World Photography Day
A celebration of the history of photography, the present, and a positive impact for the future.
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August 19th is World Photography Day, a day to honor the history of photography, celebrate the present, and leave a positive impact for the future.
Although photography is a relatively modern innovation, the human desire to capture moments and memories and share them with others is as old as human history itself.
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One of the earliest attempts to record events was through the discovery of the camera obscura.
Known for being used as a way to recreate events - artists would sketch or draw the image to record it - for centuries, the first records of the camera obscura date back to 400 BC, in China by the philosopher Mozi.
The first significant breakthrough in this area was the invention of the Daguerreotype.
Photography, as we know it today, did not emerge in the early 1900s, when people found a way to capture a scene permanently on a surface using chemical products that reacted to light.
In January 1839, the French Academy of Sciences announced the process, and a few months later in the same year, the French government announced the invention as a free gift to the world.
The first color photograph was created in 1861 by the Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell.
The first official World Photography Day was celebrated on August 19, 2010.
Cameras and photography have undergone many technological innovations in the 20th century.
After painting, photography is a testament to a particular era, a resource as important as memory or the captured moment.
We highlight here, some images that marked the course of history:
World Photography Day: GALLERY
The soft click of the camera, a flash of light, is a moment in time captured forever.
Long live PHOTOGRAPHY!
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