Sun prints fixed in light
With the discovery of the cyanotype , later followed by salted paper prints , early photographers began to fix images on paper for insertion into various publications . Photographs of British Algae : Cyanotype Impressions ( 1843 ) by Anna Atkins is considered one of the world ’ s first photographically illustrated books . The medium still speaks to the magic of plants , the sun , light and nature and is explored in the illustration of botanical specimens to this day .
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