Similar activities have been held in other countries, such as "A Day in the Life of the Soviet Union," "A Day in the Life of Japan" and "A Day in the Life of America." The dates in each country differed. August 19, chosen by the Taipei Photography Festival Planning Commission, is the anniversary of the invention of photography.
國外也曾舉辦過類似活動，像「蘇聯（今獨立國協）的一天」、「日本的一天」、「美國的一天」等，各國選定的攝影基準日各不相同，而台北攝影節籌備會決定的八月十九日，則是攝影發明紀念日。