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Photography has long struggled to get recognition as a Fine Art. For many, it has seemed to be merely a medium of presentation, not expression. The medium and the work have been clear, but the role of a Photographer as an Artist has not. Many people have assumed that the Photographer is simply a technician who “operates the medium”. Can a photograph be construed as an Artwork Ansel Adams, for instance, was constantly accused of being a mere replicator of natural scenery, a realistic copier. As onlookers, we could be thrilled by Adams’ landscapes, but many were sceptical that Adams had any more to do with these images, than getting the camera to the right place at the right time. Only by looking carefully at what Adams did, will we truly understand where the artist and technician part company. Adams was a perfectionist in technical matters, but he was also a very sophisticated artist. Images that seem to be a mere replica of reality were usually manipulated substantially in both camera work and darkroom processing.

The presentation of the artist and writers have contributed significantly into changing perceptions of photography into Fine Art. Prominent personalities, such as Pablo Picasso said “I have discovered photography. Now I can kill myself. I have nothing else to learn”, and Francis Bacon said “I have always been very interested in photography. I have looked at far more photographs than I have paintings. Because their reality is stronger than reality itself”.

At Pathways World School, Aravali, Photography is one of the most sought-after creative activities. The Students, irrespective of their age, are encouraged to see the world around them through their camera. The overwhelming responses for Photography Exhibitions, Silent Bidding, Live Editing and the Clicking Club Calendar from parents and visitors have always motivated our young Photographers to work towards excellence. We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks for motivating and encouraging the Pathways World School Clicking Club.

A brief history of Photography

1814 Joseph Niepce achieves the first photographic image using an early device for projecting real-life imagery called a ‘Camera Obscura’.
1840 First American patent issued in photography to Alexander Wolcott for his camera.
1851 Frederick Scott Archer invented the ‘Collodion Process’ so that images required only two or three seconds of light exposure.
1859 Panoramic camera, called the Sutton, is patented.

1861-The first colour (projected) photograph was created experimentally by Scottish scientist James Clerk Maxwell.
1865 Photographs and photographic negatives are added to protected works under copyright law.
1884 George Eastman invents flexible, paper-based photographic film.
1888 Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera.
1968 Photograph of the Earth is taken from the moon. The photograph, Earthrise, is considered one of the most influential environmental photographs ever taken.
1973 Polaroid introduces one-step instant photography with the SX-70 Camera.

1975-Steven Sasson as an engineer at Eastman Kodak invented and built the first electronic camera using a charge-coupled device image sensor.

1990 Eastman Kodak announces Photo Compact Disc as a digital image storage medium.
1999 Kyocera Corporation introduces the VP-210 Visual Phone, the world's first mobile phone with built-in camera for recording videos and still photos.