History of photography. by memolition · First photograph (1826). First man on the photograph (1838 or 1839). First self-portrait and first image of a human face (1839). First photo-montage (1858). First aerial photography (1858). And first aerial photographers. First color photograph (1861). First sequential images (1872). First picture of a tornado (1884). First picture on a photo roll (1888). First x-ray picture (1895). First picture of animals nightlife (1906). First picture of the North Pole (1909). First color underwater photography (1926). First Earth picture taken from space (1946). First color high-speed photograph (1957). First digital picture (1957). First photo of the Earth taken from the Moon (1968). First view of the Earth (1972). First picture on the Internet (1992). First photo of a molecule (2009). Like it? Share it!