Photography Timeline 1800 - 2018

By theforkdude
  • First Photography

    First Photography

    The first photograph was taken with a camera was by Joseph Nicephore Niepce in 1826. The image shows his estate in France.
  • First Colour Photograph

    First Colour Photograph

    The first colour photograph was taken by James Clerk Maxwell, who was responsible for the science behind the camera. The shutter was pressed by Thomas Sutton. The image is of a three coloured bow.

  • Kodak creates the first 8mm amateur film, motion, projectors

  • First Polaroid Instant camera

    First Polaroid Instant camera

    The first Polaroid Instant Camera was made in 1948 by Edwin Land.
  • First Digital Photograph

    First Digital Photograph

    The first digital photograph was taken 20 years before the first digital camera was invented. It is a digital scan of a shot taken on film.
  • First Digital Camera

    First Digital Camera

    The first digital camera was built by Steven Sasson in 1975. The camera weighed 8 pounds and was able to record images onto a cassette tape.
  • Kodak invents the Brownie Camera

    Kodak invents the Brownie Camera

    The brownie camera was made in 1990. It was a box camera that was inexpensive and made low-cost photography possible. The camera took 2 1/4 inch images onto 117 roll film.
  • First camera phone

    First camera phone

    The first camera phone was called the jphone and was released in 2000. It was made by Sharp and could take photos at 0.11 Megapixels.

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