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Muybridge

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How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye?Sacramento, California, 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomesentangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanfords delusions of grandeur. Tasked withproving Stanfords belief that a horses hooves do not touch the ground while galloping atfull speed, Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so, he inadvertently createsone of the single most important technological advancements of our agethe invention oftime-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion.Critically-acclaimed cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang, Hostage) returns with anotherengrossing foray into nonfiction: a biography about Eadweard Muydbridge, the man whomade pictures move. Despite career breakthrough after career breakthrough, Muybridgewould only be hampered by betrayal, intrigue, and tragedy. Delisles keen eye for detailsthat often go unnoticed in search of a broader emotional truth brings this historical figureand those around him to life through an uncompromising lens.Translated from the French by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall, Muybridge turns a spotlighton what lives in the shadow of an individuals ambition for greatness, and proves thatEadweard Muybridge deserves to be far more than just another historical footnote.

Book Details
EAN:
9781770467729
Binding:
Hardback
Dimensions(mm):
225 x 164 x 23 mm
Publication Date:
2025-04-29
Publisher:
Publication Country:
GB