A Newborn, 1965
Here we truly have a piece of history. It’s the first ever photo taken of a fetus that is still in the womb. Photographer Lennart Nilsson documented the entire pregnancy and detailed every stage of the baby’s growth.
A Newborn 1965
His work was meticulous, and it contributed much to the understanding of how human beings develop. Her fetus is just 17 weeks old. The copies of this issue sold out in only four days. It was popular.
An Abstract Photo, 1954
Something a little more avant-garde, here we have Ralph Morse’s Jet Age Man, an artistic shot in which Morse used light and shadow to create something interesting to look at.
An Abstract Photo 1954
The subject of the photo is an air force pilot, and it was taken in 1954. It was at this time that warfare and aviation began to enter the modern era, and so this is a very fitting photo with which to mark it with.
