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Pioneers of photography
Do you know who took the first photograph ever ? And the first selfie? Learn everything about the beginnings of photography in our special playlist !
The Great Wave by Gustave Le Gray
1:00 By: Art Explora

Where we discover one of the most famous pictures in the history of photography!

Content produced by : Art Explora

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On the agenda
video - 1:00
The Great Wave by Gustave Le Gray
By: Art Explora
video - 6:17
The first faked photograph
By: Vox Media
video - 4:00
Sun Pictures: Henry Fox Talbot and the First Photographs
By: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
video - 3:19
Why people never smiled in old photos
By: Vox Media
video - 4:49
Illuminating photography: From camera obscura to camera phone
By: Ted Ed
video - 4:02
Pictures from a glass house: Julia Margaret Cameron’s portraits
By: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art