Timeline by Tysen Issa

1861, Mathew Brady

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Brady took many photographs during the American civil war in 1861.

2004, Flickr

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The Vancouver based company Flickr made its debut in 2004 and was founded by Stewart Butterfield.

1975, Steven Sasson

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Steven Sasson developed a portable, battery operated, self-contained digital camera at Kodak in 1975. It weighed 8 pounds

1936, Henry Lufe

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In 1936 Henry Lufe launched the "Life Magazine", Life magazine was a story and picture oriented magazine and had many photographs.

1925, Flash bulb creation

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The first recognizable flash bulb for general use was invented in 1925 by Vierkötter, using flash powder.

470 BCE, Mozi

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The Earliest mention of Camera Obscura was by Chinese philosopher Mozi in his writings.

1936, Dorethea Lange

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In 1936, photographer Dorothea Lange captured an image of a mother and her children living in poverty that became one of the most defining images of the Great Depression

1935, Eastman Kodak

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In 1935, Kodachrome was the first successful color film or photograph.

1924, Frank Mott

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In 1924, Frank Luther Mott coined and utilized the term "Photojournalism" or "Photojournalist"

1880, The Daily Graphic

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New York, March 4, 1880, the first newspaper photo printed using a halftone screen. Engraver Stephen Henry Horgan helped push the photographic printing efforts of the paper.

1837, Louis Daguerre

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Successfully taking positive images via his namesake Daguerreotype method by 1837.

2010, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger

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Instagram was founded in the year 2010 by Mike Krieger and Kevin Systrom.

1840, Henry Fox Talbot

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Basically, contact prints on light-sensitive paper, which unfortunately produced dark and spotty images. In 1840

March 1840, Alexander Wolcott

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The earliest known photography studio in New York City opened in March 18401. Alexander Wolcott opened a “Daguerrean Parlor”

1502, Leonardo Da Vinci

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Leonardo da Vinci publishes the first clear description of the camera obscura in Codex Atlanticus