To the Moon: Collecting the Dream (A Curated Selection of Photography from a Private Collection)

12 Mar 2026  |  UK, Berkshire
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[Apollo 17] THE LAST LIFT OFF TO THE MOON

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[Apollo 11] A MAN ON THE MOON: THE ICONIC "VISOR" PORTRAIT OF BUZZ ALDRIN

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[Apollo 11] "ONE GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND": THE ASTRONAUT BOOTPRINT ON THE MOON

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[Apollo 8] EARTHRISE: THE ICONIC FIRST COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTHRISE OBSERVED BY HUMANS

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[Apollo 11] LARGE FORMAT: BUZZ ALDRIN BESIDE THE FIRST U.S. FLAG ON THE MOON

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[Apollo 8] STUNNING FULL MOON AS WITNESSED BY THE APOLLO 8 CREW DURING THE HOMEBOUND JOURNEY

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[Apollo 17] THE BLUE MARBLE: FIRST FULL-DISK PHOTOGRAPH OF PLANET EARTH CAPTURED BY HUMANS

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[Gemini IV] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF A HUMAN IN SPACE TAKEN DURING THE FIRST U.S. SPACEWALK

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[Gemini IV] EXHILARATED ED WHITE IN THE GEMINI CAPSULE FOLLOWING AMERICA’S FIRST SPACEWALK

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[Apollo 11] "THAT'S ONE SMALL STEP FOR A MAN": BUZZ ALDRIN CLIMBING THE LADDER OF LUNAR MODULE

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[Apollo 16] JOHN YOUNG'S "JUMPING SALUTE"

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[Mercury Atlas 6] EARTH'S BLUE HORIZON FROM "FRIENDSHIP 7"

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[Apollo 4] THE HISTORIC SATURN V LIFTOFF THAT PAVED THE WAY TO THE MOON

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[Apollo 4] FIRST COLOUR VIEW OF EARTH’S FULL CRESCENT, TAKEN FROM NASA’S FIRST SATURN V

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[Lunar Orbiter I] EARTHRISE. THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF EARTH FROM THE MOON'S ORBIT

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[Lunar Orbiter II] "THE PICTURE OF THE CENTURY": CRATER COPERNICUS

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[Apollo 11] THE HISTORIC FIRST LAUNCH OF HUMANITY TO THE SURFACE OF ANOTHER WORLD

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[Gemini II] EARTH DURING ATMOSPHERIC REENTRY, FROM THE GEMINI SPACECRAFT

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[Apollo 11] EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE, THE CELEBRATED PORTRAIT OF BUZZ ALDRIN ON THE MOON

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[Gemini IV] FIRST U.S. SPACE WALK: SPACECRAFT REFLECTS IN ED WHITE’S GOLDEN VISOR

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[Apollo 8] COVER OF LIFE. THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH OF THE ENTIRE EARTH TAKEN BY HUMANS

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[Apollo 8] THE FIRST SELFIE FROM ANOTHER WORLD

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[Apollo 15] PORTRAIT OF JAMES IRWIN AND THE LUNAR ROVER IN FRONT OF MOUNT HADLEY

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[Apollo 17] HARRISON SCHMITT, EARTH, AND THE U.S. FLAG

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[Apollo 12] CRESCENT EARTHRISE FROM LUNAR MODULE INTREPID DESCENDING TO THE LUNAR SURFACE

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[Apollo 12] INTREPID SOARING ABOVE THE MOON SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN

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[Apollo 15] JAMES IRWIN SALUTES BESIDE THE U.S. FLAG, LUNAR MODULE AND THE FIRST LUNAR ROVER

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[Apollo 12] PORTRAIT OF ALAN BEAN WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER’S REFLECTION IN HIS VISOR

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[Apollo 13] ASTRONAUTS BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL: THE CRITICAL LAST-MINUTE FIX IN LM AQUARIUS

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[Viking 1] THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH EVER TAKEN ON THE SURFACE OF MARS

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[Mercury Redstone 2] HAM, THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN SPACE, RETURNS TO EARTH (diptych)

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[Mercury Atlas 6] JOHN GLENN IN ORBIT ABOARD FRIENDSHIP 7

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[Surveyor VII] TYCHO LANDING SITE MOSAIC: HUMANITY’S FIRST IMMERSIVE VIEW OF THE MOON

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[Apollo 8] LARGE FORMAT: MAJESTIC EARTHRISE SEEN THROUGH THE SPACECRAFT WINDOW

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[Gemini IV] FIRST U.S. SPACE WALK: ED WHITE FLOATING IN SPACE OVER NEW MEXICO

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[Gemini VII] THE MOON RISES ABOVE EARTH

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[Apollo 9] OUTER-SPACE VIEW OF DAVID SCOTT PHOTOGRAPHING FROM THE SPACECRAFT HATCH

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[Gemini VI-A] LARGE FORMAT: FIRST RENDEZVOUS IN SPACE

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[Apollo 15] THE SUBLIME MOONSCAPE OF HADLEY CANYON AND MOUNT HADLEY DELTA

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[Apollo 9] MAJESTIC LIFTOFF OF THE MIGHTY SATURN V

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[Apollo 14] COMMAND MODULE KITTY HAWK TRIUMPHANTLY PARACHUTING BACK TO EARTH

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[Apollo 9] COMMAND MODULE GUMDROP FLOATING ABOVE EARTH'S HORIZON

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[Apollo 9] LM SPIDER FLOATS UPSIDE DOWN OVER EARTH DURING ITS MAIDEN FLIGHT

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[Project Mercury] ATLAS 8B MISSILE UNDER THE NIGHT SKY: THE DAWN OF HUMAN SPACE EXPLORATION

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[Project Mercury] ICONIC PORTRAIT OF THE MERCURY SEVEN

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[Project Mercury] NASA'S FIRST ASTRONAUTS PREPARE FOR THE EARLIEST U.S. MANNED SPACE FLIGHTS

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[Project Mercury] DEKE SLAYTON PREPARING FOR THE FIRST MANNED MISSIONS TO SPACE

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[Project X-15] THE FIRST MAN ON THE MOON: NEIL ARMSTRONG’S AS AN X-15 RESEARCH TEST PILOT

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[Mercury Redstone 2] HAM ABOUT TO BECOME THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE IN SPACE (diptych)

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[Project Mercury] EARLY VIEW OF MISSION CONTROL IN THE RUN UP TO THE FIRST MANNED SPACEFLIGHTS

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[Mercury-Atlas 2] UNMANNED TEST LAUNCH OF AMERICA'S FIRST SPACECRAFTNASA

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[Mercury Redstone 3] THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE ALAN SHEPARD EMBARKING ABOARD FREEDOM 7 FOR LAUNCH

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[Mercury Redstone 3] THE HISTORIC FIRST AMERICAN MANNED SPACE FLIGHT

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[Mercury Redstone 3] CHRIS KRAFT AT MISSION CONTROL DURING THE US' INAUGURAL CREWED SPACE MISSION.

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[Mercury Redstone 3] THE HISTORIC RECOVERY OF THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE

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[Mercury Redstone 3] THE FIRST AMERICAN IN SPACE CELEBRATES HIS SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT

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[Mercury Redstone 4] GUS GRISSOM READY TO ADVANCE HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ABOARD LIBERTY BELL 7 (pair)

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[Mercury Redstone 4] THE NEAR DISASTROUS RECOVERY OF LIBERTY BELL 7 (diptych)

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[Saturn I SA-1] DAWN OF PROJECT APOLLO: THE FIRST SATURN SPACE VEHICLE DURING COUNTDOWN FOR LAUNCH

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[Mercury Atlas 5] EARTH AS SEEN FROM THE CAPSULE OF ENOS, THE FIRST CHIMPANZEE TO ORBIT THE PLANET

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[Mercury Atlas 6] THE FIRST AMERICAN IN ORBIT JOHN GLENN PRIOR TO THE FRIENDSHIP 7 MISSION

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[Mercury Atlas 6] THE FIRST AMERICAN IN ORBIT JOHN GLENN SUITING UP FOR THE LAUNCH OF FRIENDSHIP 7N

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[Mercury Atlas 6] EARTH'S LIMB AT SUNSET CAPTURED BY THE FIRST HUMAN TO PHOTOGRAPH FROM SPACE

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[Mercury Atlas 6] THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF FRIENDSHIP 7 (diptych)

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[Mercury Atlas 7] PORTRAIT OF SPACE PIONEER SCOTT CARPENTER PRIOR TO THE AURORA 7 MISSION

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[Project Apollo] WERNHER VON BRAUN, VISIONARY ARCHITECT OF THE MOON LANDING

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[Mercury Atlas 8] THE FITTING OF A SPACE PIONEER: WALTER SCHIRRA CHECKS OUT HIS FLIGHT

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[Mercury Atlas 9] GORDON COOPER: PORTRAIT BEFORE HIS FINAL SOLO AND FIRST DAY-LONG U.S. SPACEFLIGHT

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[Mercury Atlas 9] THE LAUNCH OF FAITH 7, FINAL SOLO SPACE FLIGHT OF THE U.S. SPACE PROGRAMME

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[Mercury Atlas 9] OFFICIAL BIRTH OF HUMAN SPACE PHOTOGRAPHY: EARTH'S HORIZON

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[Mercury Atlas 9] THE CONCLUSION OF PROJECT MERCURY: GORDON COOPER AFTER THE FAITH 7 MISSION

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[Project Apollo] THE LAST VISIT OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY TO NASA BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION

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