A very unusual photographic exhibit

[Julie Magerka]

This has nothing to do with PSP, but I know there are some dedicated photographers here.

In my inbox there appeared an article about the images taken by French photographer Albert Kahn many years ago when he wanted to capture the world before it changed too radically. He took over 72K "autochrome" photos that are now being exhibited. This article presents some of them.

Just FYI.

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/albert-kahns-archives-of-the-planet/

[Susan Ewart]

10 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

This has nothing to do with PSP, but I know there are some dedicated photographers here.

In my inbox there appeared an article about the images taken by French photographer Albert Kahn many years ago when he wanted to capture the world before it changed too radically. He took over 72K "autochrome" photos that are now being exhibited. This article presents some of them.

Just FYI.

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/albert-kahns-archives-of-the-planet/

This is really interesting.  Thank you Julie.

[Corrie Kinkel]

On 12/11/2024 at 9:40 PM, Julie Magerka said:

This has nothing to do with PSP, but I know there are some dedicated photographers here.

In my inbox there appeared an article about the images taken by French photographer Albert Kahn many years ago when he wanted to capture the world before it changed too radically. He took over 72K "autochrome" photos that are now being exhibited. This article presents some of them.

Just FYI.

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/albert-kahns-archives-of-the-planet/

Thank you Julie, very interesting and somewhat funny to see that the first photo is taken in my country! When that photo was taken there were still many people wearing traditional costume but nowadays only a handful, or just as tourist attraction where you have to pay for taking a photo.

[Julie Magerka]

3 hours ago, Corrie Kinkel said:

Thank you Julie, very interesting and somewhat funny to see that the first photo is taken in my country! When that photo was taken there were still many people wearing traditional costume but nowadays only a handful, or just as tourist attraction where you have to pay for taking a photo.

I have never thought of you (or anyone else) in that kind of "traditional" garb. My mother and her sister each made their own "kroj" (pronounced kroy) when they were young and wore them in Canada and the US in the 1940s & 50s for special occasions. This photo shows them (mother & sister) as children in their native garb in Moravia). I wish so much I had one of those intricate, lovingly-made dresses to preserve.

[Corrie Kinkel]

21 hours ago, Julie Magerka said:

I have never thought of you (or anyone else) in that kind of "traditional" garb. My mother and her sister each made their own "kroj" (pronounced kroy) when they were young and wore them in Canada and the US in the 1940s & 50s for special occasions. This photo shows them (mother & sister) as children in their native garb in Moravia). I wish so much I had one of those intricate, lovingly-made dresses to preserve.

Once Moravia was known for its intricate patterns and I suspect now it still is in use for tourists too. I have seen beautiful shawls, I think when I visited Austria many years ago, but I never bought one because they were way over my budget in those days.