What is World Photography Day?
{{Infobox holiday |holiday_name= World Photography Day |image= Teotihuacán, México, 2013-10-13, DD 58.JPG |caption = |nickname= |observedby= |date= 19 August |significance= |relatedto= }} '''World Photography Day''' is celebrated on August 19 every year. It is celebrated around the world through various events. == History == In 1837, [[Nicephorus Knipek]] and [[Louis Daguerre]] invented the Deguerre type photographic system. This method is called daguerreo type. Scientist [[Louis Daguerre]] was the first to discover this practical method of photography. After his name, this way of taking pictures is called daguerreo type photography. From then on a new chapter in photography began. On August 19, 1839, the first French government declared August 19 as World Photography Day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-19|title=বিশ্ব ফটোগ্রাফি দিবসঃ সৃজনশীলতা বিকাশের বিচ্ছিন্ন প্রচেষ্টা|url=https://www.sbdnews24.com/news/11054|access-date=2023-08-20|website=SBD NEWS 24|language=bn-BD}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=World Photography Day: History Of The Day And Why It Is Celebrated|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/world-photography-day-history-of-the-day-and-why-it-is-celebrated-4310760|access-date=2023-08-20|website=NDTV.com}}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Photographs]]