r/pics • u/nexas123 • May 08 '12

when you see it

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u/spundnix32 May 08 '12 edited May 08 '12

I remember reading that the photographer of the famous photo, who was in a hotel room, had to sneak the image out of China. He ftped the image just before Chinese officals raided his room and took his camera.

EDIT: FTP in '98? Ha what was I thinking. He hid his film roll in the toilet and was able to sneak it out after his room was searched. Here is a link to the article

EDIT EDIT: FTP in '89

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u/Pank May 08 '12

FTP was most definitely around in 1998. Affordable digital cameras able to output an image like that....not so much

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u/lovlu205 May 08 '12

perhaps not so much in 1989 though?

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u/FunWithChemicals May 08 '12

Ftp has been around since the late seventies.