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Hippolyte Bayard was a French photographer and inventor, who is considered to be one of the earliest photographers. He is known for his invention of the direct positive printing process, which he called the "photogenic drawing process." This process allowed for the creation of direct positive prints, which could be viewed without the need for a negative. He announced his invention in 1839, the same year as Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot, who were working on the daguerreotype and calotype processes respectively. Bayard was frustrated that he did not receive the same recognition as Daguerre and Talbot, and he felt that his invention had been overlooked.
He is also known for his self-portrait as a drowned man, considered one of the first conceptual photographs, taken in 1840 as a protest against the French government for not recognizing his invention and providing him with any financial support.
Hippolyte Bayard (1801-1887) was a French photographer and inventor, best known for his invention of the direct positive photographic process. He was one of the pioneers of photography and a contemporary of Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot. Born in Breteuil-sur-Noye, France, Bayard began experimenting with photography in the 1830s. In 1839 he invented the direct positive process, which allowed photographers to produce a positive image directly onto a sheet of paper without the need for a negative. Bayard's invention was a major breakthrough in photography and helped pave the way for the development of modern photographic techniques. However, his contribution to the field was overshadowed by the success of Daguerre and Talbot, who both patented their own photographic processes around the same time. In addition to his work in photography, Bayard was also an accomplished painter and sculptor. He died in Nemours, France, in 1887 at the age of 86.
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