08/13/2026
World Photography Day is Wednesday, August 19!
Why August 19? The date recognizes the daguerreotype, an early practical photographic process developed by Louis Daguerre. On August 19, 1839, the French government made the process “free to the world.”
The daguerreotype didn’t use film. Instead, a silver-coated copper plate was exposed inside a camera and chemically processed to reveal the image. There was no negative, each photograph was one of a kind.
Today, World Photography Day celebrates photographers, creativity, storytelling, and the documentation of everyday life.
And we want to see the world through your lens.
SHOW US YOUR WORLD
To celebrate World Photography Day, Allen’s Camera is launching a photo contest on Instagram! Share your photography with us for a chance to win a NOMATIC McKinnon Camera Backpack.
More information is coming soon.
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