World Photography Day observed on August 19
Highlights:
- World Photography Day 2022 is being observed on August 19, under the theme of “Pandemic Lockdown through the lens.”
- This day is observed annually and it focuses on art, craft and science of photography.
- The day celebrates how a picture catches the essence, emotion and mood of moment in time.
- It is an annual event, that is celebrated worldwide.
- It is the celebration of art, craft, science and history of photography.
- Photography has become an ever-increasing medium to express and appreciate the people worldwide. It creates memories and passages to cherish and revisit.
- The World Photography Day marks its origin to 19th century when two Frenchmen Joseph Nicephore Niepce and Louis Daguerre ‘Daguerreotype’.
- It was a process associated with photography.
- French Academy of Sciences officially endorsed the daguerreotype in 1839.
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