In 1885, George Eastman pioneered the use of photographic film. Three years later, he patented the original box camera which he called Kodak, trademarking a brand that would “revolutionize the field of photography.”
When Fan Ho, an award-winning photographer, moved to Hong Kong in 1949, he was a teenager. What he saw in Hong Kong streets completely fascinated him. He spent much of his time snapping photos. But many people in Hong Kong during that time were superstitious. “With a knife in his hand, a pig butcher said … Read more
Throughout the years, we have been fascinated by the heavens. And lucky for us, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration or NASA constantly amazes us with some truly spectacular photos of earth, space, and pretty much the entire visible universe. Case in point, here are 31 super cool space photos taken by NASA that’ll definitely … Read more
The Photo That Was Hard to Get Published, but Even Harder to Get LIFE photojournalist George Strock captured an iconic image of 3 U.S. soldiers lying on the sand of Buna Beach, New Guinea. The small wave breaking provides a stark contrast to the stillness of the men and the half-submerged landing craft behind them. … Read more
A priceless selection of prints from an unseen collection of vintage space photos by NASA’s pioneering astronauts are currently being auctioned. Titled “From the Earth to the Moon: Vintage NASA Photographs of the First Voyages Beyond Our Home Planet,” the auction includes 600 visual bits of space travel history — from the very first “selfie” … Read more
A photograph of 1917, made in Canada and published in Lester Ray Peterson’s 1974 book The Great History of Cape Scott, seems quite ordinary. However, among a group of people on a hill, dressed according to the fashion of the time, a young man in a T-shirt and shorts, and even a modern hairdo, stands … Read more