Joseph Niepce

• Niepce was the first to capture a permanent image in a camera obscura by using chemistry.

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Joseph Niepce (pronounced nyeps) was the first to capture a permanent image in a camera obscura by using chemistry. He coated a metal plate with a black, naturally occurring asphalt called ìbitumen of judeaî. This material was used by artists as a black b