THE PHOTOGRAPHY

1.       THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPH

View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph

2.       THE DAGUERREOTYPE

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre invented the daguerreotype process in France. It was  the first commercially successful photographic process  which was capable of capturing a "truthful likeness."

3.       THE FIRST WAR PHOTOGRAPHER

Roger Fenton was the first official war photographer and the first to attempt a systematic coverage of war for the benefit of the public. Hired by Thomas Agnew, he landed at Balaclava in 1854.

4.       THE BIRTH OF PHOTOJOURNALISIM

Two primary elements are generally credited with making press photography possible.

·         First were huge technical improvements in photographic supplies.

·         The second element that made press photography possible was the emergence of half-tone screen technology that enabled newspapers to publish reproductions of photographs, rather than relying on the traditional method of using woodcuts which were hand-drawn.

·         Also it's important to remember that social, political, and cultural forces were also at work promoting certain styles and norms for journalism, newspapers, and press photography.

5.       INSTANT PHOTOGRAPHY IS BORN.

Edwin H. Land (1909–1991) was the innovative inventor responsible for conceiving of and perfecting instant photography. Known simply as Polaroid, the system revolutionized traditional photography by compressing darkroom processes into an integrated film unit and producing a final photograph in the seconds following the click of a camera shutter.

6.       MAGUNM PHOTOS IS CREATED

In 1947, following the aftermath of the Second World War, four pioneering photographers founded a now legendary alliance. Combining an extraordinary range of individual styles into one powerful collaboration, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Capa, George Rodger and David Seymour started, over a celebratory bottle of champagne, the most important artists’ cooperative ever created: The Magnum Photos agency.

7.       DIGITAL PHOTO REVOLUTIONIZES THE INDUSTRY.

Digital photography revolutionized the industry by eliminating the delay and cost. The ease of viewing, transferring, editing and distributing digital images allowed consumers to manage their digital photos with ordinary home computers rather than specialized equipment.

Since 2003, digital cameras have outsold film cameras. Prices of 35mm compact cameras have dropped with manufacturers further outsourcing to countries such as China.