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Apollo VII ? XVII: A collection of photographs taken by NASA?s Apollo program astronauts 1968 ? 1972
Apollo VII XVII A collection of photographs taken by NASAs Apollo program astronauts 1968 1972 Author:Simon Phillipson, Joel Meter, Delano Steenmeijer, Floris Heyne NASA's Apollo program astronauts are more often hailed for being some of the world's greatest explorers, adventurers, pilots and scientists, but rarely are they portrayed as some of the world's most important photographers. — 'Apollo VII - XVII: A collection of photographs taken by NASA's Apollo program astronauts 1968 - 1972' photography book th... more »at revisits the iconic images taken by the astronauts of NASA's Apollo program, 1968 - 1972.
The book is introduced with an essay written by Apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham, sharing his memories and stories on early space exploration photography from the Apollo program.
Photography has become a crucial technique for documenting the history of mankind. The early exploration of space is one such historical event, unrivalled among humanity's achievements. Fortunately, the skill and daring of a very particular group of 'photographers', the Apollo astronauts, were able to bring back beautiful, moving and instantly recognizable images. It is these images that created a new understanding to what it means to be human, living on this planet and its relation to the sun and the stars.
This book presents 225 of these photographs in large print format. Bringing them to life and restoring the color from the original scans of 70mm film the astronauts shot during their missions. An additional chapter at the back of the book gives background information on the photographic equipment and the training and technique the astronauts undertook in order to create these beautiful images using modified Hasselblad 70mm film cameras they were given to use on board.« less