Edward James Muggeridge, alias Eadweard Muybridge, was a trailblazing English-American photographer, whose groundbreaking work in photographic studies of motion and early innovations in motion-picture projection left an indelible mark on the world of photography.
Born on April 9, 1830, in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom, Muybridge's life was marked by significant milestones, including his untimely passing on May 8, 1904, in the same place where he first drew breath.
Muybridge is most renowned for his pioneering studies on animal locomotion, which he conducted in 1877 and 1878. This revolutionary work utilized multiple cameras to capture motion in stop-motion photographs, thereby enabling the creation of a visual representation of movement.
In the 1880s, Muybridge's creative output surged while he was affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. During this period, he produced an astonishing 100,000 images, capturing the movements of both animals and humans with remarkable precision and artistry.
