What cameras see that our eyes don’t - Bill Shribman
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Our
eyes are practically magical, but they cannot see everything. For
instance, the naked eye cannot see the moment where all four of a
horse’s legs are in the air or the gradual life cycle of plants -- but
cameras can capture these moments. Bill Shribman gives examples where
photography can pick up where the eye leaves off.
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Be inspired by the great Magnum photo agency.
Two words: National Geographic.
The origins of the cameras we use today were invented in the 19th century. Or were they? A millenia before, Arab scientist Alhazen was using the camera obscura to duplicate images, with Leonardo da Vinci following suit 500 years later and major innovations beginning in the 19th century. Eva Timothy tracks the trajectory from the most rudimentary cameras to the ubiquity of them today.
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