A Chronology of Photography: A Cultural Timeline From Camera Obscura to Instagram

A rich and fresh perspective on the history of photography, tracing the complex links between technological innovation, social change, and artistic intervention.

As a medium of documentation, social commentary, commercial marketing, artistic exploration, and self-expression over the last two centuries, photography has in many ways defined the way we view ourselves and the world around us.

A Chronology of Photography traces the development of the medium from early experiments with optics by ar...