(Via http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-history-of-photography-part-1-the-beginning--photo-1908 by Ivan Tolmachev 15 Mar 2010 ) As time progressed on, so did photography, in 1839 the first ever photo to have a person in it was taken, Boulevard du Temple by Louis Daguerre. The exposure on the camera lasted around 10 seconds, too long to capture anyone walking down the street but a man stopped and polished his shoe long enough to be in the picture. “The first color photo, an image of a tartan ribbon, was taken in 1861 by the famous Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell who was famous for his work with electromagnetism.” (Via http://photography.tutsplus.com/articles/a-history-of-photography-part-1-the-beginning--photo-1908 by Ivan Tolmachev 15 Mar 2010) James Clerk Maxwell is not well known for this achievement due to his other works masking over it. Finally, photography being more and more accepted, in 1888 the Kodak camera was released, usually cameras were for the rich but this camera was made accessible to the middle classes. (Via http://photography.about.com/od/historyofphotography/a/photohistory.htm By Liz Masoner) Past that point, photography was accepted but not extremely popular, as is, in pop culture nowadays. The big event that sparked the most passion out of people for this topic was when WWII happened, journalists began taking photos which would surface up and bring people to realize what was happening. Many people picked up photography during that time, trying to be like the other journalists. The rest is history, apart from many cameras being made, the only things that have made photography an even more booming business would be jobs that require it (Such as detectives,etc..), fashion, and just pop culture in general, recording and capturing moments is something that is cherished now, more than it ever was.