
The Smoker–The Match–The Cigarette
1911 · Gelatin silver print
4 5/16 × 4 1/8" (11 × 10.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art

Anton Giulio Bragaglia was an Italian photographer and filmmaker who pioneered photodynamics, a technique using deliberate motion blur and multiple exposures to capture movement and temporal passage within a single frame. Working in the early twentieth century, he photographed dancers, athletes, and figures in motion to visualize gesture and time. His experimental photographs and avant-garde films positioned him as a central figure in Italian modernism, connecting Futurism and cinema.
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