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In 1839, Hippolyte Bayard invented photography. And nobody cared.
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People usually associate the birth of photography with Louis Daguerre’s Daguerreotype. His process became the first widespread method of photography after France revealed it to the world on August 19, 1839. But there were actually multiple inventors of photography, and one of them was an amateur French tinkerer named Hippolyte Bayard. Even before Daguerre’s process was revealed, Bayard had achieved photographic results.
However, François Arago, the chair of the French Academy of Sciences, overlooked Bayard’s accomplishment and elevated Daguerre’s instead. And as a protest to this perceived injustice, Bayard took a self-portrait depicting himself as an unidentified man in the Paris Morgue who took his own life. This image is not only the first staged photo, it’s also an early example of photography depicting something non-literal and symbolic, laying the groundwork for the medium to be used as a form of creative expression.
Bayard's photographs at the French Society of Photography:
www.sfp.asso.fr/photographie/i...
Sources:
The Drowned Inventor, Jillian Lerner: www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/1...
The Impossible Photograph, Michal Sapir:
muse.jhu.edu/article/20909
The New History of Photography, Michal Frizot:
www.scribd.com/doc/210934705/...
(If you or someone you know is considering self-harm, please seek help through the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.)
Note: The headline for this video has been updated since publishing.
Previous headline: Why this photography pioneer faked his own death
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@SumDumGai5 5 лет назад

@@desaiharsh5629 That would be a good one.

@elijahward3920 5 лет назад

I think the photograph from the Battle of L.A would be a good darkroom episode

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@JuanDelfin 5 лет назад

An episode on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. April 26, 1986. There is said to be only one existing picture taken of the disaster the morning of.

@zuko1569 5 лет назад

Oh my gosh he's the great grandfather of clickbait that's pretty awesome

@ConFall 5 лет назад

Nobody : RU-vidrs Thumbnail : Ali-A lookalike thumbnail*

@Harley411 5 лет назад

LMAO you're the next justin y.

@rmrhz 5 лет назад

the analogy!

@sheikhmohsin57 5 лет назад

Up you go!

@sheronmathew9802 5 лет назад

these daguerrotypes had me DEAD!

@thalia141 5 лет назад

it’s like when you tell a joke but someone else says it louder

@jackkraken3888 5 лет назад

I know exactly what you mean: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-k1tsGGz-Qw0.html

@theamhway 5 лет назад

HIGH on POTenuse

@Albanez39 5 лет назад

The definition of marketing.

@ronnygattuso1908 5 лет назад

IT"S LIKE WHEN YOU TELL A JOKE BUT SOMEONE ELSE SAYS IT LOUDER

@thalia141 5 лет назад

@@ronnygattuso1908 LOL

@adityadeshpande9781 5 лет назад

You did it again Vox, you created a video on the subject that I have no knowledge and made it interesting

@benjaminkormendi9977 5 лет назад

Vox should be more focused on these kinds of videos and leave these "opinions" out of their business. But who am I to tell what should they do...

@lmaolmfao3611 5 лет назад

@@benjaminkormendi9977 The propaganda machine gotta keep running

@stephcurry9524 5 лет назад

@@benjaminkormendi9977 another conservative snowflake😂😂😂

@ryadhasanahmed5443 5 лет назад

@@lmaolmfao3611 and fox news isn't a propaganda machine?🤔

@imback2killu328 5 лет назад

@@stephcurry9524 damn I ain't conservative I'm in the middle but I rather go conservative than liberals...Jesus Christ I can't handle them snowflakes

@leifharmsen 5 лет назад

You might argue that someone else invented the photogaphic process first, but he was the first photographer.

@p_eabean 5 лет назад

@Re Up I take lots of selfies, can I call myself a photographer?

@AnnoyingAsianWitch 5 лет назад

@Re Up it's not literal.

@leifharmsen 5 лет назад

@@p_eabean No.

@leifharmsen 5 лет назад

@Re Up Just because whoever it was took a picture, does not make whoever it was a photographer.

@Sophia-by5gx 5 лет назад

GreenGrounds:....knee slapper....heh....heh...

@EVILBUNNY28 4 года назад

Bayard literally just said "That feeling when someone uses your work and passes it off as their own" It was literally a photo and a caption. Bruh, he made a meme.

@stoplightgaming2302 3 года назад

The first meme

@cybr69lol 3 года назад

oh my god,

@hiarmyonces1831 3 года назад

The first meme ;)

@lrrr9734 3 года назад

Memes were around long before him

@primo4915 2 года назад

Memes existed in the ancient Roman age

@nickgehr6916 5 лет назад

_he's the OG sleeping selfie_

@tropezando 5 лет назад

Bae caught me sleepin

@johnnyfrankenstein0123 4 года назад

@@tropezando 😳😳😳

@macakroyd6474 2 года назад

Tf is a sleeping selfie

@andrewang1925 5 лет назад

Anyone feel bad for M. Bayard??

@ms.rstake_1211 5 лет назад

Yeah! I would have hurt that politician then photographed it.

@acatssoftnose3940 5 лет назад

@Re Up In other documentaries, Daguerre is noted for also having prevented the earlier inventors from showcasing their work as well. Daguerre, overall, was a horrible person.

@Raven-mu7ty 4 года назад

Yeah

@user-ok8yq6nc6x 4 года назад

@Re Up This is true but you have to remember he didn't know they invented it when he did so you can imagine his disappointment when he thought he invented an immensely important thing but was just a tad bit late to the party. That's why people feel bad for him

@FanOfMinatozakiSana 4 года назад

i always tell this to my younger ones.

@JYMAHJAMES 3 года назад

"I'm dead 💀💀" - bayard

@Nugcon 3 года назад

💀💀 💀💀 💀💀 💀💀 💀💀

@plebthepebble3877 2 года назад

i{nsert skull emoji skull emoji

@combat_chameleon 2 года назад

"omg not daguerre claiming he invented photography 🙄🙄" - bayard

@valentins.2637 5 лет назад

Don't trust a Frenchman. Or a grown man with shoulder long hair. Or a band without a drummer. Actually don't trust anyone

@rotemtamir3404 4 года назад

Valentin S. Also, don't trust a song that's flawless

@TheHappyGabeShow 4 года назад

@@rotemtamir3404 cause it could be copyrighted

@peeyaubaid8153 4 года назад

😂

@Veikra 3 года назад

I dont trust you to tell me who I shouldnt trust !

@Veikra 3 года назад

@CJ Satnarine And I dont trust people yelling at me about not trusting me for not trusting people telling me not to trust others !

@shqipe7656 5 лет назад

If it wasn’t for this guy all the models on Instagram would not have a career

@aracelirizo6577 5 лет назад

Shqipe lmao😂

@PeytonMartell 3 года назад

you not wrong haha

@huxley3043 5 лет назад

bayard was SOOOOO dramatic im obsessed lol

@jd8527 5 лет назад

I just wish he could see this !

@Vox 5 лет назад

Me too. -Coleman

@senorswordfish6019 4 года назад

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@yee9222 4 года назад

@@senorswordfish6019 Yes

@g0desq 4 года назад

@@senorswordfish6019 I'm sorry to hear that

@senorswordfish6019 3 года назад

@MusicalGeek614 They tasted good tho so its ok

@crozraven 5 лет назад

the first ever HOAX PHOTO then??

@sauceaddict9569 5 лет назад

Croz Raven ya

@Iz7zI 5 лет назад

Its just a prank bro

@mrpalaces 5 лет назад

Not exactly, since nobody was claiming that was a real suicide

@NewbyTon 5 лет назад

Did you know that colour didn't exist before modern cameras?

@jacobhill1782 5 лет назад

I know this is a joke.. But paintings?

@wowarmy8154 5 лет назад

@@NewbyTon *W O K E*

@blahbleh5671 5 лет назад

@@NewbyTon what about meowmeow?

@jacobhill1782 5 лет назад

@@NewbyTon Perhaps read some wikipedia articles or something? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_photography You can't be serious, right? Watercolor paintings?

@lemon3905 5 лет назад

@@jacobhill1782 wait.. are you serious here? lol?

@gracecalis5421 5 лет назад

I like how clickbait was invented almost as early as actual photography

@ognimimerkki 5 лет назад

Well.. he made it, didn't he? His life and his work is being shown to audiences so large that he could have never imagined it, almost 200 years later no less.

@AlasdairGR 5 лет назад

Bayard’s method for exposing an image and developing it is more akin to the processes for film photography today, so in the long run he won I guess.

@Seele2015au 2 года назад

Unlike Talbot's process, Bayard's process did not produce a negative that can be used to produce an unlimited number of positive prints, but a direct positive process, making each picture unique. If one needed a unique picture, daguerréotype gives that extra quality, so when all is said and done, Bayard's process, like the daguerréotype, was a dead end.

@balmainrichard1335 5 лет назад

This honestly makes me shutter

@McSpinkles 4 года назад

Ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

@vil5580 4 года назад

Shudder**

@u13613to 4 года назад

*@BALMAIN RICHARD* shutter?

@biakku3417 4 года назад

@@vil5580 Its a joke

@biakku3417 4 года назад

@lovedery its a joke

@bradd3971 5 лет назад

Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created "daguerreotypes", a process that gave portraits a sharp reflective style, like a mirror. Now you're totally stuck in the Retro Zone. Sad face.

@missmeep5130 5 лет назад

L i f e I s s t r a n ge

@laika6661 3 года назад

that line did not age well.

@clouds-rb9xt 2 года назад

@@laika6661 ?

@kiks4757 4 месяца назад

life is strange - ahh haven't heard about it in a while

@sandrarivera1262 5 лет назад

As a photographer who has spent many years studying early photographers and their work, I love how this shines light on the lesser known

@melaniep4099 5 лет назад

How have I never heard of this guy before? Wow he may not have been credited for inventing photography but ultimately created a new form of creative expression at the time

@MaxSnowDude 5 лет назад

Vox RU-vid is the only Corporate RU-vid that makes good content

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Tell me about it, I love them

@C3Pinko 5 лет назад

Aye, only videos from them I dislike is when they get political though. Like most.

@tabishzd 5 лет назад

CNBC too, mate.

@bigiron1311 4 года назад

Yeah

@oceanman_8370 4 года назад

What about Chedder, Cracked and Polygon?

@-4subscriberswithahammerad521 5 лет назад

Lokie lokie, the worlds first "haha, you got pranked the camera is over there"

@royzevisionneur2045 5 лет назад

Imagine being the first to send a nude in history😲

@fitchyyboi 4 года назад

Or sending one to anyone at all

@MeisterJ 5 лет назад

This was fascinating. I knew multiple people had played around with photography but I hadn't known anyone else was so close to introducing a method to the world. Bayard's photos also have a gorgeous clarity to them, at least sometimes. Thank you for sharing such a great photo and an interesting counter figure in early photography.

@caec339 3 года назад

Is it just me or would anyone love to see this as a full length film of Bayards life?

@gabrielanjos8877 5 лет назад

The best serie from this channel! Great work. It's just too good.

@mynciee 5 лет назад

As a photographer: THANK YOU for doing this series. I love Vox but this series is by far my favourite. I thought I knew a lot about photography but you showed me something new. Please keep this series going!

@aaaadit5155 5 лет назад

3:39 that guy’s name is Memes😂😂 Guess we found the inventor for that

@moaydsparklug8311 5 лет назад

Aditya Dandwate lol xd

@antsinmyeyes9547 5 лет назад

Who doesn’t love windmills?!!?

@edgar.espinoza 4 года назад

This series is great! Congrats Coleman!

@lindalee7322 5 лет назад

Very interesting. I had never heard of either man. Thanks for sharing! God bless you and keep you safe, high, and dry.

@kissCharles 5 лет назад

I absolutely love the darkroom series, good job and keep doing what ure doing :))

@thelast1nsstanding545 5 лет назад

“Windmills, he loved windmills” I lost it. My god that’s great.

@romaerb4161 3 года назад

Thank you for sharing from a light sculptor in the Show Me state. The history of photography is taken for granted. The light sculpting artist will always leave a little bit of him or herself in created images.

@MyelinProductions 3 года назад

EXCELLENT! Thank you! Love these videos - Very useful and informative, very historic. Peace & Health!

@amyang5622 5 лет назад

Thanks Vox (and the person who made this) This is great! I love Darkroom series so much!!

@spartan1010101 4 года назад

I love this series as a fan of Photography and as a fan of History. Bravo

@len322 5 лет назад

i love this series i hope it'll go on for a long time ! :D

@MrFearless 5 лет назад

I loved the way the content was presented! Amazing!

@Garland67 5 лет назад

Awesome video and very well put together. I learned something about Bayard that I didn't know.

@Natepeel2828 5 лет назад

I LOVE this series. please keep it going.

@juliettebouchery3550 2 года назад

Very exciting channel, thanks !

@3otared 5 лет назад

This could easily be the best VOX video! I'm a big fan of VOX's production but this video right here tops them off. I'm a cinematographer/photographer with some ok knowledge of the history of photography but today I've learned a whole bunch of things. Thanks Coleman.

@ludwigjosh9619 5 лет назад

All you need is an emoji and OMG it will become a thumbnail

@r15u5k00 5 лет назад

this is a very cool story! I was always passively confused about why so many different people are credited with invention of photography and now I know more!

@ms.rstake_1211 5 лет назад

Wow! The Bayard man was a real genius (no joke).

@paxundpeace9970 5 лет назад

Great Production und Topics.

@BrubandJfowl 5 лет назад

Vox Darkroom is actually the best series on the channel currently. Amazing work.

@18sp01 5 лет назад

Very good video. Loved it!

@JammyBandStudios 5 лет назад

Darkroom is by far the best series (along with Borders) that you guys do!! Keep it up, amazingly interesting!

@BuddyL 5 лет назад

Fascinating story about the intersection of art, commerce, and politics.📷

@zawb3a_ 3 года назад

I love this video thank you for this beautiful piece of information!

@wowow4552 5 лет назад

1:41 “Which process gave birth to the first self-portraits?” “The Daguerrian Process, Louis Daguerre made his portraits reflective like a mirror” (Life is strange fans already know what this is)

@eldafmawla977 4 года назад

i know somebody would comment this

@JA-fu5yw 5 лет назад

Very educational... thank you for sharing

@Bonsees 5 лет назад

Man, thanks for bringing M. Bayard to my attention

@Guyote_ 2 года назад

I wish I could have met this man. Liked to garden and just take fun pictures of his stuff, and he had (what appears to me) a fantastic sense of humor. He must have been so fun to talk with. I would have loved to see his process for coming up with fun pictures in a time period where that simply was not a thing or a concept for people.

@Ghiaman1334 5 лет назад

That's really awesome. A wonderfully artistic photo. I love this kind of analysis.

@RobertoLicardie 5 лет назад

As a fellow upcoming photographer, I can relate to this video a little further. You see, this whole commotion screams envy and resentment. It also screams an opportunistic ill minded dude. These are some of the early feelings of competition we still see in today's photography world. Many of the local togs, short for photographers, are super envious. I get that competition drives the market, but this is the personal side of it. What photographers, like me, actually experience. By the way, love the research @Vox , its phenomenal. Wish i could write like that when doing college researches haha.

@lauraqueentint 5 лет назад

darkroom is a very interesting new series that combines both technology, more specifically, film/photography with history! and you know what, I LOVE IT! both of those topics interests me

@shikharpriyadarshi3537 5 лет назад

Literal goosebumps towards the end of the vid. Thanks for sharing

@nathanngumi8467 4 года назад

Wow, very interesting history, thanks!

@m1dos391 4 года назад

This is my favorite playlist on RU-vid

@Estebastien 5 лет назад

So interesting! Thanks!

@shashankshukla5689 4 года назад

I really liked the video and the piece of information it delivers. I have a suggestion, you could have startex the video by explaining the photograph instead of explaining it in the middle and then carrying on into the back story. Audience would see it as if they are deducing the the photograph. Just a break in the narrative.

@MetalizedButt 5 лет назад

Can you imagine if you went back in time and showed them the images and videos you can record on your Iphone lol.

@MellyTwilly 5 лет назад

One of the many reasons the daguerreotype was so popular was because of its extremely high quality, unlike many others techniques that came before or after 1839.