Muybridge, Eadweard - Dread, trottend (Zeno Fotografie)

Eadweard Muybridge (1830-1904) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in the field of motion photography. He is best known for his series of photographs called "Animal Locomotion", which captured animals and humans in motion and provided a scientific understanding of how movement occurs. Muybridge's work was groundbreaking because it challenged the conventional wisdom of the time that animals moved in ways that could not be captured on film. His use of multiple cameras and fast shutter speeds allowed him to capture individual frames of movement, which he then arranged in sequence to create a moving image. Muybridge's work had a significant impact on science, art and entertainment. His photographs were used by scientists to study movement and anatomy, while artists and filmmakers were inspired by his innovative techniques. Today, Muybridge is considered one of the most important figures in the history of photography, and his legacy continues to influence contemporary artists and photographers.

Chronophotography is "a set of photographs of a moving object taken for the purpose of recording and displaying successive phases of motion. The term chronophotography was coined by French physiologist Étienne-Jules Marey to describe photographs of movement from which measurements and study of motion could be derived. It is derived from the Greek word “chronos” (time), combined with photography. Marey’s pioneering work in the field of chronophotography can be seen to have lead directly to the development of cinematography.