Explore the Revolution of the Image exhibition with the help of a digital guide. The guide explains the origins and phenomena of photojournalism. It also invites you to reflect on the significance of photography as a means of communication.

At the end of the 1890s, millions of affordable photo postcards became widely accessible and began to be used for communication. The images on the postcards started to depict all kinds of subjects: accidents, fires, earthquakes, protests, and war. Through these photo postcards, photography became closely integrated into our lives and began to influence our opinions. Photography took a firm hold on us.