Category Archives: rare images

Primul om fotografiat din istorie.

Posted on 23/12/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Evident cineva a trebuit sa fie primul asa ca nu e chiar “big deal” dar felul in care s-a intamplat este unul foarte interesant, mai ales pentru cei ce au cat de cat habar de tehnica fotografica.

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Primii fotografi din Romania

Posted on 13/12/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Am primit zilele trecute o importanta colectie de fotografii, cele mai multe dintre ele mai vechi de un secol. Sunt fascinante, nu doar ca imagini sau vechime ci pur si simplu sunt printre primele imagini fotografice realizate in Romania. Szathmari, … Continue reading →

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1984

Posted on 07/10/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Azi am scotocit prin arhiva de negative a familiei si am gasit cateva imagini facute in septembrie 1984. Lucrurile nu s-au schimbat foarte mult de atunci dar detaliile sunt interesante. Batrana Dacie, lipsa aproape totala a traficului, reclamele inexistente sunt … Continue reading →

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Bucurestiul vechi – serie noua

Posted on 20/09/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Unele sunt cunoscute, altele sunt premiere. Banuiesc ca multi dntre voi vor fi fericiti sa le (re)vada.

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Antonescu’s last pictures

Posted on 21/02/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

I’m sure that some of you already know the pictures and the history of this man but I have to publish these images here anyway. It is very strange for me to see the eyes of a man who will … Continue reading →

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Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej’s Funerals

Posted on 14/02/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1948 until his death in 1965. Officially he died of liver cancer but there are rumors that he was intentionally irradiated during a visit in Moscow. Some believe that … Continue reading →

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Cu Henri Cartier-Bresson prin… Drumul Taberei

Posted on 03/02/2007 by Alex Galmeanu

Cum ar fi fost sa il vedeti cu aparatul la ochi pe aleile din Drumul Taberei sau mai bine in magazinul Big Berceni din Piata Sudului. Pai daca ati fi fost ceva mai atenti prin 1975 l-ati fi observat cu siguranta pentru ca Henri … Continue reading →

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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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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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