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1826: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce takes the first permanent photo (View from the Window at Le Gras) using heliography.

1839: Louis Daguerre invents the daguerreotype, producing highly detailed single images on metal plates.

1841: William Henry Fox Talbot patents the calotype, introducing the negative-to-positive process that allows multiple prints.
- Photography begins as a scientific and artistic experiment, accessible only to specialists.

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1851: Frederick Scott Archer develops the wet collodion process, giving sharper images but requiring portable darkrooms.

1871: Richard Maddox introduces the dry plate process, making exposures quicker and photography more practical.

1888: George Eastman’s Kodak box camera allows anyone to take photos: “You press the button, we do the rest.”
- Photography moves from laboratories to households, becoming a popular activity.

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Color & Instant Photography (1900s–1950s)

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Color & Instant Photography (1900s–1950s)

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1907: The Autochrome Lumière brings the first practical color photographs.

1925: The Leica 35mm camera makes photography more portable, revolutionizing journalism and street photography.

1935: Kodak releases Kodachrome, the first widely used commercial color film.

1947: Edwin Land invents the Polaroid, allowing instant photos within minutes.
- Photography diversifies with color, speed, and portability, shaping culture and media.

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1975: Kodak engineer Steven Sasson builds the first digital camera prototype, capturing black-and-white images on a cassette tape.

1981: Sony releases the Mavica, an electronic still camera storing photos on floppy disks.

1991: Kodak introduces the first professional digital SLR, based on a Nikon F3 body.
- Film begins to give way to digital imaging, setting the stage for a new era.

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2000: First camera phones appear in Japan, making everyday photography universal.

2010s: Mirrorless cameras rise, offering compact size and professional quality, competing with DSLRs.

Today:AI and computational photography (HDR, night mode, portrait blur, editing automation) redefine how we capture and process images.
- Photography becomes instant, global, and enhanced by digital intelligence.