32 First Photos from the History of Photography
Photography has been a medium of limitless possibilities since it was originally invented in the early 1800s. The use of cameras has allowed us to capture historical moments and reshape the way we see ourselves and the world around us. To celebrate the amazing history of photography and photographic science, we have assembled 32 photographic ‘firsts’ from over the past two centuries. These may either be the earliest photos ever captured of the subject or the oldest surviving image. #1. The First Photograph The world’s first photograph made in a camera was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce using the first proper camera . The photograph was taken from the upstairs windows of Niépce’s estate in the Burgundy region of France. This image was captured via a process known as heliography, which used Bitumen of Judea (the naturally occurring Syrian asphalt) coated onto a piece of glass or metal; the Bitumen then hardened in proportion to the amount of light that hi...