National Camera Day

National Camera Day Quick Facts

Hashtags	#NationalCameraDay, #Cameraday
Related Hashtags	#Camera, #Photography, #June29th
2023 Date	June 29, 2023
2024 Date	June 29, 2024

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National Camera Day in 2023

Thursday, Jun 29

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National Camera Day History

National Camera Day commemorates photographs, cameras, and their invention. The word photography is based on two Greek words, that when put together it means "writing with light". Joseph Niépce was one of the inventors of photography. He developed the heliograph; a technique used to produce the world’s first known photograph in 1825. National Camera Day is observed each year on June 29th.

Top Tweets for National Camera Day

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Today is National Camera Day. #Chicago https://t.co/Kd49WrVzQc
— Barry Butler Photography (@barrybutler9) June 29, 2022

Happy National Camera Day to the worst cameras I’ve ever owned. https://t.co/KM0gsTk5uZ
— Jason Hunter (@jaserhunter) June 29, 2022

Good morning. Happy 🐫 day. It’s Hug Holiday Day🤗, National Waffle Iron Day, National Parchment Day, National Camera Day, Almond Buttercrunch Day and International Day of the Tropics. Have a wonderful day. Smile and get one in return. You are loved and we are Blessed. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/4GVJakbZ3l
— Bill Wheeler (@wjwheeler54) June 29, 2022

National Camera Day Facts

The word camera comes from the Latin phrase camera obscura, which means dark chamber.
According to Just Fun Facts, the first ever color photograph was taken in 1861 by a physicist James Clark Maxwell.
George Eastman founded Kodak in the 1890s and became the world's largest photographic equipment manufacturer. They were the first do design a digital camera.

National Camera Day Top Events and Things to Do

Go out and take pictures. Capture scenic photos of nature or more human elements.
Purchase a quality camera. Cameras have advanced over the years and have become more affordable. If you're interested in photography, you can find one that suits your needs.
Read some tips on taking professional phots.