One of the first pictures taken with the endoscope. It shows a fetus in a pregnant woman. The picture was taken by Lennart Nilsson and showed to LIFE’s editors, they demanded that witnesses confirm that they were seeing what they thought they were seeing. The picture was considered many years the symbol of humanity.
Photographer: Lennart Nilsson
Source: life.com
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So freaking cool!
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 8:41 pm"does anyone know? who is the fetus? what happened to them?
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 10:45 pm"how could this be endoscopic? the placenta is entirely detached from the uterus.
Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 12:10 am"[…] comienza la vida” (How Life Begins) es una foto famosísima tomada en el año 1965 con un endoscopio. Pertenece a Lennart Nilsson y […]
Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 5:05 am"wow gorgeous!!
Thursday, June 7th, 2007 at 9:13 pm"its me . LIFE still pays me 147 $ a month.
Monday, June 11th, 2007 at 2:42 pm"I have the original LIFE magazine with this entire spread in it. Found it at an antique store years ago. The whole thing is fantastic…
Thursday, June 28th, 2007 at 3:13 pm"I wonder who that baby was (or is, today) and who his mother was. It would be so cool to find out and be the one it and have everyone know who you were.
Friday, September 7th, 2007 at 1:12 pm"I heard a different story… that it was in fact a dead fetus. Despite the beauty of the image, it was impossible to be an endoscopic photo. But I have to do a search on this now to be sure…
Monday, September 17th, 2007 at 12:30 am"This is were life begins.
Monday, October 29th, 2007 at 3:32 pm"
Way to rip off a speech from malcom x like it was your own quincy....
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It's too hard to believe this crap. Wonder who did this to her!...
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the photographer of this photo waited 2 hours to get the perfect shot. he...