Photography is not an art at all, for those who cannot reconcile their conception of art with what they call mechanical means. Photography is an art and a technique. Though silhouettes were extremely popular, they were, towards the end of the 18th century,...

The company that pioneered the creation of the digital camera was eventually brought down by its failure to invest in its own groundbreaking invention. Kodak produced the mass market Brownie camera priced at 1 dollar in 1900 with the slogan "you push...