Street Photography from 1838 to Today in a YouTube Video
YouTuber Guy Jones compiled a video featuring one photo per year from 1838 to 2019, tracing the history of street photography. The 20-minute montage includes the first known photograph of a person, taken by Louis Daguerre in Paris, and a 2019 shot from London. It spans Glasgow's crowded markets in 1869, Mulberry Street in New York in 1900, and San Francisco's hippie era of the 1970s. Accompanied by thematic music, the compilation reflects social, cultural, and technological changes from daguerreotypes to digital photography.
Key facts
- Video by YouTuber Guy Jones
- Covers street photography from 1838 to 2019
- One photo per year for nearly 200 years
- Duration just over 20 minutes
- First photograph with a person by Louis Daguerre in Paris
- Includes 2019 shot from London
- Features Glasgow markets 1869, Mulberry Street 1900, 1970s San Francisco
- Accompanied by thematic music selection
Entities
Artists
- Guy Jones
- Louis Daguerre
Institutions
- Artribune
- YouTube
Locations
- Paris
- France
- London
- United Kingdom
- Glasgow
- Scotland
- Mulberry Street
- New York
- United States
- San Francisco