08/19/2026
In honor of World Photography Day 2026, we are pleased to present a curated selection of noteworthy photographs from our collection.
World Photography Day is celebrated annually on August 19th, which marks the anniversary of the official patent of the daguerreotype process in 1839. This early method of photography marked a key moment in the history of art and science, allowing people to document the world around them for the first time. Today, nearly two centuries later, we are celebrating some of the most iconic photographs that have been produced as a result of this groundbreaking invention.
Photo: Steve McCurry, Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984, FujiFlex Crystal Archive print
Harry Benson, Beatles Pillow Fight, Hotel George V, Paris, 1964, archival pigment print
Norman Parkinson, Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy dress at ‘Villa Rolli’, 1955, c-type print
Ruth Orkin, American Girl in Italy, 1951, gelatin silver print
Stephen Wilkes, Bears Ears National Monument, Utah, Day to Night, 2022, FujiFlex Archival Digital C-Print
George Hoyningen-Huene, Divers, Swimwear by Izod, 1930, platinum palladium print
Douglas Kirkland, Marilyn Monroe, 1961, archival pigment print
Dean West, Cade Silhouette # 1, The Palms, 2022, archival pigment print
Jerome Brouillet, The Golden Moment, 2024, archival pigment print
Terry O’Neill, Brigitte Bardot, Spain, 1971, platinum print
Michael Joseph, Rolling Stones, Beggars Banquet, “Keith with Orange”, 1968, c-type print
Al Satterwhite, Stevie Wonder, 1974, archival pigment print