THE HISTORY...

Capturing historical images has been around since time began, as seen in cave drawings, traditional tapestries and artwork, but the practice of photography is relatively modern.

The first recorded permanent image was taken in 1825 in France by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce Joseph used a portable camera obscura, using a technique known as heliography (something he invented himself) to capture a photo, now famously known as “View from the Window at Le Gras”, or the oldest surviving photo. Despite this being the first of the many photos taken in history, it wasn't until 10 years later that the practice of photography became publicly recognised as a medium for capturing and communicating a moment

From this point onward, the camera continued to rapidly develop and transform with the first camera prototypes being experimented with in 1841, the celluloid roll film being developed in 1887, the first Kodak camera models being built in 1888 and 35mm film cameras being commercially produced in 1913 However, towards the beginning of the camera's evolution photojournalism emerged around 1948-1865.