World Photography Day: History, theme, wishes and quotes to share with your loved ones
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World Photography Day is celebrated on August 19 every year with the aim to pay homage to photographers who contributed to the fields of photography.
World Photography Day is celebrated on August 19 every year with the aim to pay homage to photographers who contributed to the fields of photography. The day is observed to encourage people to take up the art.
Photographers also pay tributes to the pioneers of this art who inspired them to take up photography.
History of World Photography Day
Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce developed the first photographic process in the year 1837. Interestingly, it was named ‘Daguerreotype’.
The process gained much traction as it more accurate and inexpensive way to represent faces and scenes. It was a respite from painting by hand which was more time-consuming.
The process gained much traction as it more accurate and inexpensive way to represent faces and scenes. It was a respite from painting by hand which was more time-consuming.
As the process became famous, photo studios started coming up across the world.
On August 19, 1839, then French government bought the invention's patent and gave it as a gift to the world. Therefore, this day came to be oberved as World Photography Day later on.
Theme of World Photography Day 2022
"Pandemic Lockdown through the lens is the theme of World Photography Day 2022. Read More...
