IntroductionImagine a time when capturing moments wasn't as simple as pulling out a smartphone from your pocket and clicking a button. A time when photography was a complex, expensive and time-consuming process, not yet recognized for its artistic potential. This was the era when photography first emerged in the mid-19th century, often dismissed as a mechanical contrivance rather than an artistic endeavor. Its journey, from being considered mere machinery to its current status of a legit...