Roger Cicala: Imaging before photography - a history lesson (Part 1)

I love talking about historical times because they're weird, chaotic, and often make no sense. But they were fun. Today we efficiently build amazing buildings 160 stories high. But nobody puts gargoyles on them anymore. Nobody puts secret codes in the ceilings, either. Gargoyle, Chichester Cathedral, Martinvl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Ceiling at Rosslyn Chapel, Roger Cicala, 1998. The early days, back when photographic advances were made by individuals rather than corporations, are mu...