MUYBRIDGE HC (30 Apr Release)

How do you capture a changing world in the blink of an eye? Sacramento¸ California¸ 1870. Pioneer photographer Eadweard Muybridge becomes entangled in railroad robber baron Leland Stanford’s delusions of grandeur. Tasked with proving Stanford’s belief that a horse’s hooves do not touch the ground while galloping at full speed¸ Muybridge gets to work with his camera. In doing so¸ he inadvertently creates one of the single most important technological advancements of our age—the invention of time-lapse photography and the mechanical ability to capture motion. Critically-acclaimed cartoonist Guy Delisle (Pyongyang¸ Hostage) returns with another engrossing foray into nonfiction: a biography about Eadweard Muydbridge¸ the man who made pictures move. Despite career breakthrough after career breakthrough¸ Muybridge would only be hampered by betrayal¸ intrigue¸ and tragedy. Delisle’s keen eye for details that often go unnoticed in search of a broader emotional truth brings this historical figure and those around him to life through an uncompromising lens. Translated from the French by Helge Dascher & Rob Aspinall¸ Muybridge turns a spotlight on what lives in the shadow of an individual’s ambition for greatness¸ and proves that Eadweard Muybridge deserves to be far more than just another historical footnote.