In this episode of Through the Lens of Time, I explore the origins of photography in the early 1800s. I look at the earliest attempts to capture images, beginning with the Camera Obscura and leading up to the creation of the world’s first permanent photograph. I discuss the turning points and who shaped this development, including Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, Louis Daguerre, and William Henry Fox Talbot, and explain the methods, materials, and challenges involved in their work. Throughout the episode, I explain how these early experiments changed the way we remember and record our lives. This episode sets the foundation for the series as a whole by showing how the invention of the camera transformed art, communication, and our understanding of the world.

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