+ share this page. The First Photograph. The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicephore Nicéphore niepce niépce in 1826. Or 1827 the image depicts the view from an upstairs Window'at niepce, Niépce S, estate le Gras in the Burgundy. region of france share this page. The First Photograph. The First Photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by Joseph Nicephore Nicéphore niepce niépce in 1826. or 1827