American Experience The Wizard of Photography x264-MVG

In the summer of 1888, ads appeared for a camera with a curious name: The Kodak. Its inventor, George Eastman, had gambled on a revolutionary idea: photographs that anyone could take.

Instead of the weighty cameras, huge tripods, fragile glass plates, and toxic chemicals used by professionals, the Kodak was small and simple. All amateur photographers had to do was point the camera and push the button.