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'Karnak - The Amon Temple' - Egypt
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Lehnert & Landrock of Cairo (Rudolf Lehnert (1878-1948) & Ernst Landrock (1878-1966)); 'Karnak - The Amon Temple', about 1925; Collotype; 22.5 x 28.9cm..Don McCullin is one of Britain’s greatest photographers. For his latest project he has photographed archaeological remains around the Mediterranean. On a recent visit to the Museum, to coincide with the opening of a major exhibition of his work ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/donmccullin/flickr.asp ) , Don made a personal selection of photographs from the National Media Museum's collection, revealing how these sites were recorded by earlier photographers such as Francis Frith and Maxime Du Camp. ..Don McCullin: "I have chosen this picture because it has got tremendous mood. The lighting is beautiful and the figure on the left is really more like a painting than a photograph. It's got all the qualities of something I would be really pleased to photograph myself."..----..We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions of the original physical version of apply though; if you're unsure please visit the National Media Museum website ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Photography/copyright.asp ) ...For obtaining reproductions of selected images please go to the Science and Society Picture Library ( http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk ) .
The National Photography Collection held at the Museum is one of the finest and most extensive anywhere in the world. It encompasses many significant groups of material, including the Science Museumís Photography Collection, The Royal Photographic Society Collection, the holdings of the former Kodak Museum and the picture library of the former Daily Herald newspaper.
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