Eras & Genres

A daily showcase of NeuraScene's ontology: every era, every genre of photography, film and art, each image made with the cameras, film stocks and artistic media that genre really used. Three new images a day.

Blackout in the Press Hotel WashroomPhotograph

Blackout in the Press Hotel Washroom

1980s · VHS Embedded Reportage

Passkey at the End of the HallArtwork

Passkey at the End of the Hall

1950s · Pulp Crime Illustration

The Chauffeur and the Winter LanternPhotograph

The Chauffeur and the Winter Lantern

1890s-1910s · Swedish Golden Age Cinema

The Conjurer of the Cabaret des SongesArtwork

The Conjurer of the Cabaret des Songes

1890s-1910s · Féerie Trick Film

The Encyclopaedia Hawker on Elm RowFilm still

The Encyclopaedia Hawker on Elm Row

2000s · Nostalgic Period Satire

The Signal Under the ShelfArtwork

The Signal Under the Shelf

1980s · Amblin-esque Suburban Wonder

Subterranean SynthesisFilm still

Subterranean Synthesis

2010s · Bleak Neo-Thriller

Scandal on Elm TerraceArtwork

Scandal on Elm Terrace

1930s · Pulp Romance Cover Art

Breakfast Service in Room ZeroFilm still

Breakfast Service in Room Zero

1920s · Surrealist Comedy

Foreclosure at the County Land OfficeFilm still

Foreclosure at the County Land Office

2010s · Neo-Western Grit

Blackout Duty in the Grand FoyerArtwork

Blackout Duty in the Grand Foyer

1940s · WWII Propaganda Graphic Style

High-Kick Telemetry on Stage FourPhotograph

High-Kick Telemetry on Stage Four

1950s · CinemaScope Musical Spectacle

Commandeering the Dressmaker's ShopPhotograph

Commandeering the Dressmaker's Shop

1940s · Combat Photojournalism

Twilight Irrigation Below the Cooling TowersArtwork

Twilight Irrigation Below the Cooling Towers

1990s · Suburban Gothic

The Midnight ReelFilm still

The Midnight Reel

1940s · Hardboiled Noir Thriller

Blood on the Coolant ValvePhotograph

Blood on the Coolant Valve

1960s · Giallo

Subterranean Server Rack Check, 1998Photograph

Subterranean Server Rack Check, 1998

1990s · Early Digital Paranoia

Echoes on the Magnetic TapePhotograph

Echoes on the Magnetic Tape

1960s · Claustrophobic Psychological Horror

Last Drop Before DawnFilm still

Last Drop Before Dawn

2020s · Gig Economy Noir

Forced Landing on Main StreetFilm still

Forced Landing on Main Street

1920s · Aerial Ace Spectacle

After-Hours Rehearsal at the Continental RoomArtwork

After-Hours Rehearsal at the Continental Room

1970s · New Hollywood Gritty Musical

Between Procedures in Theatre FourPhotograph

Between Procedures in Theatre Four

1960s · French New Wave (Cinéma Vérité)

Tinsel Halo on the Sixth FloorPhotograph

Tinsel Halo on the Sixth Floor

1990s · Cross-Processed Fantasy

Sunburst Plaza Produce PavilionArtwork

Sunburst Plaza Produce Pavilion

1950s · Googie Aesthetic