13 August

Born in 1899 – Alfred Hitchcock, British-American film director.

Above: Still from Hitchcock’s 1958 film Vertigo.

Also, born in 1949, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit.

The essential thing is to etch movements in the sky, movements so still they leave no trace. The essential thing is simplicity. That is why the long path to perfection is horizontal.