[PHOTO] On World Photography Day

[rfmcdonald]

I shared in the surprise of some when I learned that today was apparently World Photography Day. Apparently the organizers of the holiday--not a statutory holiday, alas--want to celebrate the anniversary of the date in 1839 when the French government announced that it had bought the patent for the daguerrotype and that it now offered the technique to the world. Yes, they have a Flickr group.