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The Digital Photograph Celebrates Its 60th Anniversary

Posted by Richard Lippert on

The first digital image made on a computer in 1957 showed researcher Russell Kirsch's baby son. Credit: NIST
So you thought digital photographs were a relatively new arrival that swept in as we began the 21st century? 
Well, guess again. The first digital photograph was produced in 1957 and is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

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Treasure to Trash: Journey of a Fragment in Time on KodaChrome

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New York Times reporter Deborah Acosta unlocks the power of a bag of slides left on curb in NYC as trash

A New York Times reporter had no idea how a single KodaChrome slide would turn into uncovering what was behind a mysterious bag of trash found on a sidewalk in New York City and how liberating its contents through social media would be to unlock the power of these treasures.

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Save Your Photos 2016 | Take the Pledge, Host an Event, & More...

Posted by James Escobar on


Save Your Photos 2016 - Take the pledge to save your photos...

The run-up to this year's 3rd Annual International Save Your Photos Month, coming September 2016, is underway! Everyone is invited to participate. There are lots of ways to do so.

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