Monday, 20 August 2018

World Photography Day

World Photography Day

World Photography Day is celebrated every year on August 19

It is celebrated in order to inspire photographers to share their work and to celebrate the art of photography.

The history of World Photography Day dates back to 1800s when daguerreotype, a photographic process was invented by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the invention and declared it as a ‘gift to the world’.