‘Buckham’s Aerial Camera’
The 1916 leather-and-metal camera that the pioneering aerial photographer, Alfred Buckham, used to take his photographs, strapped to the cockpit seat.
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The trail-blazing #aerialphotos of a daredevil #WW1 pilot. Having survived 9 crash landings, #AlfredBuckham created some of the earliest & most awe-inspiring bird's-eye images. To achieve them, he risked his life, employing perilous, death-defying acts of ingenuity www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
‘Clouds, Cameras, and Courage’
Fascinating talk today about that maverick of early aerial photography, Alfred Buckham.
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Alfred Buckham: Daredevil Photographer alla National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, fino al 19 aprile 2026
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Alfred Buckham (1879-1956)
"Aerial view: Thames and Tower Bridge, London", 1920s
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