Author Archives: Alex Galmeanu

Bucharest under heavy bombing – part two

Posted on 31/01/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

These images are relatively new on the Internet. It was a little bit shocking for me to see them. I just heard some stories from my grandfather and from some books that the Bucharest was hit in 4th and 15th … Continue reading →

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23rd of August Military Parade

Posted on 29/01/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

I found these pictures in my father archive. I suppose that the images are made in 1952 or 53. This is an 23rd o of august military parade (the national day in the Romanian communist era). The pictures are shoot in Saint … Continue reading →

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Robert Doisneau… super oferta in Paris

Posted on 15/01/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Am incercat opt zile la rand, atat cat am stat in Paris, sa intru la o expoxitie Doisneau si nu am reusit pentru ca era coada. Sa nu va inchipuiti ca era o coada rezonabila, era mai ceva decat cozile … Continue reading →

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James Dean on Times Square

Posted on 17/10/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

It started out as an assignment and become a legacy. In 1955, the young Magnum photographer Dennis Stock accompanied the rising star James Dean in various locations from US. The resulting photographs would prove to be the best and the … Continue reading →

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The Story of The World’s First Picture

Posted on 05/10/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

If you are going to live the year of 2026, you must remember that you have to celebrate this first picture and the first 200 years of photography. The world of Photography started with one picture and this picture is considered … Continue reading →

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The earliest photograph of a human figure on paper

Posted on 18/08/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

How is it to be the first human figure on a photographic image? First ever photographed and printed on a photographic paper, it is something or not?

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The first Great Masters of Photography in America

Posted on 17/08/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

Two partners in Boston–Albert Sands Southworth and Josiah Johnson Hawes–are today widely considered to be the first great masters of photography in America. Their partnership lasted from 1843 to 1862.

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Bucharest under heavy bombing

Posted on 01/08/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

I just found these images on the net. All the images are of what’s identified as “bomb fall plot” photos.

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men on the moon

Posted on 23/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

Neil Armstrong, commander of the Eagle (Lunar Module), was the first man to set foot on the moon. He was shortly followed by the pilot, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin. One of the many memorable images taken at the time was that … Continue reading →

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the first camera on the moon

Posted on 22/04/2006 by Alex Galmeanu

It is not about a legendary picture, it’s about a legendary piece of equipment, the first photographic camera used on the moon surface. This camera was on Apollo 11 Mission and became the first still camera on the moon on … Continue reading →

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