History of photography By eva02 Jan 25, 1826 First photo by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce Aug 10, 1839 First daguerrotype by Louis Daguerre Mar 25, 1841 Calotype was inventes by N. Fox Talbot Apr 12, 1841 Daguerre and Niepce improve exposure time May 4, 1861 The first permanent color photo by James Clerk Maxwell Apr 13, 1885 Photographic film was invented by George Ecostman Feb 10, 1920 35 mm camera by Oskor Barman Sep 1, 1929 Modern flash bulb Jan 8, 1935 Kodachrome was invented by Kodachrome Aug 10, 1943 Polaroid camera Dec 19, 1961 Digital camera