I'm fortunate to have a friend that lives in a beautiful 100+-year-old Victorian house that has been in her family for decades. A couple years ago, she asked me if I'd like to check out her attic because she thought I'd like to use it for shoots.
The attic hasn't been touched in almost 60 years (which I think is equal parts perfect and amazing). . boredpanda.com
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.
I’m Nick Harris, a photo restorer and colourizer at Photo Restoration Services. I take immense pride in my work and the preservation of memories for future generations. I’d love to share a recent project of mine, of colorized Victorian prisoner mugshots.