PetaPixel Vagabond Photographer Shot 5,000 Photos of Rural Life That Were Found Years After His Death


Five young women in early 20th-century dresses pose against a plain wall; two are seated, three stand. To the right, a man stands outdoors with a large vintage camera on a tripod, facing the group.

Striding over the steep inclines of the Swiss Alps in the late 19th century, a tall, mustachioed, eccentric man -- who would often sing to himself -- traveled around the impoverished Blenio Valley hawking seed packets while carrying something else: a large format plate camera.

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