HAPPY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY DAY August 19 is world photography day, a day to pay homage to the history of photography, celebrate the present and leave a positive trail for the future. World Photography Day originates from the invention of the daguerreotype,a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre. On January 9 1839 The French Academy of sciences announced the process and a few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift free to the world. Thank you Louis Daguerre and thank you, France! 📸