{
  "id": 1084120,
  "title": "A painter locked himself in a lab for two years trying to create a lasting image using light. Then he accidentally broke a thermometer – and changed photography forever",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/a-painter-locked-himself-in-a-lab-for-two-years-trying-to-create-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T15:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/photography/a-painter-locked-himself-in-a-lab-for-two-years-trying-to-create-a-lasting-image-using-light-then-he-accidentally-broke-a-thermometer-and-changed-photography-forever"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The first type of photography that took minutes rather than hours was a result of a painter who shut himself in a lab for nearly two years, only to discover the answer by accident",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}