Atlantic Canada has a long and fascinating history with photography, one never fully explored before this book. Prefaced by a comprehensive introduction, and richly illustrated, Early Light traces the progress of photography from 1839, when notice of the first photograph ever made in present-day Canada appeared in print, to the use of wired transmission of photographs of the Moose River mining disaster in the late 1930s, and many highlights in between. The book includes stories about photographers and inventors who pioneered in various aspects of photography, including amateur photography, cinema, and aerial photography. Covering all four Atlantic provinces, and drawing from a wide range of source material, the book opens a window on the region’s rich photographic legacy. Revised 2026.