[swanlefitte]

Seeing the camera with the photograph is interesting. Many of the photographs are disturbing.
20 Of The Most Iconic Photographs And The Cameras That Captured Them | Bored Panda

[Lulo]

Thanks for sharing.
I would add this photograph: The Bare-chested Man in front of the Occupiers’ Tank.
The photograph by Ladislav Bielik from the first day of the invasion of Czechoslovakia in Bratislava by Warsaw Pact troops on August 21, 1968, circulated across the globe. It became an iconic image bringing a deep and permanent legacy about the threat of injustice and violence committed by those in power.

[officiousbystander]

I'm old and I've seen the Nick Ut photo hundreds of times including when it was first published which was when I was just a little kid. And now this is the first time I've seen it pixelated. What's happening to us? The paradox is now everything is apparently sexualised and at the same time we need to be protected from it. Once upon a time we were treated as adults.

[stevebrot]

It was cool to see so many important photos (iconic? give me a break) in one place, though I was a little disappointed that pictures of the cameras were the best the editors could find as representative. Find me a Petri...any Petri...re-use the photo of the crummy Crown Graphic...again...again...Nice Nikon F...again...again...again


Steve

[Kozlok]

Not a Pentax in the bunch, unless I missed it?

[monochrome]

I’m struck by the number of Leicas - rangefinders in general - though I guess not surprised. The Speedgraphics make sense as journalist cameras of the time. I guess I won’t sell my FE2 and 35-70, though the meaning is all in my head.

[ffking]

I don't understand it - no eye-AF, no AF even - no exposure metering - no 40+ MP sensors (film??) - how could the photographers have taken 'iconic' pictures???

[From1980]

I don't understand it - no eye-AF, no AF even - no exposure metering - no 40+ MP sensors (film??) - how could the photographers have taken 'iconic' pictures???

Guess they just didn't know much about photography yet then, right?
LOL
Of course, it wasn't until everyone had a computer that we were told we needed all the electronics. We just didn't know any better before.

[normhead]

If I'd bought one of those Speed Graphic cameras I would have been famous by now.

But I always wanted one. It wasn't for lack of wishing.

[biz-engineer]

If I'd bought one of those Speed Graphic cameras I would have been famous by now.

Archival would have been essential.

[normhead]

Archival would have been essential.

Just good processing.

A friend had a print from a well known photographer, (as if that makes any difference to his using expired developer or not fixing long enough.) It was a typical old horse drawn raker in field of grass. The images was degrading because it hadn't been washed long enough after fixing, it was yellow and the emulsion was actually separating from the paper . My brief comment was " This print didn't spend enough time in the wash." The response was "This was a really well known photographer with an excellent reputation." As I said, people know what they want to know.