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World Photography Day today

Photography is a way to keep record of things

Photography is a way to keep record of things. Selfies are a way to keep memoir of the past. To celebrate this art type, World Photography Day is observed on August 19 every year.

The day gives tribute to the art of photography and also gives encouragement to people who are also passionate about the same. It also gives motivation to people to pursue a career in photography.

On the occasion of World Photography Day,  a variety of exhibitions, talks and documentaries will be displayed byvarious photographers community of Bangladesh. The documentary will also shows the evolution and future of photography in the production of photographers.

World Photography Day today
Photography: Rezaul Karim

History

The kind of photography we know today dates back to 1839. At that time, the French Academy of Sciences announced the Daguerreotype process. The process made it possible to create a highly detailed image on a sheet of copper. The sheet was coated with a thin coat of silver, and the process did not require the use of a negative. It became the first method for obtaining a permanent image with a camera.

Over 40 years later in 1884, George Eastman from Rochester, NY refined the Daguerreotype process. He replaced the copper plate with a dry gel on paper, which he called film. This invention alleviated the need for photographers to carry around heavy copper plates and toxic chemicals. In 1888, Eastman developed the Kodak camera. The inventional allowed virtually anyone to take a photo.

With the explosion of digital photography, many people no longer use film in their cameras. However, some photographers would rather use film than digital photography. Some of the reasons they prefer film include:

  • Higher resolution
  • No electricity required
  • Fewer copyright issues
  • Easier to lose a digital photo than one on film

The inception of the day dates back to 1837 when Frenchmen Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre created the ‘daguerreotype’ which was the world’s first-ever photographic process. Post two years it was on January 9, 1939, the daguerreotype was officially endorsed by the French Academy of Sciences.

Significance

World Photography Day celebrates the art and craft of photography and the passion that people have for this medium. The day also celebrates how the purpose of photography has evolved.

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