Photographers around the world are celebrating World Photo Day on Friday.
The 6-year-old holiday was started to honor the daguerreotype, the first practical photographic process. Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre presented his invention to the world on Aug. 19, 1839.
#WorldPhotoDay My 3 favorite photos of 2016 so far - No1:#myanmar #photography #beach #asia pic.twitter.com/q6kmG939iE
— StreetphotographyGuy (@oliverkrumes) August 19, 2016
Social media users are encouraged to tag their photos #worldphotoday to share them with the world. There are currently thousands of photos tagged with the hashtag, but we picked out some of our favorites to showcase below.
Happy Snapping!
A photo posted by Audrey Basse (@audbasse) on
Henry. He lives in the field opposite me and is a lazy but gorgeous Shire. #WorldPhotoDay #horses pic.twitter.com/yUnl0Noqz8
— Kate grove (@k8grove) August 19, 2016
Happy #WorldPhotoDay. A few pics of my last september trip between @Colorado and @NewMexico 💙 #Colorado #NewMexico pic.twitter.com/JfP9kNLcYu
— Maxence Soldier Rapp (@SoldierDirector) August 19, 2016
• World Photo Day • one of my favourite shots to date •
A photo posted by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Daniel Stewart Hunt (@danny_s_hunt) on
Alston #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/wjqORBVVLp
— dead skin mask (@_everville_) August 19, 2016
Seen as it's #WorldPhotoDay here's one of my favorite photos. pic.twitter.com/y0mOT28gSb
— Cat Turner (@CatTurnerMusic) August 19, 2016
A photo posted by Karen Wolf/Wolf Photography (@wkarebear) on
#WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/Tw30KX0swD
— Francisca (@sw0rgh3) August 19, 2016
A photo posted by 黒プードル (@dash_murmur) on
A photo posted by Kristin Lee Photography (@kristinlee_photo) on
On #WorldPhotoDay, children of #Yemen smile whenever pose no matter when or where :) pic.twitter.com/w5AA0J8xrA
— Hana Alshowafi (@Hanaalshowafi) August 19, 2016
It's #WorldPhotoDay so here's a pic I took of a frog hanging around 🐸 pic.twitter.com/h4wxo28AfM
— Holly Martin Bates (@h_martinbates) August 19, 2016
#WorldPhotoDay
— Carl Milner (@carlmilner) August 19, 2016
Gothic Abbey@EnglishHeritage #Whitby #Yorkshire #LoveGreatBritain pic.twitter.com/ptQftz9XjL
One year after this photo the Balkanroute is closed and people are imprisoned in Syria. #WorldPhotoDay pic.twitter.com/X80aY3aHju
— Erik Marquardt (@ErikMarquardt) August 19, 2016
A photo posted by D-summer Solstice (@daphne_liciouz) on
My quick entry for #WorldPhotoDay - a capture of my mother from exactly 2 weeks ago in central London 📷 pic.twitter.com/MjFsG9s6Dg
— Roy Ikoroha (@RoyIkoroha) August 19, 2016
A photo posted by Katy E Davison (@photographkaty) on
Happy #WorldPhotoDay! Here's one of my favourite photos from #Antarctica pic.twitter.com/RjB3oPdEBq
— Abi Goulding (@AbiGoulding13) August 19, 2016
A dog, water and a ball #WorldPhotoDay #bella🐶🐾 pic.twitter.com/OsAoyl2JPr
— Carol Ann Jardine (@jardinecaj) August 19, 2016
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