The beginning of photography
Photo by Maxime Du Camp, Gizeh, December 9, 1849.
French author Gustave Flaubert travelled extensively through Egypt in 1849 and 1850. He took his friend and photographer Maxime Du Camp who was commissioned by the French government to take photos of the monuments and excavations they would visit.
Maxime Du Camp (1822-1894) took his photos in an era when the technology of photography had not existed even a decade yet.
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was just a fledgling writer in 1849.
The beginning of photography
Photo by Maxime Du Camp, Gizeh, December 9, 1849.
French author Gustave Flaubert travelled extensively through Egypt in 1849 and 1850. He took his friend and photographer Maxime Du Camp who was commissioned by the French government to take photos of the monuments and excavations they would visit.
Maxime Du Camp (1822-1894) took his photos in an era when the technology of photography had not existed even a decade yet.
Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was just a fledgling writer in 1849.