Eadweard muybridge the human and animal locomotion photographs deals with the forerunner of the moving image english photographer eadweard muybridge 1830 1904 as a pioneer in visual studies of human and animal locomotion in 1872 he famously helped settle a bet for former california governor leland stanford by photographing a galloping horse. English photographer eadweard muybridge 1830 1904 is a pioneer in visual studies of human and animal locomotion in 1872 he famously helped settle a bet for former california governor leland stanford by photographing a galloping horse. Life in motion the forerunner of the moving image english photographer eadweard muybridge was a pioneer in visual studies of human and animal locomotion in 1872 he famously helped settle a bet for former california governor leland stanford by photographing a galloping horse muybridge invented a complex system of electric shutter releases . The human and animal locomotion photographs hardcover 57 x 77 in 282 lb 704 pages us 20 the life and work of eadweard muybridge 1830 1904 pioneer in the visual studies of animal and human movement with a detailed chronology and numerous plates this book features in particular many images from the groundbreaking animal