Atlas Gallery presents Legacy of Light: 200 Years of Photography, an ambitious exhibition celebrating two centuries since the dawn of photography. This landmark exhibition marks the 200th anniversary of the creation of the world’s first photograph.

In 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce produced what is widely recognised as the first permanent photograph, entitled View from the Window at Le Gras, a heliograph on a pewter plate requiring an eight-hour exposure. It was an achievement that fundamentally transformed the way the world could be recorded, interpreted, and remembered.

Celebrating 200 years of photographic innovation, Legacy of Light traces the medium’s extraordinary journey from its earliest experiments to its continuing relevance today, taking a tour primarily through some of the galleries most prized masterpieces and some of the most famous photographs ever taken. The exhibition will also showcase masterworks by many photographers which have been specially acquired or loaned for this exhibition, accompanied by supporting material exploring the history of early photographic techniques and the lasting legacy of Niépce’s breakthrough.