Photography in India

Author(s):
Gordon, S.
Published
2007
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor

Abstract

Photography was first introduced to India in 1840, only a year after the announcements of the daguerreotype and calotype processes in France and England. The fragility of this early material, the uniqueness of the daguerreotype and the harshness of the Indian climate mean that photographs from this time are scarce, leaving us with a fragmented picture of the development of the medium.

PhotographyColonial historyIndia
Date issued
2007
Language
English
Publisher
IIAS, Leiden
Is part of
IIAS Newsletter (2007), Vol. 44, p. 10-11
ISSN source
0929-8738
hdl
1887/12507