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Taking A Picture Collection

Capturing moments from around the world through the lens of a camera, these photographs tell stories that transcend time and space

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Vietnamese schoolgirl taking picture of Khai Dinhs Tomb, Hue, Vietnam

Vietnamese schoolgirl taking picture of Khai Dinhs Tomb, Hue, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Half Dome from Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, California, United States of America, North America

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Man photographing the fjord, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), Lysefjord, Norway

Man photographing the fjord, Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), Lysefjord, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park, view of Brooklyn Bridge

NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park, view of Brooklyn Bridge
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Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: NY, NYC, Central Park, view of colorful foliage and Pond

NY, NYC, Central Park, view of colorful foliage and Pond
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Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: New York City, Central Park Boat Pond Conservatory Water, mini sailboats

New York City, Central Park Boat Pond Conservatory Water, mini sailboats

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Colombia, Cartagena, Girl Taking Photo of Pegasus Sculpture

Colombia, Cartagena, Girl Taking Photo of Pegasus Sculpture

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Abstract of figure taking a photo on the beach

Abstract of figure taking a photo on the beach

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Human shadow over sprawling roots on a banyan tree

Human shadow over sprawling roots on a banyan tree

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Pilgrims on the Ganges river, Varanasi, India

Pilgrims on the Ganges river, Varanasi, India

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Standard 18 hp 4-door saloon, c1920s. Artist: Bill Brunell

Standard 18 hp 4-door saloon, c1920s. Artist: Bill Brunell
Standard 18 hp. 4-door saloon. Place:

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Photographer and child, c19th century

Photographer and child, c19th century

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Nadar Elevating Photography to Art. After a work by Honore Daumier from the French magazine Le

Nadar Elevating Photography to Art. After a work by Honore Daumier from the French magazine Le Boulevard, May 25, 1863. Nadar was the pseudonym of French photographer Gaspard-Felix Tournachon

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A life model stereoview from 1900 of a bride and groom having their photograph taken

A life model stereoview from 1900 of a bride and groom having their photograph taken. A humorous slide entitled Just one Darling, while his head is covered up

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Historic image in sepia of a photographer sitting on a slender girder above fifth avenue in New

Historic image in sepia of a photographer sitting on a slender girder above fifth avenue in New York City with a stereocamera, circa 1905; New York City, New York, United States of America

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Historic image in black and white of a photographer sitting on a slender girder above fifth avenue

Historic image in black and white of a photographer sitting on a slender girder above fifth avenue in New York City with a stereocamera, circa 1905; New York City, New York, United States of America

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A camera, tripod and bicycle on a full moon night at Yamdrok Lake, Tibet, China

A camera, tripod and bicycle on a full moon night at Yamdrok Lake, Tibet, China
Night adventure with a camera, tripod and bicycle at Yamdrok Lake, Tibet, China, in a full moon night

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A diver has a close encounter with an oceanic whitetip shark

A diver has a close encounter with an oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) at Cat Island in the Bahamas

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Scuba diver swimming over a massive school of jack fish

Scuba diver swimming over a massive school of jack fish in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Female Great White and underwater photographer, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Female Great White and underwater photographer, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Male great white shark and divers, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Male great white shark and divers, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Diver taking a photo of a male great white shark

Diver taking a photo of a male great white shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Snorkeler photographing Green Turtle in Caribbean Sea

Snorkeler photographing Green Turtle in Caribbean Sea near Cancun Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Photographer taking a picture of a great white shark

Photographer taking a picture of a great white shark
Underwater photographer taking a photograph of a great white shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Photographer taking a picture of a male great white shark

Photographer taking a picture of a male great white shark
Underwater photographer taking a photograph of a male great white shark, Guadalupe Island, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Diver comes face to face with a leopard seal, Astrolabe Island, Antarctica

Diver comes face to face with a leopard seal, Astrolabe Island, Antarctica
Diver comes face to face with a leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx), Astrolabe Island, Antarctica

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Scuba divers with a massive school of jacks at Cabo Pulmo in Mexico

Scuba divers with a massive school of jacks at Cabo Pulmo in Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A soldier documents a CH-47 Chinook during a full-spectrum operations exercise

A soldier documents a CH-47 Chinook during a full-spectrum operations exercise
November 15, 2008 - U.S. Air Force Senior Airman documents a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a full-spectrum operations exercise at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, California

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A combat videographer practices evasion techniques

A combat videographer practices evasion techniques
Camp Pendleton, California, April 24, 2007 - A combat videographer practices evasion techniques while on a mock patrol during Quick Shot 2007

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Underwater photographer takes photos of a U. S. submarine

Underwater photographer takes photos of a U. S. submarine
Government Service underwater photographer takes photos of a U.S. submarine underway while positioned on the bow of the underway submarine

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A pilot onboard a U. S. F-15E Strike Eagle takes a photo while getting refueled by

A pilot onboard a U. S. F-15E Strike Eagle takes a photo while getting refueled by
April 30, 2010 - A pilot onboard a U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle takes a photo while getting refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker over the skies of Afghanistan

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A combat photographer familiarizes himself with an underwater camera

A combat photographer familiarizes himself with an underwater camera
February 8, 2012 - A member of the Expeditionary Combat Cameras underwater photo team familiarizes himself with an underwater camera housing while diving off the coast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Silhouettes of three U. S. Air Force Visual Information professionals

Silhouettes of three U. S. Air Force Visual Information professionals
Three U.S. Air Force Visual Information professionals: a videographer (left), a still photographer (center), and a graphics specialist (right), are all highlighted by the setting sun

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Specialist takes a photograph of evidence during a battlefield forensics course

Specialist takes a photograph of evidence during a battlefield forensics course
Specialist takes a photograph of a piece of evidence during a battlefield forensics course at March Air Reserve Base, California

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A photographer documents a Navy diver as he enters the water

A photographer documents a Navy diver as he enters the water
Nghe An Province, Vietnam, June 18, 2011 - A photographer documents a Navy diver as he enters the water during a Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC)

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Diver photographs a massive school of jacks in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Diver photographs a massive school of jacks in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Illustration of an Iguanodon photographer

Illustration of an Iguanodon photographer

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Photographer taking a picture of a F7F Tigercat flying overhead

Photographer taking a picture of a F7F Tigercat flying overhead, Chino, California

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A crewman snaps a photo of USS Elokomin during refueling with USS Little Rock

A crewman snaps a photo of USS Elokomin during refueling with USS Little Rock
November 1, 1969 - One of the cruisers crewmen aboard USS Little Rock (CLG-4) snaps a photograph of USS Elokomin (AO-55), as the two ships steam side by side during underway refueling in

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Young female photographer taking pictures of a Masai Giraffe -Giraffa camelopardalis

Young female photographer taking pictures of a Masai Giraffe -Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi-, Lake Naivasha, Kenya, East Africa, Africa, PublicGround

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Woman taking photos of quiver trees, Karas Region, Namibia

Woman taking photos of quiver trees, Karas Region, Namibia

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Tourists taking pictures of the Godafoss waterfall, Godafoss, Gemeinde Pingeyjarsveit

Tourists taking pictures of the Godafoss waterfall, Godafoss, Gemeinde Pingeyjarsveit, North Iceland, Iceland

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Aletsch Glacier at first morning light with photographer, from Moosfluh, Riederalp, Valais

Aletsch Glacier at first morning light with photographer, from Moosfluh, Riederalp, Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A Woman Photographs Her Father

A Woman Photographs Her Father
Washington D.C. 1938 A smiling woman takes a photograph of her father as he poses for the camera

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Man Photographs Sleeping Girl

Man Photographs Sleeping Girl
United States: c. 1937. A photographer gets his own picture taken while he is photographing a sleeping girl in a bathing suit

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: A Woman And Her Camera

A Woman And Her Camera
California: c. 1924. A bathing beauty and her new camera

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: Tourist looking over the rock formations of the Isalo National Park, Madagascar, Africa

Tourist looking over the rock formations of the Isalo National Park, Madagascar, Africa

Background imageTaking A Picture Collection: The Fasilides Castle, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa

The Fasilides Castle, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa



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Capturing moments from around the world through the lens of a camera, these photographs tell stories that transcend time and space. From a Vietnamese schoolgirl capturing the beauty of Khai Dinhs Tomb in Hue to a man photographing the majestic Half Dome from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, each image is a testament to our desire to freeze fleeting moments forever. In Norway's breathtaking Lysefjord, a photographer stands in awe as he captures the grandeur of Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock), while pilgrims on India's sacred Ganges River immortalize their spiritual journey in Varanasi. Even decades ago, photography held its allure; an artist skillfully portrays a standard 18 hp 4-door saloon car from the 1920s, and an endearing scene unfolds as a child poses for an early 19th-century photographer. Nadar, known as Gaspard-Felix Tournachon behind his pseudonym, took photography to new heights by being the first person to capture aerial views. His pioneering spirit lives on through illustrations depicting him elevating photography into art. Meanwhile, humor shines through with stereoview slides showing newlyweds playfully posing during their photo session. The bustling streets of New York City become surreal backdrops as photographers perch precariously on slender girders above Fifth Avenue. These historic images transport us back to circa 1905 when daring photographers fearlessly captured iconic cityscapes. From Southwold's whimsical "When the King shot the Shooters" event in 1932 (1937) to witnessing sunrise at Kahala Beach in Oahu, Hawaii – every click of the shutter freezes memories that will last lifetimes. Photography allows us not only to document but also to appreciate and share diverse cultures and natural wonders across continents. Through these captivating glimpses into different corners of our world throughout history and today, we are reminded of the power of photography to transcend time and connect us all.