Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

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Photos randomly taken at a very good moment existed before the era of smartphones and digital photography. Photographers captured legendary moments on film.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

This photo of a sneezing woman was taken in 1900. There is a possibility, however, that this is a staged shot, and the woman on it is an actress demonstrating her skills. The shutter speed did not allow then to shoot something as rapid as the sneezing process - especially without blurring the image.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

After the brakes fail, racing driver Hans Hermann is thrown out of his BRM F1 car during the German Grand Prix 1959 race. He survived and raced professionally until 1969.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Rene Maltet is a French photographer who published his first book in 1960. He was looking for humor in everyday situations.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Maltet was making shots caught at the right moment long before the Internet and before it became fashionable.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

No, this child is not sitting on the wires, it's the father who throws him into the air.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

In the early era of football, when helmets were just padded leather caps, the best way to test them was to bang your head against a wall.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

One of the legendary photos is a man jumping through a puddle, by Henri Cartier-Bresson. The picture was taken in 1932, three years after Cartier-Bresson got his first camera. This photographer is a master of street photography.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Robert Frank is a famous street photographer from Switzerland. This frame was shot in 1951 in London.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

Harry Vinogrand is a contemporary of Robert Frank, shot mainly in New York.

Photos taken at a good moment - from an era when it wasn't fashionable yet

The kangaroo attacked this woman, and she dropped the camera from her hands.

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