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Today marks World Photography Day, a celebration of the art f🐼orm that freezes moments in time. Photꦏography tells stories and captures memories. It's a way to preserve history.
This date recognises Louis-Jacques-Mandé Dague🔜rre's invention of the Daguerreotype in 1837, gi🦹fted to the world on August 19, 1839.
The French gifted the Daguerreotype process to the world, except for Great Britain. A patent was filed in Britain due to a🌱 long-standing rivalry.
The daguerreotype is a direct-positive process, creating a highly detailed image on a sheet of copper plated with a thܫin coat of silver without the use of a negative.
"I 🌱have captured the light and arrested its flight. The sun itself shall draw my pictu✱res." ;
Early cameras used a 🦂sliding-box design. They were made by opticians, instrument makers, or photographers. The lens and sensitised plate were key components.
In 2009, Australian photographer Korske Ara initiated World Photo Day. It's since ♌gained popularity worldwide. The day celebrates photography in all i𒁏ts forms.
"View from th𝓰e Window at Le Gras" (1822-1827) is supposedly the world's first photograph. It's a heliographic image created by Nicéphore Niépce. The image shows a French countryside scene.
The theme for World Photography Day 2024 is "An Entire Day". It’s a call💜 to capture fresh perspectives on everyday life. The goal is to see the world in a new light.