Illuminating photography: From camera obscura to camera phone - Eva Timothy
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The origins of the cameras we use today were invented in the 19th century. Or were they? A millenia before, Arab scientist Alhazen was using the camera obscura to duplicate images, with Leonardo da Vinci following suit 500 years later and major innovations beginning in the 19th century. Eva Timothy tracks the trajectory from the most rudimentary cameras to the ubiquity of them today.
It's estimated that 330 billion photographs are taken each year. If there are 6.9 billion people in the world, how many photos on average is that per person? How many photos do you estimate you take each year?
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