1) The first ever colour picture, taken by James Clerk Maxwell in 1861. I chose this picture because it interested me how the photo was processed, and since it is such a massive milestone in photography, from black and white being the norm, to finally being able to see photographs like our eyes. He took the ribbon through three different filters: red, blue and green, and then superimposed them on the screen, creating a colour image.
2) "Two-Headed Man,” taken by an unidentified American artist in 1855. I chose this photo because, even over a hundred years before photoshop, processes like the wet collodion process allowed photographers to create effects, to merge two photos into one.
3) The first photograph of lightning, taken by William Jennings in 1882. I chose this photo because it changed the way people understood lightning, because it showed that lightning branched off into different sections, and didn't go straight down.
4) Unpacking the head of the Statue of Liberty, taken in 1885. I chose this photo because it just interested me so much, and also shocking to see how big the statue of liberty's face is. It puts the full statue into perspective of how massive it really is.
5) Testing bulletproof vests taken in 1923. I chose this photo because it shocked me, as the photo could have gone two ways, either it would have been successful, or it could have gone catastrophically wrong, and could have been the last photo ever taken of the man wearing the vest. Also the fact that the guy in the background is smiling shocked me.
6) Olympic Games in London taken in 1948. I chose this picture because it's the photo finish of the final, and it was the first time a photo finish camera was ever used at the Olympics. This paved the way for the technology in sport we now use to determine different things, for example hawk-eye to see whether the ball was in or out in tennis, photo finishes to see who ran the race in running, or a horse in the grand national, and even VAR to see whether a member of the team was offside or not.
7) At the start of World War Two, taken in1939. I chose this photo because it captures a lot of emotion, as it shows troops preparing to leave England for France during WWII.
8) The western front in WW1, taken in 1917. I chose this picture because it conveys the tragedy and danger of war. It shows the wreckage of a British tank near Yypres.
9) Nelson's Column under construction, taken in 1844. I chose this photo because it shows the process of one of the most iconic structures in London being built.
10) Wedding Photography, taken in the late 1800's. I chose this photo because I thought it was interesting to see the contrast and difference between wedding photos in the late 1800's compared with wedding photos now. These these photos show that the people in the wedding photos didn't really show much affection towards each other when taking pictures together, even though it's their wedding day, and instead just stand next to each other, which is completely different from the wedding photos we take today.
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