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On Aug. 19, 1839, the French government announced that it had bought the patent to the photographic process invented by Louis Daguerre and was making it available to all. Each year, World Photography Day marks the anniversary with images posted to its website by photographers from around the world. Here is a sample of this year's submissions.

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Sunrise at Bondi Beach, Australia

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Lighting cigarettes, India

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Bald eagle, Vancouver Island

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A woman blows seeds off a dandelion in Slovenia.

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Church in La Paz, Bolivia

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