World Photography Day - 19 August 2024

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World Photography Day is celebrated every year on 19 August.

An Overview of the News

• The day is an annual, worldwide celebration of the art, craft, science and history of photography.

• Photography is one of the most important art forms, it is a means of expressing one's feelings and personal expression by pictures.

• The first permanent photograph of an object was taken in year 1826 by the Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

Theme 2024 -

• This year's theme,"An Entire Day," invites you to capture the diverse aspects of life around the world within a single day.

History of World Photography Day:

• World Photography Day celebration started in Franceon January 9, 1839.

• At that time a photography process was announced which was called the dagorotype process and this process is today considered to be the world's first photography process.

• It was invented by Joseph Nicephore and Louis Douger, who were the native of France.

• On August 19, 1839, the French government announced this invention and got its patent.

• To remember this forever, 'World Photography Day' is celebrated every year on 19th August.