The first multi-subject photos taken in history, the more you look at it, the more you admire the development of humanity

Although photography has become popular nowadays and the main purpose is still to show off about your daily life to friends on social networks. But more than 100 years ago, photography was one of the most amazing technological advancements in the world.

Here are the first but recorded photos in human history. Although they looked primitive, at the time, this was a landmark civilization revolution in human history.

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This is a view taken from the upstairs window of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's apartment in France, 1826. Niépce used a process called 'diary' to record what was going on around him every day. This is considered the first photograph of mankind

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Robert Cornelius, a photographer living in the US is taking a photo of himself (left photo). Although he looks a bit vague, Robert is considered the first person to know how to take a selfie. He took his photograph in 1839 in Philadelphia and the trend started. On the right is one of his clients.

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The first photograph of the moon was taken by a man named John W. Draper in 1840

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The first pictures taken on the ground are impressive, but what about in space? Scientists attached a 35mm motion camera to a rocket that was launched in October 1946. This is an image of a corner of the earth 65 miles up in space.

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This first shot is particularly interesting because of the long exposure times. It took 7 minutes to take this photo of Paris, so only a few people stood long enough to be in the photo. Can you spot them?

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The first photojournalism, it shows a man being arrested in France in 1847

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The first aerial photograph was taken in 1860 by James Wallace Black and it was on a hot air balloon.

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This 1877 photo is the first color photograph ever taken of the landscape, it shows us what photographer Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron saw from his home in France.

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The first color photograph was taken in 1861. Taken by physicist James Clerk Maxwell, this is actually a photograph of a tricolor bow

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The first photo of lightning is really impressive. Before William Jennings captured this moment in 1882, scientists didn't know what lightning looked like when it wasn't moving.

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The best part of photography is the key moments captured by the camera, and that's exactly why this photo of NASA's first Cape Canaveral launch is so legendary. Taken in July 1950, you can see other photographers lining up to get the perfect shot

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Say "hello" to the world's first digital photo! This lovely photo was taken in 1957, almost 20 years before Kodak invented the first digital camera. Pictured is the son of engineer Russell Kirsch