APRIL 1957 – A man emerges from the waves of the Mediterranean Sea at the beach of San Juan in Spain. Scan © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Some historical images just make you smile. Here’s a photo from a trip that remote members of my family made in spring 1957 to San Juan d’Alacant in Spain.
The guy emerges from a (rather tiny) wave in the cold Mediterranean Sea and raises both arms. The photographer captured the perfect moment while standing in the water – not a small challenge in the times of analog film and single exposures.
I like this image because it expresses the simple fun they had 66 years ago. They had been driving all the way from Northern Germany to the South of Spain, a long, unique, and unusual trip. And they apparently enjoyed every bit of it. Today you’d just use a plane and miss all the beautiful details you can only discover on a road trip.
Very nice.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | April 1957 |
| Location | San Juan d’Alacant, Spain |
| Image Source | 7 x 10 cm Print |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 4393 x 3075 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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