Earthrise, as witnessed from the window of Columbia by the loneliest human being in the world during Apollo 11's moonwalk, 16-24 July 1969

Vintage chromogenic print on fiber-based paper, printed 1969, numbered "NASA AS11-44-6603" (NASA MSC) in red in top margin, with "A KODAK PAPER" watermark on verso, 20,3 x 25,4 cm

While Aldrin and Armstrong were walking on the Moon for the first time in human history, Collins captured this extremely rare unpublished Earthrise image on magazine 44/V as he continued his lonely orbits around the Moon on board Columbia, separated from both his crewmates and the other human beings on Earth.

From the mission transcript shortly after the photograph was taken:
110:08:53 Collins: Houston, Columbia on the high gain. Over.
110:08:55 McCandless (Mission Control): Columbia, this is Houston. Reading you loud and clear. Over.
110:09:03 Collins: Yeah. Reading you loud and clear. How's it going?
110:09:05 McCandless: Roger. The EVA is progressing beautifully. I believe they are setting up the flag now.
110:09:14 Collins: Great!
110:09:18 McCandless: I guess you're about the only person around that doesn't have TV coverage of the scene.
110:09:25 Collins: That's all right. I don't mind a bit. (Pause) How is the quality of the TV?
110:09:35 McCandless: Oh, it's beautiful, Mike. It really is.
110:09:39 Collins: Oh, gee, that's great! Is the lighting halfway decent?
110:09:43 McCandless: Yes, indeed. They've got the flag up now and you can see the stars and stripes on the lunar surface.
110:09:50 Collins: Beautiful. Just beautiful.