This photo of the Cathedral rock is another gem that was picked up by Time magazine for their collection: Top 100 influential photos in history. The author of this image is Carleton E. Watkins, and he is considered the most influential American photographer of the 19th century. His landscape photos shaped the understanding of the…
The story of ‘The last stand of Salvador Allende’ photo
This photo captured the moments of the life of the Chilean president Salvador Allende during the military coup in 1973. He will kill himself a few hours later, avoiding the dishonor of capture by rebelling militarians. “I’m sacrificing my life for the values of the people of Chile”, Allende said before his death. Allende won…
‘The Critic’: a story behind plus more photos of Weegee
‘The Critic’ image was made by Weegee (a real name Arthur Fellig), and it is another diamond in the Top 100 influential photos in history. Here’s a full story about ‘The Critic’ photo, together with some best pictures of Weegee and interesting facts from his life. The photography history remembers Weegee as a New York…
The Molotov man: the Nicaragua photos of Susan Meiselas
This photo is the best-known picture of Susan Meiselas that she brought from her trip to Nicaragua, and it was rightly picked by Time magazine to be one of 100 influential photos in history. Just look at this Molotov Man: raw revolutionary romanticism is filling each pixel of this picture. He looks like Che Guevara…
Swimming Mao Zedong, 1966
This photo of swimming Mao Zedong, made by his cameraman Lv Houmin, was named as one of the most influential images by Times magazine due to its propaganda effect and events which followed this swim. By July 1966, it seemed that China had lost its revolutionary steam and the power grip of the 72-year-old Chairman Mao …
New York in 1905 in 19 photos
These beautiful photos captured New York in 1905, the so-called Gilded Age of the city. The ‘capital of the world’ as we know NYC today, shaped its architectural face, crowded by multinational immigrants, got ready for the skyrocketing historical booming growth. In 1905 New York City was a city of spectacular architecture, large and beautiful…
The last spike photo of the Canadian Pacific Railway, November 7, 1885
In this photo, you can see a historical ceremony of the so-called last spike, pounded into the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was done by Donald Smith, an industrialist who was the leading investor behind the first railway that reached the Canadian Pacific shore. This railway project passed through the long story of financial crises, workers…
The history of the Korean War in 34 photos
These photos of The Korean war (1950-1953) carry all pain and suffering that the people of Korea lived through. This had little distinctions among other conflicts, but in addition to everything else, it tore a country apart, splitting it between communist and democratic worlds. And humanity has yet to cope with consequences of that historical…
Cat escaping The Animal Rescue League, 1940
It seems like a cat on this photo didn’t know that The Animal Rescue League in Boston was founded in 1899 by social worker Anna Harris and it was supposed to make animal lives better. Organization’s philosophy meant to take dogs and cats off the streets, teach of thoughtful kindness, and change families, communities, and…
Bananas arrive to Norway at fist time, 1905
Believe it or not, but Norway land didn’t see any bananas before this day. The delivery was organized by the UK company, which started to deliver these exotic fruits from British colonies to the European countries. Bananas were produced together with citrus fruits overseas, but they stayed relatively expensive. While many companies were delivering and…