english botanist & photographer anna atkins is credited with being the first person to publish a book of photographic images , the book titled " photographs of british algae : cyanotype impressions " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/anna_atkins , https://petapixel.com/2015/02/03/look-inside-worlds-first-photo-book-1843/ & https://www.vox.com/2015/3/16/8218855.anna-atkins-photographs