Since the advent of smartphones, everyone has a camera in their pocket.<br />But the camera has had a long history leading up to the popularity of social media and art photography.<br />Here are some facts about cameras in honor of National Camera Day.<br />Mozi, a Chinese philosopher, was the first person to write down a description of the camera obscura.<br />The camera obscura and pinhole cameras were widely popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, but images could only be preserved if they were traced.<br />The first design for a handheld reflex camera came in 1685, but was not invented until 150 years later.<br />Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is credited as the creator of photography after producing the first partially successful photograph in 1816.<br />The oldest surviving photograph, from 1826 or 1827, was also taken by Niépce and is housed at the University of Texas-Austin
