View from the Window at Le Gras is the oldest known photograph of a real world scene. French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced it using a camera obscura in 1826.
American photography pioneer Robert Cornelius used his knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy to perfect the daguerreotype. Around October 1839, Cornelius took this portrait of himself (see below), the oldest known existing photographic portrait of a human in America.
The earliest known use of the word ‘photograph’ was in 1839 by the astronomer Sir John Herschel.
James Knox Polk was the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken In New York City in 1849.
Conrad Heyer (1749–1856) was an American farmer and veteran of the Revolutionary War who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person known to have been photographed. During the American Revolution, Heyer fought for the Continental Army under the command of George Washington before returning to Waldoboro, where he made a living as a farmer until his death in 1856. In 1852, aged 103, he posed for a daguerreotype portrait and thereby became the earliest-born person of whom a photograph is known to exist.
The earliest known use of the abbreviation ‘photo’ was by Queen Victoria in a letter in 1860.
When having their photograph taken, Victorians said 'prunes' rather than 'cheese' to make themselves look more serious.
The photo booth made its debut in 1889 at the World's Fair in Paris.
It takes us less than two minutes today to take as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.
African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century. He considered photography very important in ending slavery and racism, and never smiled, specifically to counter the notion of a happy slave.
The first photographs taken from a plane in the U.S. was an aerial panorama, taken from a Curtiss Hydroplane over San Diego, California on January 10, 1911
During World War II, it was common for soldiers to keep family photos under clear grips on their 1911 pistols. They were called “Sweetheart Grips.”
Probably the best-selling photograph of all time, Ansel Adam's Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, was shot late in the afternoon on November 1, 1942.
Photojournalist Eddie Adams took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the summary execution of Viet Cong prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém on February 1, 1968. The picture helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc and other children running down a road after being burned by napalm on June 8, 1972. After taking the iconic picture, Ut put down his Leica and drove the injured children to hospital.
Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo Fire Escape Collapse on July 22, 1975. The photograph, which is part of a series, shows 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones falling from the collapsed fire escape of a burning apartment building on Marlborough Street in Boston. It spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.
The most expensive paparazzi photo ever sold was of a bald Britney Spears in 2007. The photographer who took the snap was awarded with $500,000 for his endeavors.
Rhein II is a photograph made by German visual artist Andreas Gursky in 1999, which was auctioned on November 8, 2011 for $4,338,500, breaking the record for the most expensive photograph ever sold. The photograph shows the Lower Rhine flowing horizontally across the field of view, between flat green fields, under an overcast sky. It was produced as the second (and largest) of a set of six depicting the river Rhine.
Le Violon d'Ingres (French for Ingres's Violin) is a black-and-white surrealist photograph created by American visual artist Man Ray in 1924. The artistic picture shows his muse and companion, model Kiki de Montparnasse, from the back, nude to below her waist, overlaid with two f-holes to make her body resemble a violin. An original print of Le Violon d'Ingres set a new record for the most expensive photograph when it sold for $12,400,000, on May 14, 2022, at Christie's New York.
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| Enhanced version of Niépce's View from the Window at Le Gras (1826 or 1827) |
American photography pioneer Robert Cornelius used his knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy to perfect the daguerreotype. Around October 1839, Cornelius took this portrait of himself (see below), the oldest known existing photographic portrait of a human in America.
The earliest known use of the word ‘photograph’ was in 1839 by the astronomer Sir John Herschel.
James Knox Polk was the first serving President of the United States to have his photograph taken In New York City in 1849.
Conrad Heyer (1749–1856) was an American farmer and veteran of the Revolutionary War who is notable for possibly being the earliest-born person known to have been photographed. During the American Revolution, Heyer fought for the Continental Army under the command of George Washington before returning to Waldoboro, where he made a living as a farmer until his death in 1856. In 1852, aged 103, he posed for a daguerreotype portrait and thereby became the earliest-born person of whom a photograph is known to exist.
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| Conrad Heyer, photographed in 1852 |
The earliest known use of the abbreviation ‘photo’ was by Queen Victoria in a letter in 1860.
When having their photograph taken, Victorians said 'prunes' rather than 'cheese' to make themselves look more serious.
The photo booth made its debut in 1889 at the World's Fair in Paris.
It takes us less than two minutes today to take as many photos as the whole of humanity took in the 1800s.
African-American social reformer Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American of the 19th century. He considered photography very important in ending slavery and racism, and never smiled, specifically to counter the notion of a happy slave.
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| Frederick Douglass |
The first photographs taken from a plane in the U.S. was an aerial panorama, taken from a Curtiss Hydroplane over San Diego, California on January 10, 1911
During World War II, it was common for soldiers to keep family photos under clear grips on their 1911 pistols. They were called “Sweetheart Grips.”
Probably the best-selling photograph of all time, Ansel Adam's Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, was shot late in the afternoon on November 1, 1942.
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| Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico Wikipedia Commons |
Photojournalist Eddie Adams took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph of the summary execution of Viet Cong prisoner Nguyễn Văn Lém on February 1, 1968. The picture helped build opposition to the Vietnam War.
Associated Press photographer Nick Ut took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of a naked 9-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc and other children running down a road after being burned by napalm on June 8, 1972. After taking the iconic picture, Ut put down his Leica and drove the injured children to hospital.
Stanley Forman took the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo Fire Escape Collapse on July 22, 1975. The photograph, which is part of a series, shows 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones falling from the collapsed fire escape of a burning apartment building on Marlborough Street in Boston. It spurred action to improve the safety of fire escapes across the United States.
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The most expensive paparazzi photo ever sold was of a bald Britney Spears in 2007. The photographer who took the snap was awarded with $500,000 for his endeavors.
Rhein II is a photograph made by German visual artist Andreas Gursky in 1999, which was auctioned on November 8, 2011 for $4,338,500, breaking the record for the most expensive photograph ever sold. The photograph shows the Lower Rhine flowing horizontally across the field of view, between flat green fields, under an overcast sky. It was produced as the second (and largest) of a set of six depicting the river Rhine.
Beyoncé's February 1, 2017 photo revealing that she is pregnant with twins broke Instagram records to become the ‘most-liked’ post of all time. The artistic image of the pregnant singer holding her stomach, had the caption: “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two times over. “We are incredibly grateful that our family will be growing by two, and we thank you for your well wishes. – The Carters.”
Here is a list of songs about photographs.
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