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Self-portrait by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, early pioneer of color photography, Russian Empire, 1912 (lemmy.world)
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[–] Kronusdark 28 points 5 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] PugJesus 22 points 5 months ago (2 children)

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!

[–] Anticorp 4 points 5 months ago

That's amazing! He must have been a genius.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Damn. Are you sure these weren't shot on iPhone? 😂 Such high quality.