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Harold Eugene Edgerton — Golf Tee-Off
Harold Eugene Edgerton

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.

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Photographs from the Art Institute of Chicago - Online Only

December 22, 2014

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Harold Eugene Edgerton, 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.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dynamic, Color, Action, American, Photograph, High-Speed, Chromogenic Print, Sports, Mid-Century, Contemporary

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