Digital colorist, history buff, bestselling author, Forbes Under 30, loves dogs and coffee, etc. #actuallyautistichttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3mpm7s7xng22bOn the first morning of the Battle of the Somme, thousands of British soldiers had to climb out of their trenches and walk across open ground straight into German machine-gun fire. To keep his own men from freezing …01 Jul 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpm7s7xng22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3mp4ohtzwgc2bOn the morning of Sunday 25 June 1848, the daguerreotypist Charles‑François Thibault made images of barricades on the rue du Faubourg‑du‑Temple from a window of his building; one of these plates was later used as the basis for...25 Jun 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4ohtzwgc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3mokpggroi22sOlive Edis was one of the first women in Britain to look at a camera and realize she could actually make a career out of it. She ran studios in Norfolk and London (the first opened in 1905), boasting a portfolio that ranged from local fishermen to history badasses like Emmeline Pankhurst.18 Jun 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokpggroi22shttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3mogbybse322kHello everyone, I have once again failed to post regularly.16 Jun 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogbybse322khttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3mogapcuiks2kThis photo is one of the earliest photographic portraits of a human being ever made, and also - maybe - the second known self-portrait in history. The man looking back at you is Robert Cornelius, who took this in late 1839, in the yard behind his family's business in Philadelphia.16 Jun 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogapcuiks2khttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3lr5x3jg43k2yWhile I’m off traveling and soaking in the chaos beauty of new places (and collecting stories to bring back to you), now’s a good time to catch up on a past favorite. If you haven’t read my piece on the Titanic yet, it’s waiting for you right here! https://open.substack.com/pub/marinaamaral/p/how-i-survived-the-titanic?r=fh7gu&utm_medium=ios09 Jun 2025 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr5x3jg43k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3lqepp333r22nI colorize history for a living, but tell me a Greek statue wasn't originally all white and my brain just nopes out. I'm a total hypocrite, I know. Don't care. Keep your rainbow Zeus away from me.30 May 2025 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqepp333r22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3lqeot6na722nGood morning indeed30 May 2025 07:16 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqeot6na722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3lqcgh6vt4c2lI climbed the Acropolis. Brutal sun, way too many people. And at the top, the Parthenon - huge, perfectly designed to trick your eyes into seeing symmetry. I’ve seen it in books, in every documentary ever made about ancient Greece. I’ve written about it. But none of that actually prepares you.29 May 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqcgh6vt4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3loo4n3clfk2hThis VE Day, I want you to remember these faces https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/08/this-ve-day-want-remember-faces-23048937/?ito=article.desktop.share.top.twitter via @MetroUK08 May 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo4n3clfk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3ljupufgoic2cWomen’s achievements have always been met with resistance. Every profession, every right, and every space we entered was one we had to fight for, mostly during a time when something as simple as wearing pants or opening a bank account was once considered radical.08 Mar 2025 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljupufgoic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3li3if7cr6c2cI think about ancient Roman graffiti a lot. My favorite has to be one from Pompeii that reads, 'Chie, I hope your hemorrhoids rub together so much that they hurt worse than they ever have before!'13 Feb 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3if7cr6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3li3if7cr6c2cI think about ancient Roman graffiti a lot. My favorite has to be one from Pompeii that reads, 'Chie, I hope your hemorrhoids rub together so much that they hurt worse than they ever have before!'13 Feb 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3if7cr6c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3li3icrrxgk2cI actually wrote about that a few days ago: https://marinaamaral.substack.com/p/how-art-thrives-in-times-of-change [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3icrrxgk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/marinamaral.bsky.social/post/3li3ibo733s2cWho cares about historical accuracy in a history magazine c'mon [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:fjrrpagbimlcabhl2nry3ooq/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3ibo733s2c