1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn's daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. In 2016 Time Magazine included Kahn's first camera phone photo in their list of the 100 most influential photos of all time.

Cast

Dante Gabiati

Philippe Kahn

Cary Mizbe

Police Officer

Venee Porter

Nurse

Wendy Wang

Wendy Wang

Crew

Blake Heal

Producer

Jeff Keith

Producer

Peter Garriott

Editor

Matt Abeysekera

Original Music Composer

Jonathan Ignatius Green

Director

Chase Jensen

Executive Producer

Cameron Dearmond

Executive Producer

Mark Lipson

Executive Producer

Martim Vian

Director of Photography

Brand Britwistle

Unit Production Manager

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