Joseph
Nicéphore Niépce
2. French inventor who produced the
world's first photograph
3. Father was wealthy lawyer who made the
family flee because of the French Revolution
4. He is in the International Photography
Hall of Fame
What is noteworthy
and important about this photograph is that it was the first real photograph.
Also, because it was camera obscura.
the photo was taken
in 1826 at Saint-Loup-de-Varennes.
the exposure lasted 8 hours. Today the photo is kept in the Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center located in Austin, Texas
