Let's make this birthday one to remember.

79 years old (Born on July 16, 1945)

Happy Birthday, Victor! May your day be as delightfully surreal and wonderfully manipulated as one of your iconic negatives. From "Drumming" to the unforgettable scenes in "The Walk, the Platform and the Field," you've shown us that reality is always better with a touch of Sloan magic.

Here's hoping this year brings you even more success—though topping masterpieces like “The Birches” might require some serious darkroom wizardry (or perhaps just extra cake). Keep inspiring us all by turning ordinary moments into extraordinary art; after all, nobody else can make photographic manipulation look quite so effortlessly cool. Cheers!