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Moon - Photographing the Moon 1840-Now (Hardcover)
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Moon - Photographing the Moon 1840-Now (Hardcover)
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On July 21, 1969, the first man set foot on The Moon. When Neil
Armstrong was asked if this made him feel big, he answered: "No, it
made me feel really, really small." 50 years later, this
publication celebrates that special moment that put life on earth
into a totally different perspective. It collects pictures of the
world's best photographers from the 1840s until today. Next to
historical photographs and imagery printed in media, the
publication features many artists that each in their own way
reflect on this mystical celestial body, we call 'moon'. The book
shows the diversity of meanings of The Moon, it's relation to
mankind and to nature. The Moon has always both attracted and
scared people around the world. It is our everyday connection to
the unfathomable universe. Since time immemorial it is revered for
its beauty, its stillness and mysterious appearance and yet also
feared for its supernatural-seeming qualities. In mythology The
Moon has always been given a central place. With its magnetic
forces it changes the tides and has a direct and uncontrollable
impact on mankind from above. In 1840, barely three years after the
invention of photography, J.W. Draper makes the first picture ever
made of The Moon and since that day photographers have never
stopped following his example. The paradoxical aspects of the moon
continue to fascinate and inspire. Like a photograph The Moon
depends on sunlight to be visible. It has no light of its own and
no apparent strength to resist our nightly city lights either.
Photographers feel this close connection to The Moon's
characteristics and find the perfect object in its aesthetics. The
landing on The Moon was a culmination point of the1960's Space Race
between the United States and the Soviet Union, which quickly
became a symbol of the Cold War. The images of the landing became
the bearer of values and symbols of the United States and were
widely spread through various media. In 1973 NASA abolished its
moon program. The Moon had been conquered and the public seemed to
have had lost interest. However, today people still find The Moon
fascinating, and humanity continues to dream about setting foot on
the sun's shadow.
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