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FIRST PHOTOGRAPH 1827 France Joseph Nicephore Niepce  "View From the Window at Le Gras."  Exposure time 8 hours FIRST PHOTO OF A PERSON-1838 BY: Louis Daguerre (Dauguerreotype)   Boulevard du Temple, Paris, France   EADWEARD MUYNRIDGE 1830-1904 english pioneer in photographing motion created the zoopraxiscope (2879) JULIA MARGARET   CAMERON  1815-1879 Known for soft focus and 'painterly' quality of her images. Was panned as not serious enough as a photographer Accepted by painters (pre-Raphaelites) more than photographers. Close-cropped portraits are inspiration for photographers todays. Edward Curtis 1861-1652   Photographer & ethnologist Focused on documenting the American West & Native American people.