With digital cameras so much a part of our lives these days, it’s surprising to remember that in truth, the first ever photograph was taken less than 200 years ago, by someone named Joseph Nicphore Nipce. This first camera was manufactured by Charles and Vincent Chevalier in Paris; this first photograph didn’t last because it wasn’t permanent, and quickly faded. Surprising today, then, that we have the ability to easily turn any pictures we want to be made into more permanent media into things like canvas prints or personalised calendar.

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