Felice Beato was a British and Italian photographer. He was one of the
first photographers to take pictures in East Asia and one of the first
war photographers. He is also noted for his genre works, portraits,
and views and panoramas of the architecture and landscapes of Asia and
the Mediterranean region. Beato's travels to many lands gave him the
opportunity to create powerful and lasting images of countries, people
and events that were unfamiliar and remote to most people in Europe
and North America. To this day his work provides the key images of
such events as the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Second Opium War
and his photographs represent the first substantial oeuvre of what
came to be called photojournalism. He had a significant impact on
other photographers, and Beato's influence in Japan, where he worked
with and taught numerous other photographers and artists, was
particularly deep and lasting.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1384:
Jadwiga was crowned "King of Poland", although she was a woman.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jadwiga_of_Poland)
1532:
Sapa Inca Atahualpa was captured by Francisco Pizarro in
the Battle of Cajamarca.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atahualpa)
1885:
Louis Riel, Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of
Manitoba", was executed for high treason.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Riel)
1979:
The first line of the Bucharest Metro was opened in Bucharest,
Romania.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucharest_Metro)
2002:
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) was first recorded in
Guangdong, China.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome)
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Wikiquote of the day:
"From each as they choose, to each as they are chosen." -- Robert
Nozick
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Nozick)