Photography History

Quick Facts: Subject: Muybridge's 1878 galloping-horse study Photographer: Eadweard Muybridge (1830 to 1904) Commissioned by: Leland Stanford Date and place: June 1878, Palo Alto, California Method: 12 cameras triggered by tripwires along a track Question settled: Whether a galloping horse lifts all four...

Quick Facts: Subject: The first photo ever taken to survive intact Photograph: View from the Window at Le Gras Photographer: Nicéphore Niépce (1765 to 1833) Year: 1826 or 1827 Process: Heliography, with bitumen on a pewter plate Exposure: Eight hours by tradition, possibly...