Friday, 20 November 2015

amateur - Which is "the most memorable, mind-changing photograph of all time" that Galen Rowell talks about?


Galen Rowell in one of his books talks about the "The most memorable, mind-changing photograph of all time. A color landscape shot taken without a tripod by an amateur". Does anyone have a link to a copy of this or can explain what is special about it?



Answer



Earthrise by Apollo 8 Astronaut William Anders - sounds like he was advocating that sometimes all the training or equipment doesn't make a photograph good, but sometimes a subject can be just THAT inspiring.


Earthrise
Credit: NASA


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