Color Photography. 100 Years from Experiment to Recognition

In 1861, Maxwell proved the principle. A practical method appeared only in 1907 — the Lumière brothers’ Autochrome, slow and fragile. Then came twenty years of failures: Kromogram, Joly, Colorsnap. Eventually, everything was changed by two amateur musicians, frustrated with the quality of color film — and Kodachrome was born. Even then, color remained “unserious” — associated with advertising, magazines, and family albums. It was recognized as art only in 1976, at Eggleston’s exhibition at MoMA, which critics initially tore apart.

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Six geniuses, six different directions, one common passion - to stop time and reveal the truth. Their photographs hang in museums, appear on magazine covers, and are preserved in the memory of humanity. These are their stories.