Wiltshire, Sir William Henry Fox Talbot, known as the father of modern ... With this negative, Talbot realised he could make multiple prints, revolutionising the field of photography and laying ...

Three weeks later, Fox Talbot reported his 'art of photogenic drawing' to the Royal Society. His process based the prints on paper that had been made light sensitive, rather than bitumen or copper ...

Discover the birthplace of photography at the Fox Talbot Museum, a museum dedicated to the life and work of William Henry Fox Talbot, who is credited as the creator of the photographic process.