10 Interesting Fact About Photography history

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• The beginning of the emergence of photography in Indonesia was in the 19th century, precisely in the 1840s when the Dutch introduced photography technology in the country.
• In the colonial era, photography was used as a propaganda tool by the Dutch East Indies government to show their success in controlling Indonesia.
• In the 1930s, photography began to be used as art and many famous Indonesian photographers were born in this period.
• One of the famous Indonesian photographers is H. Santosa Doellah known for his work which described the lives of Indonesian people in the 1950s to the 1970s.
• Along with the development of technology, photography in Indonesia is growing and there are many active photography communities that are active.
• In 2005, Indonesia hosted the World Press Photo Exhibition held in Jakarta.
• One of the largest photography festivals in Indonesia is the Jakarta International Photo Festival which is held every two years.
• Mobile photography is increasingly popular in Indonesia, as evidenced by the many camera applications and photo filters available on mobile.
• Along with the development of digital technology, analog photography is increasingly rare in Indonesia and only a few photographers still use film cameras.
• Photography in Indonesia is increasingly known in the international world, as evidenced by the large number of Indonesian photographers who won awards in international photography events.