Photography has always been a controversial medium—is it an art or a science?
1826 - c. 1870
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Anna Atkins and the cyanotype process
Although today Atkins’s prints are sold and viewed as art, they were originally made as botanical illustrations.
Julia Margaret Cameron, Mrs. Herbert Duckworth
Cameron’s evocative portrait captures her young niece… before she became the mother of a literary giant.
Lady Clementina Hawarden, Clementina and Florence Elizabeth Maude
This pioneering woman used the new medium of photography to add dramatic flair to her domestic life.
Louis Daguerre, Paris Boulevard or View of the Boulevard du Temple
Daguerre’s groundbreaking technique turned Paris into a ghost town.
Early Photography: Niépce, Talbot and Muybridge
Photography emerged as a marvel of the modern world, but its early years were marked by technological obstacles.
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