Plate Number 14. Walking, right hand at chin 1887

Eadweard Muybridge’s “Plate Number 14. Walking, right hand at chin” (1887) is a photographic study of human locomotion. Composed of a series of 24 sequential images, Muybridge captures a woman walking, documenting the subtle shifts in her body position and posture. His pioneering work in photographic studies of movement laid the groundwork for motion pictures and animation, and continues to be studied by scientists, artists, and filmmakers. Muybridge's images, known as "chronophotography," are a testament to the power of photography to reveal the hidden dynamics of the human form.