1997: The Birth of the Camera Phone
4 mins
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.
Blake Heal
Producer
Thomas Obed
Production Design
Esther Han
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Bosman
Color Timer
Isaias Ramierez
Grip
Jason Sims
Production Coordinator
Chase Jensen
Executive Producer
Jeff Keith
Producer
Bruce Sharp
Grip
Andrew Pitts
Best Boy Electric
Patrick Wells
Assistant Editor
Matt Abeysekera
Original Music Composer
Jonathan Ignatius Green
Director
Rachel Galey
Makeup Artist
Martim Vian
Director of Photography
Adam Murray
Key Grip
Peter Garriott
Editor
Mark Lipson
Executive Producer
Jefri Meintjes
First Assistant Camera
Esther Han
Sound Mixer
Nick Michaud
Sound Designer
Per Tom
Art Direction
Jason Rupe
Camera Technician
Cameron Dearmond
Executive Producer
Brand Britwistle
Unit Production Manager
Brian D'Haem
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