Plate Number 82. Ascending an incline with a bucket of water in each hand 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 82. Ascending an incline with a bucket of water in each hand" (1887) is a series of photographs that capture a woman ascending an incline with two buckets of water. Each frame of the image is a separate photo, and when viewed in sequence, create a sense of movement, capturing a moment in time with scientific precision. This work is a seminal example of Muybridge's photographic studies of motion, which revolutionized our understanding of how the human body moves. The photographic series, often referred to as "motion studies," were made using a specialized camera system that captured multiple images in quick succession.