A c1837 still life daguerreotype by Daguerre while he experimented with the as yet announced process
Toronto. When first announced few photographs were readily available. In short order however, the number of photographs (and photographers) mushroomed as the new phenomena sped ’round the world. Today, we see literally millions of photographs.
Some History of Photography books have illustrations of the ‘first’ photograph in various categories. It seems that this passion of identifying the ‘first’ in each category quickly disappeared as the art matured – until now.
In the course of his research, George Dunbar came across a web site that bravely tries to list the many photograph ‘firsts’, especially those that happened long after 1839. Have a look at the article, “Famous First Photographs in History: From the Oldest Photo Ever to the First Photo Shared on Internet” on the, “Rare Historical Photos“, web site.
Note that the photos and text are of interest to all who research photography. The material on the site is somewhat marred by the incessant advertisements. In any case, I appreciate my good friend George’s generosity in sharing the above link with me (and the society).
