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World Photography Day 2021: History, origin and significance of this special day celebrated by photographers - It was on August 19, 1839, when the French government purchased the patent to the daguerreotype camera and made it free for use to the entire world.
The World Photography Day brings together people who share a passion to capture moments and ideas and show the world how it looks like. Like historians, photographers, too, document the present for future generations to understand the past.
World Photography Day is observed on August 19 every year, across the world. The day was chosen to mark the purchase of the patent to the daguerreotype camera by the French government, who made it free for use to the entire world.