Can't recall if this made it on HN, but the first photography book is widely regarded as coming from Anna Atkins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins htt

Can't recall if this made it on HN, but the first photography book is widely regarded as coming from Anna Atkins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Atkins Her book came out in 1843, a few years before Ichiki's work. She used a new technique called cyanotype. Beautiful incredible blues.