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DAY 178 | PHOTOGRAPHIC CURIOSITIES |
Pigeon Photographers
YES, THE FLYING KIND
The depicted photographer was, unfortunately, not available for an interview, as he has been deceased for quite some time.
And he is a bird.
For years, pigeons had been used to carry messages and mail; the German pharmacist Julius Neubronner is credited with having been the first person to draw a connection between the bird and photography. Other inventors followed him in developing various versions of a camera that could be securely strapped to a trained pigeon. The cameras were equipped with a timer mechanism that would automatically take pictures at regular ...
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