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From silver-iodide plates and 8-hour exposures to neural networks that hallucinate light. Two centuries of fixing the world onto a surface — and then losing the surface entirely. Key sections include: PHOTOGRAPHY / 1839 — present; 1826 — Niépce burns a window into pewter.; 1839 — the daguerreotype goes public.; 1888 — "You press the button, we do the rest."; 1925 — 35mm, Leica, and the decisive moment.; The war photographer.; The Depression, in photographs.; 1935 — Kodachrome arrives. Critics sneer.; Photojournalism, 1936–1972.; 1991 — the sensor replaces the silver halide..
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