Inventor

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce of France.
  
  

Date

• While the exact date of the first black and white photograph is not recorded, it is believed to have been around 1826.
  
  

Location

• The first photograph was taken at Joseph Niépce's house in Le Gras in the village of St. Loup de Varennes in Burgandy.
  
  

First Black and White Photograph

• Joseph Niépce took the very first black and white photo while looking out of his third-floor study window. While the picture wasn't distinct, the roof of his barn, a pear tree and the horizon could all be made out. His photograph advanced photographic technology by leaps and bounds.
  
  

Early Black and White

• Even though inventors made great strides in photography during the early years, from black and white to semi-color photographs. Black and white photographs were the media of choice for photographers. The black and white photograph remained for many years the sharpest quality image available.