IT'S WORLD PHOTO DAY--CELEBRATING THE DAGUERROTYPE

On August 19, 1839, in Paris, France, the French government bought the patent for the recently created daguerreotype process, the first practical photographic process, and announced that it would be a gift "free to the world." The anniversary of this event is observed as World Photo Day. It is a time when photographers around the globe—both professional photographers and amateur photography enthusiasts—share their work with the world. Australian photographer Korske Ara came up with the idea for World Photo Day in 2009, with the intent of bringing together local and global communities to celebrate photography. The first World Photo Day took place on August 19, 2010.  READ MORE AT World Photo Day | Holiday | Checkiday.com

TO SEE AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF DAGUERROTYPES, COURTESY OF CURT J ILGUNMKR, click on the photo, then click here.

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