Through the Tinted Glass

This photo was taken in 2009 on the beach in Xingcheng, China. The early Inuit used glasses with a small slit down the middle to reduce the exposure of the sun, however, they didn't decrease the intensity. Sunglasses as we know them have been used since the early 1900's. In 1929, Sam Foster introduced cheap sunglasses to the masses in New Jersey, U.S.A. Foster's brand was called Foster Grant and was sold from a Woolworth's in Atlantic City. Regular use of sunglasses can reduce the chances of getting cataracts, glaucoma, snow blindness, and eye cancer.