National Camera Day

National Camera Day Quick Facts

Hashtags	#NationalCameraDay, #CameraDay
Related Hashtags	#Photography, #Camera
2022 Date	June 29, 2022
2023 Date	June 29, 2023

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National Camera Day in 2022

Wednesday, 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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@AvecNicole Is it really National Camera Day? How fun! Death Valley in 2019. 🥰 https://t.co/2Cf8rJzLCt
— Shannon Bolisig (@ShannonBolisig) June 29, 2021

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— BNI Woking (@WokingBni) June 29, 2021

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— Yamini Vijayaraj (@yamini_speaks) June 29, 2021

In the News and Trending for National Camera Day

Updated 18:03 Canon is hosting an online scavenger hunt for National Camera Day

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National Camera Day: Send us the last photo in your phone!

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Don’t say ‘cheese’ and other advice for snapping the best photos of your kids in honor of National Camera Day

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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.

National Camera Day References and Related Sites

justfunfacts.com: Facts About Cameras and Photography

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