Photography was invented nearly two hundred years ago. Ever since, its capacity to capture moments has continued to amaze and has propelled the medium to the forefront of the art world. Here is a taste of amazing moments in time.https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbiyakme3s2uQuote this post with a still image of an iconic or classic movie scene!!! Who’s got the best one? #Photography #cinematography #photos #pic #movie #film #classic #history We will go first! 👇22 Nov 2024 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbiyakme3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbidpe6c6c2f“The Steerage” – Alfred Stieglitz, 1907 Hailed by some critics as one of the greatest photographs of all time because it captures in a single image a formal documentation of its time and one of the first works of artistic modernism. #photography #modernism #history #photo #art #pic21 Nov 2024 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbidpe6c6c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbg77jdhbk22“Earthrise” – William Anders, 1968 A view of Earth from the Moon during Apollo 8. #photography #history #earth #astronomy #space #astronaut #moon #photo #pic21 Nov 2024 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbg77jdhbk22https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbfoyjcytc22“The Falling Soldier” – Robert Capa, 1936 A controversial image from the Spanish Civil War. #photography #history #photos #pics #war20 Nov 2024 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfoyjcytc22https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbdotus3sc2x“Migrant Mother” – Dorothea Lange, 1936 Depicting hardship during the Great Depression. #photography #history #art #photo #pic20 Nov 2024 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbdotus3sc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbde5wvbws2c“V-J Day in Times Square” – Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945 Celebration of World War II victory with an iconic kiss. #photography #history #photo #pic19 Nov 2024 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbde5wvbws2chttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbczrbokms2i“Self-Portrait as a Drowned Man” – Hippolyte Bayard, 1840 A staged photograph reflecting artistic expression #photography #history #picture #portrait #pic19 Nov 2024 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbczrbokms2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbbbl3k3b22l“Boulevard du Temple” – Louis Daguerre, 1838 First photograph of a human being. #photography #history #photo #pic19 Nov 2024 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbbbl3k3b22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lbars4u26s2j“View from the Window at Le Gras” – Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, 1826 The first known photograph ever taken.18 Nov 2024 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbars4u26s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lb6bxsgufk2pArthur Sasse – Albert Einstein (1951) #photography #history #famous #iconic17 Nov 2024 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb6bxsgufk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lb5u3r6j722lMuhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston, 196517 Nov 2024 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5u3r6j722lhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lb5tjl2oeu24Lunch atop a skyscraper 193217 Nov 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb5tjl2oeu24https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lfvo5qaldc2o“Auschwitz Liberation” – Soviet Army Photographer, 1945 Harrowing scene of liberation. Survivors of Auschwitz leaving the concentration camp at the end of World War II, Poland, February 1945. Above them is the German slogan 'Arbeit macht frei' ('Work makes one free'). #history #photography17 Jan 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvo5qaldc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lfnsi4mdpk24“Moon and Half Dome” – Ansel Adams, 1960 A breathtaking landscape by the father of American photography. Half Dome, the granite crest whose grand scope and sheer face, is one of Yosemite National Park’s defining features #photography #history #landscape13 Jan 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnsi4mdpk24https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lfdmxvl3gc2i“The Beatles’ First Visit to America” – Harry Benson, 1964 Capturing the energy of Beatlemania. #photography #history #music #musicsky #beatles09 Jan 2025 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdmxvl3gc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lf6mfn27m22n“Child Crying at the Border” – John Moore, 2018 Highlighting the impact of U.S. border policies, the image of a two-year-old Honduran asylum seeker crying as her mother is searched and detained near the U.S.-Mexico border. #photography #history07 Jan 2025 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6mfn27m22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3leyxeha62s2a“The Horse in Motion” – Eadweard Muybridge, 1878 The first motion series capturing a horse’s gait. It became an early method to photographically record the passing of time, mainly used for scientific study. It formed an important step in the development of motion pictures. #photography #history05 Jan 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyxeha62s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lewcfmffrc23“Albert Einstein at Princeton” – Lotte Jacobi, 1947 A contemplative portrait of the scientist. #photography #history #portrait04 Jan 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lewcfmffrc23https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3leu3crrbl226“Kent State Shooting” – John Filo, 1970 A Pulitzer-winning image capturing the anguish during protests. Mary Ann Vecchio, kneeling by the body of Jeffrey Miller, one of four protesters killed by National Guard troops. #photography #history03 Jan 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3leu3crrbl226https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lepsw7nxq22vNew Year’s Day at the White House - Fox Photos, Getty Images, 1927 American President, Calvin Coolidge and his wife Grace wish the American public a Happy New Year at the main entrance to the White House. They are surrounded by the President's military aides. #photography #history02 Jan 2025 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepsw7nxq22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lemrimq2mc2vTime Square, New Year’s Eve - New York Daily News Archive, 1934 A massive crowd in Times Square on New Year's Eve in 1934. All gather to ring in the New Year 90 years ago #photography #history #NewYearsEve31 Dec 2024 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemrimq2mc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lemohuq4u22eNew Year’s Eve, Freedom at the Berlin Wall - Picture Alliance via Getty Images, 1989 In 1989, less than two months after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a massive crowd gathered at the foot of the wall to ring in New Year's Eve and celebrate their newfound freedom. #photography #history31 Dec 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemohuq4u22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lembb53des2o“The First Digital Photograph” – Russell Kirsch, 1957 The start of a technological revolution, a 5 cm square photograph of Kirsch's three-month-old son, Walden. The black and white image had a resolution of 176 pixels on a side. #photography #history #art31 Dec 2024 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lembb53des2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lejxk5lba22n“The Fire Escape Collapse” – Stanley Forman, 1975 Pulitzer-winning tragedy in Boston. #photography #history30 Dec 2024 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejxk5lba22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3leexavwykk2p“Berlin Airlift” – Henry Ries, 1948 Post-WWII humanitarian effort. #photography #history28 Dec 2024 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3leexavwykk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3lecetzx2fc2z“The Flag Raising at Ground Zero” – Thomas E. Franklin, 2001 A modern echo of Iwo Jima. #photography #history #nyc27 Dec 2024 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3lecetzx2fc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3le7rr6sfrc23“Marilyn Monroe Skirt Scene” – Sam Shaw, 1954 A cultural icon immortalized. #photography #history #filmsky #moviesky26 Dec 2024 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3le7rr6sfrc23https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3le46rh4rx22jNat King Cole and Natalie Cole - Michael Ochs Archives/Getty, 1955 Timeless holiday harmony, as father and daughter share a musical moment by the Christmas tree #christmas #history #photography #blacksky25 Dec 2024 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3le46rh4rx22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3ldzcfeiioc23“9/11 Dust Lady” – Stan Honda, 2001 A survivor covered in debris after the towers fell. #photography #history #nyc24 Dec 2024 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldzcfeiioc23https://bsky.app/profile/iconicphotos.bsky.social/post/3ldwfp7zgu22v“Dorothy Counts” – Douglas Martin, 1957 Facing hostility during desegregation efforts. #photography #history #blacksky22 Dec 2024 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:5ccu4v4kb63jcofeydsaa55n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwfp7zgu22v