This is a historic photograph taken by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826. It is the earliest surviving photograph in the world and is considered to be the first photograph ever taken. The photograph was taken from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate in
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A photograph is an image created by light falling on a photosensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic image sensor. The process and practice of creating such images is called photography.