Release Date: November 10, 2013
Photo: A History from Behind the Lens
1080p
2009
Published on, 6 days ago
Photo: A History from Behind the Lens
The Inventors 1 Season 8 Episode
26 min
2009
Published on, 6 days ago
1839 marked the "official" birth of photography. Some seek to reduce the invention of photography to an obstacle course from which the shrewd Daguerre emerged triumphant, once the good-natured Niepce had abandoned his pursuit, and thanks to the slowness of the perfectionist Talbot and the discreet Bayard. Photography, which featured myriad technical and artistic possibilities, was multi-faceted and progressive. It revolutionised our perspective and transformed our relationship to reality.
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