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Split second preserved forever, the power of authentic photography has no equal. That is why any recreations, mock ups or AI fantasies of the world around us just does not cut it.

On this day in photographic history - May the 6th 1937 - the death of the Hindenburg and the birth of photojournalism.

Eighty-eight years ago today the German passenger Zeppelin 'Hindenburg' - pride of pre-war Germany, explodes and burns while attempting a mooring in the USA.

The accident killed thirty-five of those on board - thirteen passengers and twenty-two crewmen (there were 36 passengers and 61 crewmen on the airship) an individual on the ground also died.

Belarus born photographer Sam Shere was one of those present and took this image on his Speed Graphic camera.

This is widely regarded as the first disaster to have been extensively covered photographically, and helped give birth to the notion of photojournalism.

It is also, of course, and image that has been extensively re-used, adapted, and parodied. (the cover of Led Zeppelin's debut album being a, prime example)
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𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨
𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙'𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮”

Happy (posthumous) birthday Kodachrome - gone but not forgotten...

On this day, the 15th of April, 1935 Kodak introduced the first practical subtractive colour process film - Kodachrome - based on the research of professional musicians, and keen photographers, Leopold Godowsky and Leonard Mannes.

Sadly a slice of photographic history that will never return. ...

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