World Photography Day: History And Significance

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18 Aug 2024

Photography is an art form that allows us to freeze and keep moments forever


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World Photography Day, observed annually on August 19, celebrates these aspects of the art form


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It dates back to 1837 in France when Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre made the first-ever photographic process or daguerreotype


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Following this, the invention was officially announced by the French Academy of Sciences on January 19, 1837


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The French government purchased the patent for the invention 10 days after the announcement was made. They did not copyright it and gave it to the world as a gift


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So, it can be said that the French established the fundamentals of the commercial photographic process


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William Henry Fox Talbot later simplified the technique in 1839. He invented a novel and more adaptable method of taking pictures by employing salt prints on paper


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Photography has improved over time. For many, it has evolved from a pastime to a full-fledged career


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It has evolved from being merely a technology to a means of expression that enables one to convey a thousand words with a single snap


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