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World Photography Day 2021!

Published by WPC Official Account on Aug'19,2021

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World Photography Day 2021!

WPC Official Account
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World Photography Day 2021: Get your best shot forward! 



Did you know there is an unofficial holiday for all photography lovers? To whoever loves clicking photographs, this day is yours. However, there is always a question as to why we celebrate World Photography Day.

Why do we celebrate World Photography Day?



On this day we celebrate storytellers, the Havoc of clicking pictures and bombarding the world with creativity unseen ever before. Photographs are a huge element of conveying emotions and floating the stories through. 

19th August is traced back to the year 1837 where we saw the first-ever photography process. The ‘Daguerreotype’ developed by Louis Daguerre and Joseph Niepce curated a free gift to the world. The art of photography.

To commemorate this, there are many different ways many different countries take part to celebrate this art. Like announcing competitions with various themes and taking them to an international level. 



World Photography Day: on the forefront of different grounds!



USA:

The USA celebrates world photography day sponsored by Mark Zuckerberg where facebook sponsors the event and has various prizes for all the winners. From rookies to professionals everyone takes part in picking up the winner. 

France:

As being the founder of the art, they celebrate the day with a parade of their own. The competitions aren’t held to pick a winner but to make anyone and everyone be a part of the art actively every day of the year. From screening movies to arranging exhibitions, or carrying out a photo walk. France does it all to generate inspiration for the French! 

India:

India focuses on bringing a note to all the aspirants about the art. They hold competitions and events not only on World Photography Day but throughout the year. Many professional experts hold exhibitions and workshops to have aspirants learn about the beautiful art of photography!



World Photography Day: Photo Phacts!



  • When the French government bought the patent, the world took it upon their shoulders to celebrate the art and the artists on World Photography Day.

  • The first-ever permanent photography was created in 1826.

  • The first-ever digital camera was developed in 1975.

  • 400billion plus pictures are clicked every day.

  • There are approximately 4000 antique cameras collected by Dilish Parekh. 

Isn’t it great? About the power the art holds? Now let’s go and pick up our cameras and click away my friends! This day is ours to behold! Happy World Photography Day! 


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World Photography Day 2021: Get your best shot forward! 



Did you know there is an unofficial holiday for all photography lovers? To whoever loves clicking photographs, this day is yours. However, there is always a question as to why we celebrate World Photography Day.

Why do we celebrate World Photography Day?



On this day we celebrate storytellers, the Havoc of clicking pictures and bombarding the world with creativity unseen ever before. Photographs are a huge element of conveying emotions and floating the stories through. 

19th August is traced back to the year 1837 where we saw the first-ever photography process. The ‘Daguerreotype’ developed by Louis Daguerre and Joseph Niepce curated a free gift to the world. The art of photography.

To commemorate this, there are many different ways many different countries take part to celebrate this art. Like announcing competitions with various themes and taking them to an international level. 



World Photography Day: on the forefront of different grounds!



USA:

The USA celebrates world photography day sponsored by Mark Zuckerberg where facebook sponsors the event and has various prizes for all the winners. From rookies to professionals everyone takes part in picking up the winner. 

France:

As being the founder of the art, they celebrate the day with a parade of their own. The competitions aren’t held to pick a winner but to make anyone and everyone be a part of the art actively every day of the year. From screening movies to arranging exhibitions, or carrying out a photo walk. France does it all to generate inspiration for the French! 

India:

India focuses on bringing a note to all the aspirants about the art. They hold competitions and events not only on World Photography Day but throughout the year. Many professional experts hold exhibitions and workshops to have aspirants learn about the beautiful art of photography!



World Photography Day: Photo Phacts!



  • When the French government bought the patent, the world took it upon their shoulders to celebrate the art and the artists on World Photography Day.

  • The first-ever permanent photography was created in 1826.

  • The first-ever digital camera was developed in 1975.

  • 400billion plus pictures are clicked every day.

  • There are approximately 4000 antique cameras collected by Dilish Parekh. 

Isn’t it great? About the power the art holds? Now let’s go and pick up our cameras and click away my friends! This day is ours to behold! Happy World Photography Day!