GoKawiilFilmmakers trace exact spot of 1838 Daguerre photo on Boulevard du Temple
Producer Maximilien Van Aertryck and colleagues Axel Danielson and Kalle Boman set out to locate the precise location of Louis Daguerre's 1838 daguerreotype of the Boulevard du Temple, widely regarded as the first photograph to show human beings. The image depicts an unnamed bootblack and his customer, the only figures still enough to register during the camera's long exposure. Using online research and site visits, the group began identifying where on the Paris boulevard the historic image was captured.