Chapter One: History of Photography

The title of Chapter One is much simpler than what the reading turns out to be. Although it is something that is worth finding out more about. I think that since photography is a part of everyday life and that since anyone (these days) can have access to a camera, knowing a bit about its origin is relevant. It's similar to knowing some history of the television or telephone.
Each of the pictures displayed in the reading, from the different types of cameras, "The Broom," for example, Made by the camera obscura. And "Pyramids of Dahshoor, Egypt," to show the pioneering of travel photography kept my attention. Without these images the history of these views could not simply be imagined, and keep the reading interesting.
To me the most entertaining part of Chapter One, was how photography has led to groung-breaking legislation. The fact that pictures could make and change laws is amazing. In our country that is not an easy thing to do, but to use a picture to improve living conditions and help the young citizens in the United State, truly does prove, that a picture is worth a thousand words.