Animal Locomotion, Plate 469 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Animal Locomotion, Plate 469" (1887) captures a young girl running in a series of 12 sequential photographs. This groundbreaking photographic study is a prime example of Muybridge's pioneering work in chronophotography, which aimed to analyze and document the mechanics of animal and human movement. The images, meticulously arranged in a grid, reveal the nuanced phases of running, demonstrating the dynamic interplay of limbs and torso. As a seminal work in the history of photography and motion studies, it revolutionized our understanding of movement and contributed significantly to the development of cinema.