As the sales point of holidays has moved to the Internet, the display of images has become much easier – digital display doesn’t make a carbon print as for print travel magazines and pamphlets. Moreover, travel photos online can be combined with the booking processs which shortens the mental leap of deciding for a place to go and the purchase..
We have photos and film footage from the 19th century. They usually depict very official situations, often carrying a symbolical weight in a historical context. But there are also photos from private collections, such as family portraits or rudimentary travel photography. If we take a closer look at the early half of the century, there are some magnificient..
Here is the first part of the photo series “River Glimpses”, with photos from Spree (Berlin), Rhone (Lyon), Vltava (Prague), and Seine (Paris). Click the photos to see larger versions!
