
Golf Tee-Off
A mesmerizing freeze-frame captures the precise moment of impact as a golf club strikes a ball from its tee, revealing motion invisible to the naked eye through Edgerton's pioneering stroboscopic photography technique. The multiple exposures trace the graceful arc of the club's swing in a single image, blending scientific inquiry with striking visual elegance. Edgerton's mastery of high-speed flash photography transforms an everyday athletic moment into a luminous study of time, movement, and physical force.
- Medium
- Chromogenic print, printed later.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only
December 22, 2014
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