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This is a list of photographs considered the most important in surveys where authoritative sources review the history of the medium not limited by time period, region, genre, topic, or other specific criteria. These images may be referred to as the most important, most iconic, or most influential—but they are all considered key images in the ...
[1] Pictures nominated by the public were reviewed by editors who then compiled 100 photographs that they felt portrayed technological photographic achievements, documented historic events and accomplishments or have achieved iconic cultural and, symbolic status. [1]
In late 1826, Niépce visited the United Kingdom. He showed this and several other specimens of his work to botanical illustrator Francis Bauer. View from the Window at Le Gras was the only example of a camera photograph; the rest were contact-exposed copies of artwork.
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In early March 1839, a fire destroyed his studio. Daguerre urged the firefighters to let his studio burn, but to save his adjacent house, which contained his laboratory. The daguerreotype apparatus and pictures, documents and household linen were rescued. His notebook, which contained his experiments, was reportedly found ten days later. [11]
Henry Winkler, better known to Happy Days fans as “The Fonz,” turns 79 on Oct. 30!. The American actor became a household name playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the hit sitcom, which ...
It was taken using a decommissioned Marine Corps jet hangar (Building #115 at El Toro) transformed into the world's largest camera to make the world's largest picture. The hangar-turned-camera recorded a panoramic image of what was on the other side of the door using the centuries-old principle of "camera obscura" or pinhole camera. An image of ...