The word photography was first used by the scientist Sir John Herschel in 1839. It is based on the Greek words phos (light) October 24, 2022 by Mike Temko and graphos (writing). Famous Words of Inspiration..."To be a great leader and so always master of the situation, one must of necessity have been a great thinker in action. An eagle was never yet hatched from a goose's egg." James Thomas — Click here for more from James Thomas