History of Greek photography from its beginning to the present The History of Greek photography began with travellers from Canada and Europe to Greece.
Pierre Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere (1798–1865, Canadian) and Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804–1892, French) were among the examples of persons who came to Greece and took photographs of Greece (daguerreotypes) in 1830s or 1840s.
In 1859, Greek photographer Petros Moraites opened his photo studio in Athens with Athanasios Kalfas.
He took many portraits of many Greek people including the royal family and around 1870 became one of the most notable photographers in Greece at that time.
According to a guide book published in 1891, 27 photo studios existed in Greece.