The Tension of Expectation

Harold Edgerton’s new way of seeing continues to captivate

Georgeann Sack
Nov 3 · 8 min read
“Shooting the Apple,” by Harold Edgerton, 1964. © 2010 MIT. Courtesy of MIT Museum. (source)

I first saw the photograph, “Shooting the Apple,” in a popular science magazine in 2003. I was so taken by it that I cut it out and framed it, something I haven’t done before or since. I have kept that framed magazine clipping through many years and homes, always hanging it near my desk for inspiration. I even wrote a…

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