Louis Boutan, n.d., {First underwater photograph by Louis Boutan], Photograph, Source requested, LL/45234
Louis Boutan
Born: 1859 - France, Versailles Died: 1934, 6 April - Tighzirt-sur-Mer Gender: Male Active: France
French marine zoologist who carried out experiments between 1892 and 1900 with underwater photography at the Arago Marine Laboratory at Banyuls-sur-Mer, on France's Mediterranean coast. He developed camera housings, underwater lights and filters to cope with the difficult conditions and used plates developed by the Lumiere Brothers for his experiments.
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Louis Boutan, n.d., {First underwater photograph by Louis Boutan], Photograph, Source requested, LL/45234
