21 Dedicated Photographers of Yesteryear Who Would Do Anything for the Shot

Let’s take a trip back to a time when photographers weren’t just capturing moments – they were living them.

“Charles Clyde Ebbets – American photographer credited with taking the iconic photograph Lunch atop a Skyscraper.”

“National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry photographed during his coverage of the 1983 Monsoon in Gujarat, India.”

“Grand Canyon photographer suspended on a rope, 1908.”

“The youngest war photographer ever: Lỗ Mạnh Hùng, a 12-year-old war photographer, Vietnam war, 1968.”

“Soviet cameraman Alexander Elbert is shooting under cover of a BA-10 armored car, 1943.”

“Soviet cameraman capturing scenes of fighting during the battle of Budapest, January, 1945.”

“1920s kid practicing target with cameraman.”

“Skydiving cameramen (ca. 90’s).”

“Empire State Building Cameraman 1936.”

“Cameramen recording the lion for the MGM logo.”

“A cameraman strapped to the front of a race car for a scene in the 1966 movie ‘Grand Prix.’”

“’Mad Max’ cinematographer David Eggby 1977.”

“Kangaroo Hits A Photographer For Trying To Photograph Him, England. Photo By Voller Ernst, 1967.”

“Photographer suspended from a crane takes pictures of the streets in London, 1929.”

“A picture of a photographer taking a Picture of New-York City streets , 1925.”

“Stanley Kubrick getting his shot on the scene of A Clockwork Orange, 1970.”

“Photographer Annie Leibovitz atop the Chrysler Building, New York City, 1991 by John Loengard.”

“Fortune magazine photographer Margaret Bourke-White preparing to take a picture from high atop a NYC building, 1931.”

A photographer poses atop a skyscraper in New York City, date unknown.

“Getting the shot: Douglas Kirkland photographing Marilyn Monroe 1961.”

“Madison, Wisconsin: This cameraman stood between the points of Wisconsin National Guardsmen bayonets on September 30, 1969.”