Eadweard Muybridge

Photographer, pioneer of motion pictures

Eadweard Muybridge - Photographer, pioneer of motion pictures
Born

April 9th, 1830
195 years ago

Died

1904
121 years ago — 74 years old

Category

Artists & Creatives

Country

United Kingdom

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Eadweard Muybridge was an English photographer and cinematographer who significantly contributed to the development of motion pictures. Born in 1830, he is known for creating a series of photographs that depicted motion in a groundbreaking way. His work with sequential time-lapse photography laid the foundation for the future of cinema. Muybridge's most notable project involved capturing the movement of a galloping horse, using a set of cameras triggered by tripwires. This work resulted in the creation of 'The Horse in Motion' series in 1878, which demonstrated how a horse's legs move at high speed. Additionally, Muybridge developed the zoopraxiscope, an early device for projecting motion pictures.

Created 'The Horse in Motion' series

Developed the zoopraxiscope

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