Happy World Photography Day

Today is World Photography Day. Unlike other marketeers' fanciful markers, this date is rooted in actual history.

In 1839, Frenchman Louis Daguerre developed the daguerreotype process, the first publicly-announced and commercially-viable photographic process. Although crude photographs had been attempted before Daguerre, the year 1839 —180 years ago— is generally accepted as the birth year of practical photography.

Telling a story is what good photograph should do. Here's one I took with a simple point-and-shoot in 2012 ... of beer and a beer drinker, of course.

I think the photo tells the story of the moment: anticipation, concentration, and satisfaction. It was a lucky shot. But I'll take it.

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• While I'm at it, I'll thank my inspiration to develop an interest in photography: my brother, Albert Cizauskas, Jr. When he composes photos, he's not lucky ... he's just good.


• The official website for World Photography Day.
• Read about the history of photography (published as a course syllabus in 1995).
• The photo is a repeat! It first appeared on YFGF, on 8 September 2012, as a Pic(k) of the Week.
• This post, too, is a repeat. It first appeared earlier today on YFGF's Facebook page.


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