12 Key dates in the history of photography

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Images

A young girl in a cardigan and dress looks down while holding a Kodak Brownie camera, circa 1935, in both hands against a plain background.

How a key principle of photography works

Nicéphore Niépce: View from the Window at Le Gras

Daguerreotype of two women

William Henry Fox Talbot: View of the Boulevards of Paris

The original Eastman Kodak box camera from 1888, with a black rectangular body, leather handle on top, and open film compartment, displayed on a flat surface.

Photograph of Olga Victorovna Dmitrieff

Photograph made with Kodachrome film

The Kyocera Visual Phone VP-210

12 Key dates in the history of photography: References & Edit History

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Alicja Zelazko
Alicja Zelazko is Associate Editor, Arts and Humanities, covering topics in the visual arts, architecture, music, and performance. Before joining Encyclopædia Britannica in 2017, she worked at the Art Institute of Chicago and taught courses in art appreciation.

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Article title updated for style.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Nov 09, 2026
	New article added.	Alicja Zelazko	Jan 28, 2026