The oldest photograph of a human shows a packed street — and only one man is visible

In 1838 Louis Daguerre photographed one of the busiest streets in Paris, and the exposure erased everyone who moved. One man stood still, and became the first human being ever photographed. This is how people learned to fix light — and what happened to the plate itself. #history #photography #paris #daguerreotype #documentary 0:00 One man on a crowded street 0:57 The image nobody could keep 2:05 Eight hours at the window 3:15 The showman and the recluse 4:24 The invisible picture 4:29 The fire and the gift 5:38 Daguerreotypomania 6:43 The faces that reached back 6:44 The other road 7:59 A photograph of a photograph