Eadweard Muybridge
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About the Author
Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) was a pioneering British-American photographer whose groundbreaking work revolutionized the understanding of motion and laid the foundations for modern cinematography. Born in Kingston upon Thames, England, Muybridge emigrated to the United States in the 1850s, where he gained fame for his stunning landscapes of the American West before turning his lens to scientific inquiry. Commissioned by Leland Stanford to capture the gait of a trotting horse, Muybridge developed sequential photography techniques that proved all four hooves leave the ground simultaneously—a discovery that sparked global interest. His expansive projects, including exhaustive studies of human and animal locomotion, produced thousands of images that influenced artists, scientists, and filmmakers alike, cementing his legacy as a visionary innovator at the intersection of art and technology.
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