner child into a tantrum-throwing nightmare.