World Photography Day 2023: Check history, theme, all you need to know

On August 19 every year, the world celebrates World Photography Day.

Silhouette photo of a man with his camera on a tripod
Silhouette photo of a man with his camera on a tripod. Photo: unsplash

The day aims at commemorating the process of capturing moments and emotions.

Also, it aims at bridging the gap between photographers and photo lovers around the world to earn a common platform.

According to worldphotographyday.com:

Since the early 19th century, photography has become an ever-increasing medium of personal expression and appreciation for countless people around the world.

A photograph has the ability to capture a place; an experience; an idea; a moment in time. For this reason, it’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Photographs can convey a feeling faster than, and sometimes even more effectively than words can. A photograph can make the viewer see the world the way the photographer sees it.

Photographs even transcend the passing of time – a photo from a hundred years ago can still be as appreciated now, as it was then. A photo taken tomorrow, can still be just as appreciated by others in a hundred years’ time.

SHARE ARTICLE:

Comments

No comments yet. Why don’t you start the discussion?

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *