Saturday, March 30, 2013

Celebrating 125 Years Of National Geographic


This is a brief excerpt from F-Stoppers




National Geographic has been the pinnacle of photography for 125 years now. They have continued to set the standard for inspiring the world with their photographs. For the longest time Nat Geo was one of the only ways the world was able to visually share each others cultures. Its fascinating to see how society has changed over the century. Here we look back these beautiful shots from the past 125 years. Thank you Nat Geo for revolutionizing photography.Tourists admire the beauty and size of the Washington Monument, April 1935.PHOTOGRAPH BY JACOB J. GAYER, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICA woman holds three seven-month old mountain lion kittens in Arizona.PHOTOGRAPH BY CLIFTON R. ADAMS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICMany methods were tried, some unorthodox, in an effort to lure the Loch Ness monster into camera range. Here brave divers execute a baiting using cow’s blood and a bait basket trolled at a 60-foot depth.PHOTOGRAPH BY EMORY KRISTOF, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICAn attendant feeds a dolphin during a performance at Marineland in Florida, November 1952.PHOTOGRAPH BY LUIS MARDEN, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICMan looks out on the Eiffel Tower.PHOTOGRAPH BY CLIFTON R. ADAMS, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICMalays in traditional dress dance for guests at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, August 1966.PHOTOGRAPH BY WINFIELD …



By: Thomas Ingersoll


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