In 1826, the French inventor Nicéphore Niépce created an image that is widely recognized as one of the earliest surviving photographs. Often known as View from the Window at Le Gras, the image was not only a technical experiment; it was a turning point in the human history of #memory, #evidence, #visual_culture, and #communication. Before photography, most visual moments disappeared unless they were drawn, painted, written about, or remembered. Niépce’s experiment introduced
