First photograph ever taken

These 20 famous photographs are significant in history each for their own reason. Learn how photography has literally changed history.

A list of the first photos of various things. These may be the earliest photos ever captured or the oldest surviving image known.

He clearly foresaw Instagram.

Here we go with yet another interesting photography assignment. :) “Before you create, you must appreciate” I was a little flown away on reading the above quote and am really touched by the authe…

World's oldest #selfie! This is a group shot belonging to Joseph Byron and friends at the turn of the 20th century. Byron's great grandson Tom uploaded the sepia toned images onto Quora during a callout for best selfies. His caption read: "My great grandfather started doing this as early as 1909." And we thought we were original. ;)

louis jacques mande daguerre boulevard du tempe paris 1838

The first photo ever was taken in the 1820s.

Perhaps the first photograph of men drinking beer, circa 1844 in Scotland, by Hill & Adamson. #c1844 #historicpictoric #history #historic #historical #oldisgold #historical_photos #historicphotos #Dynamophone #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotos #blackandwhitephotography

History Everyday on Instagram: "The first ever photograph of a person, taken in 1838 in Paris. Look to the bottom left of the frame. There is a man having his shoes shined. That man is the earliest known photograph of a recognizable human being, taken by Louis Daguerre. It wasn’t that the man in question was the only person on the street. More than likely, the street was full of horses and carts and pedestrians going about their business. It was rather that the exposure time for the image…

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