History of Photography

Alhazen

Oct 30, 1000

1000AD, Alhazen invented the first pinhole camera.

Use of lenses

Oct 30, 1400

They started realizing using lenses helped create better photographs.

Attempt at printing Photography

Oct 30, 1800

During this era of time they attempted to start printing photography onto light sensitive material .

Joseph Nicephore

Oct 30, 1827

Joseph Nicephore created the first photographic image with camera obscura.

Sir John F.W Herschel

Oct 30, 1839

Created the word photograph from the greek words "photos" (light) and "grapein" (to draw)

Wet Developing Proccess

Oct 30, 1870

New developing proccess known as gelatin dry plate

One of the first cameras

Oct 30, 1900

Man photographing

Oct 30, 1900

Viable Color Films

Oct 30, 1940

Viable Color Films became buyable.

John Berger quote

Oct 30, 2013

“All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this -- as in other ways -- they are the opposite of paintings. Paintings record what the painter remembers. Because each one of us forgets different things, a photo more than a painting may change its meaning according to who is looking at it” - John Berger