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The first aerial photograph was taken from a balloon by Felix Nadar in 1858. He also pioneered the use of artificial lighting whilst exploring the sewers and catacombs beneath Paris.
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During his lifetime, Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley photographed more than 5000 snow crystals. He never found any two alike. He died of pneumonia in December 1931.
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Early image taken without a camera, exposed by the sun's rays. Fox Talbot's photogenic drawing process.
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"In the photographic darkroom at home we pass moments of as thrilling interest as any in the field, when the image begins to appear on the plate and it is yet an open question whether we have a picture of a flying machine, or merely a patch of open sky."
WILBUR WRIGHT, 1901
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