On January 7, 1839, an installation artist and chemist named Louis-Jacques ... was represented on the daguerreotype plate as lines and shadows of varying brightness. Daguerre initially thought ...

This date recognises Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre's invention of the Daguerreotype in 1837 ... The theme for World Photography Day 2024 is "An Entire Day". It’s a call to capture fresh ...

Louis Daguerre introduced his 'daguerreotypes,' images on silver plates, to the French Academy of Sciences. This was one of the earliest successful methods of photography. In the mid-1820s ...