Plate Number 153. Jumping, running straight high jump 1887

Eadweard Muybridge's "Plate Number 153. Jumping, running straight high jump," from 1887, is a seminal work in the history of photography and motion studies. This photographic sequence, which captures a man performing a high jump in a series of frames, demonstrates Muybridge's pioneering use of chronophotography, a technique that broke down movement into a series of still images. Muybridge's work revolutionized our understanding of motion and contributed significantly to the development of cinema. This specific plate showcases the fluidity and complexity of human movement in a way that was unprecedented at the time.