The First Photograph – Summer of 1827 – Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

In the summer of 1827, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce succeeded in capturing the world’s first light-fast photograph. Taken over a period of several days, the image depicts the view from the window of his study at his estate, Le Gras, in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, France. It was preserved on a tin plate coated with asphalt, measuring 16.5 × 21 cm.

To honor this special anniversary, I have created an exclusive series of heliographs that pays tribute to Niépce’s visionary work from 1827. For this series, I carefully coat and expose the plates in a process inspired by the historic original.

In celebration of 2027, I am also planning a comprehensive exhibition of all the works created for this series, and I look forward to collaborations to mark this unique occasion together.