Studio Nadar, Paris

Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (.mw-parser-output.IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output.references.IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output.infobox.IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output.navbox.IPA-label-small{font-size:100%} French pronunciation: [ɡaspaʁ feliks tuʁnaʃɔ̃] ; 5 April 1820 – 20 March 1910 [ 1 ] ), known by the pseudonym Nadar ( pronounced [nadaʁ] ) or Félix Nadar, was a French photographer, caricaturist, journalist, novelist, balloonist, and proponent of heavier-than-air flight. In 1858, he became the first person to take aerial photographs. [ 2 ]