PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoSelf-portrait by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, early pioneer of color photography, Russian Empire, 1912lemmy.worldimagemessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1imageSelf-portrait by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, early pioneer of color photography, Russian Empire, 1912lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square2fedilink
minus-squareKronusdark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoMore and More when I see posts like this on social media, I look with a skeptical eye. I did a little googling and was happy to confirm this is legit. It’s pretty cool seeing color photos this old. Almost like time travel.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoSergey Prokudin-Gorsky did a large number of these in what-was-then the Russian Empire. They have such vibrancy in their coloring, I love them. It’s not only fascinating pieces of history, but gorgeous photography in its own right!
More and More when I see posts like this on social media, I look with a skeptical eye. I did a little googling and was happy to confirm this is legit. It’s pretty cool seeing color photos this old. Almost like time travel.
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky did a large number of these in what-was-then the Russian Empire. They have such vibrancy in their coloring, I love them. It’s not only fascinating pieces of history, but gorgeous photography in its own right!