Albert Kahn was a wealthy fella. A banker, in fact, with a heart of gold and pockets deep enough to be able to unleash his army of expert photographers and create a photographic record of.... the WORLD. Amazing, no? I found out about Mr Kahn via this ace blog. You can find out more about Albert Kahn in lots of different ways.
- There is a fabulous book which documents a few of the 72 000 autochrome photographs that Kahn commissioned : read more about the book here. I can vouch for it's amazingness.
- There is a museum in Paris, dedicated to the work and memory of Mr Kahn. You could go there.
- And the BBC produced a series detailing the places and people involved in the life of Kahn too. You could watch that, couldn't you?!
What do you think? Amazing no? Imagine the filing system they use for all those photos! Yikes!
xx Pip
xx Pip
