The coining of the word "photography" is usually attributed to Sir John Herschel in 1839. It is based on the Greek φῶς (phos), (genitive: phōtós) Meaning "light", and γραφή (graphê), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light".
1. 1840, Crawford Notch, New Hampshire
2. 1842, Pantheon
3. 1843, View of the Parisian boulevard
4. 1843, Nelson’s Column. United Kingdom
5. 1843, Creating a portrait in the studio, Richard Byrd
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