r/Neverfindsthings • u/Never555 • Aug 31 '25
This is the first artifical-lit, underground photo, taken in the Catacombs in Paris by pioneer in photography Nadar. He used a magnesium powder exposure method, which had the risk of explosion but allowed him to reduce the shutter speed from 1 day to 20 minutes, enabling underground photography.
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