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Photography: The memory of the 19th and 20th centuries

Since Daguerre's process of 1839, photography has recorded people and events with documentary precision, becoming an artistic discipline in its own right within a few decades.


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Photography: The memory of the 19th and 20th centuries

Since Daguerre's process of 1839, photography has recorded people and events with documentary precision, becoming an artistic discipline in its own right within a few decades.

Discover Photography now!
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Chroniclers with the camera

Chroniclers with the camera

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Photography

A daguerreotype was a mirror-like unique image on a silvered copper plate. Wet collodion plates, and from about 1880 the handier dry plates, made the camera mobile, and the roll-film camera of 1888 finally brought photography into amateur hands. Hardly any other pictorial medium has transformed itself so quickly or conquered science, reportage and everyday life at such speed.

The early masters drew very different conclusions from it. In California in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge broke a horse's gallop down into sequential exposures. For the first time there was proof that at moments all four hooves are in the air. From 1908 Lewis Hine photographed children in American factories and mines. His pictures supplied arguments for the legal curbing of child labour. Herbert Ponting accompanied Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910 to 1912 with the camera.

Early on, the medium also developed an artistic claim of its own. Karl Blossfeldt photographed parts of plants in austere magnification. His volume Art Forms in Nature of 1928 became a key work of the sober, exacting photography of the 1920s. In the Mexico of the 1920s Tina Modotti joined formal clarity to political commitment. Beside them stand countless studios and travelling photographers whose names cannot be traced, their pictures now forming the visual memory of their age.

Photography

A daguerreotype was a mirror-like unique image on a silvered copper plate. Wet collodion plates, and from about 1880 the handier dry plates, made the camera mobile, and the roll-film camera of 1888 finally brought photography into amateur hands. Hardly any other pictorial medium has transformed itself so quickly or conquered science, reportage and everyday life at such speed.

The early masters drew very different conclusions from it. In California in 1878 Eadweard Muybridge broke a horse's gallop down into sequential exposures. For the first time there was proof that at moments all four hooves are in the air. From 1908 Lewis Hine photographed children in American factories and mines. His pictures supplied arguments for the legal curbing of child labour. Herbert Ponting accompanied Scott's Antarctic expedition of 1910 to 1912 with the camera.

Early on, the medium also developed an artistic claim of its own. Karl Blossfeldt photographed parts of plants in austere magnification. His volume Art Forms in Nature of 1928 became a key work of the sober, exacting photography of the 1920s. In the Mexico of the 1920s Tina Modotti joined formal clarity to political commitment. Beside them stand countless studios and travelling photographers whose names cannot be traced, their pictures now forming the visual memory of their age.


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Personalizing your art print at Meisterdrucke is simple and intuitive: Choose a frame, set the image size, pick a printing medium, and add suitable glazing or a stretcher frame. We also offer additional customization options like mats, fillets, and spacers. If you have any questions, our customer service team is ready to help you create your perfect artwork.

At Meisterdrucke, you can visualize your configured artwork directly in your own room. Simply upload a photo of your space and see how the artwork looks in it. If you're visiting us on a mobile device — phone or tablet — our augmented reality feature brings the picture to life and projects it right into your room. A unique experience that combines art and technology.

Choosing the right medium is often a matter of personal taste. To give you a better idea, we've provided some images for each medium. We also offer a sample set of all paper variants, so you can decide not just visually but by touch as well. You can order the sample set free of charge — only shipping costs apply.

Don't worry! At Meisterdrucke, we don't just process orders mechanically. Every order is manually reviewed by our team. If we spot any inconsistencies or issues with your configuration, we'll get in touch with you right away. And of course, our friendly and patient support team is always here to help you with your configuration. We'll work with you by phone or email to adjust your image so the final result is exactly what you had in mind.


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