The First Camera Film Was So Toxic It Killed Photographers #hiddenhistory #phototech

#darkroom #chemical #photography #technology
Early camera film used collodion and mercury vapors.
Photographers inhaled toxic fumes in darkrooms—causing tremors, hallucinations, and death.
It took decades to replace the chemicals.

Source: https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/the-toxic-history-of-photography