Edward Muybridge

Edward James Muggeridge was born on April 9, 1830. When he was 20 yrs old, he immigrated to America. It was in San Francisco, where he acquired an interest in photography. During this time he changed his surname to Muybridge.

In 1872, Muybridge began experimenting with an array of 12 cameras photographing a galloping horse in a sequence of shots; to prove whether or not all four hooves of a running horse left the ground. However because he had yet to prefect his technique, he couldn't. After perfecting his technique, he proved that horses do have all four hooves off the ground during their running stride. Later in life Muybridge worked at the University of Pennsylvania, producing thousands of photographs of humans and animals in motion.

Examples of Muybridge's Work:

I love this image. It's a bit out of focus here but I think that is part of the reason I like it so much. You can really see the full range of motion.

I love the grittiness of this picture.  It doesn't have to do with are current assignment, but I wanted to show a different type of Muybridge's work.