A Selective Timeline

The following is a whistle-stop tour through some of the milestones of photography’s evolving technology. It is highly selective, and there are many omissions. It is not a technological discussion and does not describe the chemistry of different film types or the physics behind digital innovations. The intent is to show the context of various innovations in relationship to one another.

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