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9 June 2020 - RARE COLOURIZED PHOTOGRAPHS OF PARIS

RARE COLOURIZED

PHOTOGRAPHS

OF PARIS

G'day folks,

As a photographer, I always love to look at the work of others.

Paris is renowned for its inspiring art and romantic flair. And, as you're about to see, even back in the days (the early 1900s) Paris had a charming feel to it. Normally, photos of this era tend to be in black and white, but we were lucky to happen across some rare, vintage color photos of France's stunning capital. Let's take a look at what Paris looked like before any of us had a chance to experience its magic.

In 1909 a wealthy French banker named Albert Kahn executed a documentation of Paris, along with other places in the world.

He did so by using a brand new type of technology at the time: Color photography. In its early days, this camera was called the Autochrome Lumière and Kahn commissioned four photographers to explore various places in the world and snap whatever they could find.

To capture these magnificent shots, they used color filters made from dyed potato starch grains, so that audiences may witness Paris's charm in the early 1900s, and get a clear visualization of what the city was like back then. These beautiful photos have been enhanced and improved for viewing.

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Clancy's comment: Wow. Oh, to be there now with my modern cameras.

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20 December 2019 - A COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS

A COLLECTION OF

HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS

G'day folks,

Can anyone argue that the 20th century may have been the most momentous and incredible century in recorded history?

Some historians may argue this point, but I for one cannot imagine a century that changed the world more. At its beginning, the car was a new invention, and electricity was only starting to be used. By the end of it, people were using little computers in their pocket to talk to electronic items in space, we have left Earth and landed on the moon, medicine has taken such huge steps it is almost unrecognizable.

The world was rocked by two world wars, the worst wars we ever witnessed, and we learned and grew, invented new social orders and have progressed so far with technology, so much more than any century before it. This fascinating series of photos will give us a look at some of the moments this epic century has gone through.