The first photo sent from a phone - a podcast by BBC World Service

On 11 June 1997, French software engineer Philippe Kahn shared the first ever photo from a mobile phone.

It was of his newborn daughter, Sophie.

He created a prototype of a camera phone by connecting his digital camera to his flip phone and his laptop.

He speaks to Rachel Naylor.

(Photo: Baby Sophie. Credit: Philippe Kahn)

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