Heritage DAO Collection

Thanks to our initial seed sponsors, the Heritage DAO has already begun the work of collecting and preserving the world's photography in an openly accessible way. With the acquisition of two large collections from unknown Japanese photographers from the post-war era, the collection now numbers several thousand images.

In the collection are several rare historical items including glass plates from the Meiji Period Japan, and the Middle East late 1800s. The collection also includes gems from the archives of pin-up era photographers, NASA Space Program, PR photography of Michelangelo Antonioni with Vanessa Redgrave working together on set for the film Blow Up.

The majority of the works in the collection are of unknown authors.

The Heritage DAO collection.