Historical Photographs with Fascinating Stories Behind Them

[post_page_title]Earning its place[/post_page_title]

This is one of the most expensive photos ever sold, even though it’s simple. The snap earned $4.3 million in 2011 and was taken back in 1999 by Andreas Gursky. It’s a shot of the River Rhine.

Earning its place

The water is usually surrounded by buildings and dog walkers, but Andreas digitally removed them all to leave a clean shot instead. This was just one photo of six taken and manipulated by Andreas to show his view of a modern river.

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