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cultureIntermediate1 min read10/22/2026

Three filmmakers locate the first people captured in a photograph

After two years of research, three filmmakers identified where the first photographed people stood. A bronze plaque now celebrates the location.

Three filmmakers have solved a mystery dating back almost 200 years: exactly where the first people captured in a photograph were standing. They spent two years searching archives, or collections of historical records, and building three-dimensional models of Paris as it looked in the 19th century.

Their research identified the spot where the people stood. The historic location now has a bronze plaque, a metal sign that celebrates both the site and the early photograph.

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