Birthdate: April 9, 1830
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: May 8, 1904
Eadweard Muybridge, an English photographer, is famous for his groundbreaking contributions to photographic studies of motion and early motion-picture projection. He moved to the United States where he transitioned from a bookseller to a professional photographer. Muybridge became well-known for his photography of the American West, Yosemite Valley, and his innovative “moving” picture studies in California. He is celebrated for his chronophotography of animal locomotion and the creation of the zoopraxiscope. Muybridge’s work had a significant impact on visual artists, as well as the realms of scientific and industrial photography.
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