Photography By jerniganp Period: Jan 1, 1820 to Dec 31, 2000 History of Photography Jan 1, 1822 First permanent photo etching Jan 1, 1835 Oldest camera negative in existence Jan 1, 1837 Daugerreotype process invented Jan 1, 1839 Cyanotype process invented Jan 1, 1840 Calotype process invented Jan 1, 1851 Wet plate collodion process Jan 1, 1861 First permanent color photograph Jan 1, 1884 George Eastman develops an early type of film Jan 1, 1891 Natural-color photographs Gabriel Lippmann introduces a process for making natural color photos Jan 1, 1907 Autochrome process (made color photos) Jan 1, 1935 Kodachrome First modern color film introduced by Kodak Jan 1, 1963 Instant color film, introduced by Polaroid Jan 1, 1981 First digital camera released by Sony Jan 1, 2000 First camera phone