Curlew
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Curlew is a photographic by Zoological Photographic Club, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This photo shows a lone bird standing on a rocky outcrop. The bird has a long, curved beak and a speckled body, blending into the grassy, uneven ground around it. In the background, a hill covered in short, patchy plants stretches toward a pale, hazy sky. The bird looks like it’s poised to step forward, its stance calm and steady. The photo’s soft focus makes the scene feel quiet and still, as if time has slowed down. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A mounted photograph of a Curlew is included in an album cataloged under museum numbers 3250:1-2023 to 3250:39-2023.
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The Zoological Photographic Club took crisp, close-up photos of animals in the late 1800s, long before smartphones.
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