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Photography was invented in order to record events. Documentary photography is in the sense the nearest to the original purpose. Photography is more intimate with people nowadays, thanks to the astonishing improvements on techniques and instruments. Digital technology brought about a great change in the recognition of photography. In this paper, by tracing every step of the history of photography, we would see how documentary photography has been changed in its fundamental notions. I defined a new term "individual documentary", which has been drawn from the changes in technology as well as in the recognition. Rapid developments of photographic technology have led people to confusion. This research would serve as a guide to understand changes on digital photography and new notions on personal documentary.