In Focus: William Henry Fox Talbot SPE25 “[This book] draws from the

“[This book] draws from the archives of one of the most influential and celebrated fashion photographers of the late 20th century

Illustrations of works in the collections of the J

even when taken out of its context

ISSN 1944-8740

among others

In Focus: William Henry Fox Talbot SPE25 “[This book] draws from theLarry Schaaf William Henry Fox Talbot, a scientist, mathematician, author, and artist, is credited with being the inventor of photography as we know it. In mid 1834 he began to experiment with light sensitive chemistry, and in January 1839 he announced his invention of the photogenic drawing, two weeks after Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre's daguerreotype process debuted in France. Talbot's improved processthe calotypewas introduced in 1840. This