Brownie cameras were small, boxy cameras designed to be cheap and effective ways for amateurs to be involved in photography. Most Brownie cameras were single lens cameras, capturing pictures on 2.25", 117 film.
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| Folding Brownie camera - 1909-1915 |
2. Who invented it?
The Brownie camera was invented by George Eastman, founder of the Eastman Kodak Company.
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| George Eastman in 1917. |
3. How did it change society, and of course, the photography world?
The Brownie camera's easy accessibility and simplicity of use turned photography from a complicated, professional process to a widespread art form. Coming with the Brownie camera was the rise of the snapshot, a simple yet effective picture taken to quickly capture a moment in time.
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| Soldiers watch from a ruined airfield as the magazine of the USS Shaw explodes. |
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