In 1944, Picture Post photographer Haywood Magee boarded an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley bomber at RAF Ringway, Cheshire, England. Already onboard were men of the 10th Battalion Parachute Regiment. As one paratrooper prepared to jump, Magee handed him a camera with the instructions to aim it at his face, don’t drop the thing, and click. InContinue reading “The Paratrooper’s Selfies : 12 Snapshots Whilst Falling to Earth in 1944”
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48 Wonderful Photos of People Having Fun Posing for the Camera
Hilarious Photos of Souvenir Portraits in the Early 20th Century
From Mark Hamill’s Family Photo Album: Rare Candid Behind the Scenes Photos During the Filming of ‘Return of the Jedi’
Star Wars has always been a story about family, and is often shared by families — even behind the scenes. The Hamill family had shared their own behind-the-scenes photos on StarWars.com. In a backstage interview with James Arnold Taylor and StarWars.com at Star Wars Celebration Anaheim, the legendary Mark Hamill discussed some newly unearthed photosContinue reading “From Mark Hamill’s Family Photo Album: Rare Candid Behind the Scenes Photos During the Filming of ‘Return of the Jedi’”
Stunning Photos of Stevie Nicks in New Haven, October 1975
Photographer Fin Costello was born in Glenamaddy in Galway, Ireland and grew-up in Cork by St Lukes. He emigrated to London when he was 19 years old, and took up a trade as a sailmaker. In 1966 he began photography as a hobby and discovered he had an aptitude for it, initially beginning working forContinue reading “Stunning Photos of Stevie Nicks in New Haven, October 1975”
Vintage Photos of a Girl With the House’s Adopted Cat in Boston, Summer 1968
These lovely pics were taken by Barry Cunningham that show a tuxedo cat named Heba from the Evans Street Resistance commune in Dorchester, MA in summer of 1968. One where he poses as part of a still life. Several more where he is being shamelessly cute, soaking up Diane’s affection (name of the girl holdingContinue reading “Vintage Photos of a Girl With the House’s Adopted Cat in Boston, Summer 1968”
The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945
This heart rending photo was taken by Joe O’Donnell, who was sent by the U.S. military to document the horrors inflicted upon the Japanese by air raids and atomic bombs in 1945. In this photo, the little boy had bought his brother to a cremation spot. He was barefooted and in perhaps trying to playContinue reading “The Story Behind the Photo of 10-Year-Old Japanese Boy Carries His Deceased Brother to a Cremation Pyre, 1945”
Adorable Photos of Loretta Young and Daughter Judy Lewis (Love Child of Clark Gable)
Loretta Young and Clark Gable were the romantic leads of the 1935 Twentieth Century Pictures film The Call of the Wild. Young was then 22 years old; Gable was 34 and married to Maria “Ria” Franklin Prentiss Lucas Langham. During filming, Young became pregnant by Gable. Young did not want to damage her career orContinue reading “Adorable Photos of Loretta Young and Daughter Judy Lewis (Love Child of Clark Gable)”
Behind-the-Scenes of Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Flying Skirt Photo While Filming ‘The Seven Year Itch’
There are hundreds of photos of Marilyn Monroe, one of Hollywood’s most iconic stars, but the most famous photo of all was shot on September 15, 1954 by photographer Sam Shaw on the set of Seven Year Itch. However, there is more to the story than that, including why she faced the photographer and posedContinue reading “Behind-the-Scenes of Marilyn Monroe’s Iconic Flying Skirt Photo While Filming ‘The Seven Year Itch’”
17 Fantastic Selfies From the 1930s by Using Strings or Sticks
Not using a mirror as a common method at this time, these people from the 1930s know how to take a good self-portrait photo by using a string or a stick connected to the shutter…
