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21/08/22 08:30 AM IST

World Photography Day 2022

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  • World Photography Day 2022 is being observed on August 19, under the theme of “Pandemic Lockdown through the lens.”
World Photography Day 
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Before that, Joseph Nicephore Niepce had captured the first permanent photo of an object in 1926
Source- Indian Express 

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