William Henry Fox Talbot – an introduction
William Henry Fox Talbot – an introduction
Meet photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, famous for inventing the groundbreaking 'calotype' photographic process
William Henry Fox Talbot was credited as the British inventor of photography. In 1834 he discovered how to make and fix images through the action of light and chemistry on paper. These 'negatives' could be used to make multiple prints and this process revolutionised image making. His interests in photography went well beyond this initial discovery as he also pioneered photographically illustrated books and photomechanical reproduction methods, ushering in the 'age of the image'.
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Meet photographic pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot, famous for inventing the groundbreaking 'calotype' photographic process
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