Eadweard Muybridge (born Edward James Muggeridge) was a pioneering English photographer renowned for his groundbreaking work in chronophotography. He is best known for capturing the mechanics of motion through high-speed photography, most notably in 'The Horse in Motion' and 'Animal Locomotion'. After moving to the United States as a bookseller, he suffered a severe head injury in 1860 that significantly altered his personality and led him toward an artistic career. He spent years documenting landscapes of the American West—including Yosemite Valley and San Francisco—before focusing on scientific studies of human and animal locomotion at the University of Pennsylvania. His work laid the foundation for modern cinematography and influenced numerous visual artists by revealing the hidden details of movement.[1,2]
The Human Figure in Motion1901 · Dover Publications (reprint) · book · EnglishISBN 0486202046First published in 1901; Dover edition released in 1955.
Animals in Motion1899 · book
Animal Locomotion. An Electro-Photographic Study of the Various Modes of Movement in Animals and Man1887 · bookThe primary source for many of his later publications.
