Ahhh, I should’ve been the one opening the program by saying that.
Why?
Helloo! Here stands the greatest photographer of all times.
You? No way.
Oh really? I always take out my camera when we go on a trip, remember?
I take photos, too! … with my phone… but I’m not claiming to be the best photographer ever.
I guess that’s why you always choose the photos I take for your profile pictures.
I’m not even using social media properly. But I’ll admit yours are better than mine. I never thought you were so into it. When did you start exactly?
To be honest, I didn’t use to be so into it. Around 5 years ago, I found my beautiful rollei 35mm from one of the boxes in the attic. It turned out it was from my uncle.
Hmm, It is one of those film cameras right?
Yeah. Since then, I’ve been trying to keep his legacy alive.
Oh, What a great thing to do! I respect this a lot. Keep it going, buddy!
Thank you! That’s why I’m SO excited about what we’ll be talking about today.
I’ve got some interesting stories for today. Since you’re “the greatest photographer of all times”, now I’m not so sure if you haven’t heard these stories before. I want you to enjoy them as much as our listeners. I’m curious what you’ve also got to tell us.
Even if I’ve heard them, it’s fine. I can talk about cameras and photos till morning. For today, I’ve got one story that will blow your mind, too.
Only one? I was expecting more from you.
Well, believe me you won’t need more because it has been puzzling even historians worldwide for years.
If it’s an unsolved mystery, maybe we can solve it today! Go on please.
Then, let’s go back in time a little. Around 100 years ago in the Russian Empire, photography was not something unusual.
But it was definitely something that only wealthy people could effort.
True. There’s this city called “Krasnoyarsk” in Siberia. Like every other city, it also has some postcards with some local buildings. Everything was fine for some time. But after a while, people noticed something in these postcards.
Aha?
There’s a small figure standing. In some photos, it’s really hard to notice her while she is quite obvious in the others. So,some researchers started investigating. First they zoomed in and improved the quality of the pictures to see what this figure looks like.
How does she look?
They guessed it was a 10 year old girl, appearing in almost the same clothes and standing with the same posture in every single photo! She’s always wearing a white coat and a wide brim hat. Her hair is quite long and braided over her left shoulder.
Hmm. If she looks almost the same in every photo, maybe they took all the photos on the same day?
Yeah, some people also guessed this. In each photo she looks the same but actually with a little change as well. If you take a closer look, you’ll see her hats and boots are different. For those who wonder; you can type “phantom girl of siberia” and check out the photos. Let’s see if you could find other differences in her clothes.
I want to see her too. Wait a second.
I already printed out the photos for you. Here, have a look [passes the photos to him.] But the fact that she is never ever smiling in these photos makes it even more enigmatic!
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