History Of Photography By Juantoloko Period: Jul 12, 1826 to Dec 31, 1975 History of Photografy Sep 14, 1826 The first photo was taken in 8 hours exposure time by J.N. Daguerre Mar 13, 1839 The first Daguerreotype was created Aug 18, 1841 Calotype was invented by Fox Talhot Nov 11, 1841 Niepce and Daguerre improved the time exposure time (30 minutes) Mar 4, 1861 the first permanent photo was taken by J.Clark Aug 19, 1885 The photographic film was invented by G.Ecostman Jul 8, 1920 35mm camera was invented by O.Barman Dec 7, 1929 Modern flash bulb was invented Oct 14, 1935 Kodachrome was invented Oct 17, 1943 Polaroid camera was invented by Polaroid Apr 26, 1961 Digital camera was invented