Whether you're here just to browse around and look at images or whether you're already passionate about early photography, the members of The Daguerreian Society welcome you.

The Daguerreian Society brings together people from all over the world who are united by a common interest in the history of photography. Our members include students and teachers... museum curators and scientists... collectors and dealers... historians, photographers and artists. We formed in 1988 as a group "dedicated to the history, science, and art of the daguerreotype." Daguerreotypes -- the glittering, mirror-like images made by the world's first practical system of photography -- are only one part of what brings us together. Over the years, we've learned to appreciate the skills and knowledge of our fellow members, and their dedication to increasing the world's understanding of early photography and its role in history.

Our group publishes an Annual that's filled with great images discovered by our members and carefully-researched articles written by members. We also produce an illustrated Quarterly with even more useful information.

And once a year in the Fall we gather for a long weekend of fellowship that includes a symposium with fascinating speakers, a trade fair featuring daguerreotypes and other early photographs for sale, plus a banquet and an exhibition. Our 2009 gathering took place in Philadelpha November 12-15, and our 2010 Symposium is scheduled for October 21-24 in Atlanta.

If you enjoy your visit to this website, chances are you'll fit right in. So please -- join us!

The Daguerreian Society is a tax-exempt, non-profit 501(c)3 organization.

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DAGUERREIAN SOCIETY 2010 SYMPOSIUM: Our 2010 Symposium will be held October 21-24 in Atlanta, to be held at the Doubletree Hotel Atlanta-Buckhead, to be hosted by Michael Rose of the Atlanta History Center. The Symposium will coincide with Atlanta Celebrates Photography Month (ACP), an annual, month-long, city-wde celebration of photography. Preliminary information is now available here.

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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT (updated): Niépce in England is an international conference on recent advancements in scientific, art historical, and conservation research relating to the photographs which Joseph Nicéphore Niépce brought to England in 1827. It is a joint project between the National Media Museum and the Getty Conservation Institute, and will be held October 13-14 at the NMM at Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK. This may be your only chance to see pre-daguerreian-era Niépce plates "out of the frame"!