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"The history of the camera can be traced all the way back to the ancient Greeks and Chinese" (9)

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Early civilizations used a simple optical device called "camera obscure" (9)

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Camera obscuras project real-life scenes on a surface (9)

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Earlier cameras were inept at saving images and huge in size. (2)

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A device of this sort was mentioned in 1021. (2)

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Nowadays photography is inexpensive and effortless (3)

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"By definition, a camera is a device used for recording visual images in the form of photographs, film, or video signals" (5)

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Knott, Rebeka. “Life before Cell Phones.” Groovy History, 12 Sept. 2017, https://groovyhistory.com/life-before-cell-phones.

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People sent letters to those who lived far away (1)

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Families only had ONE phone that was a landline and dial (1)

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People had to be home to receive your phone call (1)

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If someone was on the phone, you got a busy signal (1)

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Party lines existed and it was great if you had your own phone line (1)

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People relied on human interaction for entertainment (1)

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Kids were playing outside (1)

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Television had finite channels. Thus, providing limited entertainment (1)

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Kids played a lot of board games (1)

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"Dinner time was family time. There were no distractions" (1).

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Nowadays, photography is more affordable (4)

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Abrol, Aman. “Who Invented Camera?” LinkedIn, LinkedIn, 5 Feb. 2021, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/who-invented-camera-aman-abrol.

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Castella, Tom de. “Five Ways the Digital Camera Changed Us.” BBC News, BBC, 28 Feb. 2012, https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16483509.

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“From the Camera Obscura to the DSLR, Currys Takes a Look at the History of the Camera.” A Little History of the Camera - Currys Techtalk, https://techtalk.currys.co.uk/infographics/dslr-camera-history/.

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Gray, Austin. “The Importance of Cameras and How They Have Changed the World.” The Raider Wire, 11 Dec. 2014, https://nfhsraiderwire.com/showcase/2014/12/11/the-importance-of-cameras-and-how-they-have-changed-the-world/.

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Kichline, Patrisha. “Why Is the Camera Important?” Techwalla, https://www.techwalla.com/articles/why-is-the-camera-important.

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Ma, Jonathan. “The Emergence of Digital Photography and Its Effects on Society: Craft.” Sleeklens, 6 Apr. 2020, https://sleeklens.com/blog/photography-essays/the-emergence-of-digital-photography-and-its-effects-on-society/.

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Photography, Expert. “25 Awesome Photography Facts We Bet You Didn't Know!” ExpertPhotography, ExpertPhotography, 18 May 2021, https://expertphotography.com/photography-facts/.

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In 1685, Johann Zahn designed the first camera. (2)

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During the 1800's,France and Britain were racing to get their hands on photographic technology (9)

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In 1814, Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first photo. (2)

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In 1827, Nicéphore Niépce (French) took the first ever photo (9)

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Louis Daquerre invented the first practical photography in 1829 called “daquerreotype”. (2)

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During the Victorian times (1837-1901), big camera obscuras were seaside attractions (9)

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In 1838,Louis Daguerre took the first photo of a human being (9)

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With Niepce’s help, Louis was able to invent the camera. (2)

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Louis possessed the process of obtaining a picture. (2)

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1839 Daguerre created the 'Daguerreotype' photographic processes (9)

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Louis sold the process to the French government and soon daquerreotypes were abundant. (2)

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Daguerre and Talbot were both successful with their methods until Kodak changed the photographic process forever (9)

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"Artists such as Leonardo Da Vinci used its light projections to sketch added depth to their ‘3D’ art" (9)

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As time passed, the technology was improved by people. (2)

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In the 1840's,British inventor, William Henry Fox Talbot, developed the calotype process and with it, the first ever photo on paper (9)

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1888 George Eastman invented the photographic roll (9)

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With the photographic roll, which is a easy to develop process, Kodak sold the first mass- produced cameras (9)

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'Freezing an image was impossible before the 19th century (9)

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Kodak’s classic Brownie camera was launched in 1900 (9)

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The classic Brownie was a portable camera (9)

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The classic Brownie sold millions and was popular until the 60's (9)

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After WWII, SLRs burst onto the scene

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Germany and the Soviet Union created are credited for the creation of the SLRs (9)

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In 1948, Edwin Land created cameras that allowed instant camera snaps (9)

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The First Digital Camera was Invented in 1975 (8)

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Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera for Kodak
(3)

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Photography firm Kodak built the first digital camera (3)

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In 1976, digital cameras were first applied in satellite technology (9)

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After 1976, digital cameras were main stream (9)

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Kodak kickstarted the birth of mass photography (9)

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In 2000, Sharp released the first ever camera phone (9)

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“Now, according to Samsung, 2.5 billion people around the globe have a digital camera” (3).

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730 billion images are shared on facebook annually (8)

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People are better photographers (3)

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The quality of photography has improved greatly (4)

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News or any media would not be in existence (5)

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Communication via photos is a great way to communicate (4)

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People retain 80 percent of what they see, compared to 20 percent of what they read and only 10 percent of what they hear (7)

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Demand for photographers has increased (4)

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Lives would change without cameras (5)

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You can check each image immediately after taking (3)

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95 million photos are uploaded daily on Instagram (8)

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More photos are being taken (3)

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Artists dream bigger, look farther, and imagine greater (5)

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"The technology of digital photography has made photography more popular and accessible to the masses"(4)

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A tool of education for visual learners (6)

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Studies have shown that the brain can process images and videos 60,000 times faster than text (7)

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Digital photographs will become useful documents in the future (3)

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Photos express information and emotions (4)

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Cameras are great ways to store memory(4)

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Cameras are a valuable source to preserve history (6)

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“I was there” effect (3)

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Photography of everyday activities (4)

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Cameras capture moments of people's lives (4)

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300 million photos are uploaded to Facebook everyday (8)

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Photography has created new means of education and history (5)

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Social media and websites rely on digital photography (4)

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90 percent of online shoppers have said that videos are helpful in the decision-making process and 75 percent of executives report watching work-related videos at least once a week (7)

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“In the week of the royal wedding, a survey projected that some 327million pictures relating to the event were likely to be taken on digital cameras” (3)

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Manual maneuver is no longer necessary (3)

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Social media would not be in existence without digital photography (4)

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Photos presence people and memories (5)

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A picture is worth a thousand words (6)

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Imagine a medical school textbook without photographs (6)

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Research has found that 65 percent of the general population are visual learners, meaning they need to see information in order to retain it (7)

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1.8 billion photos are uploaded onto the internet each day (7)

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1 trillion photos are taken in a year (8)

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Every two minutes, we snap more pictures than the whole of humanity did in the 1800s (8)