Abstract. Literature published from 1839 to 2015 is reviewed to put the contemporary photography into perspective and delve into the emerging postphotography era, its impact and orientation. A range of technological development cases were examined to suggest the orientation of future photography. According to Roland Barthes, photography is about things that have gone, that used to exist in the past and that have perished [2]. As the products of diverse efforts to revive the deadened photography, digital photography, virtual reality and 3D images are contemplated with a view to investigate the world of visual illusion which is the ultimate state of virtual reality and to explore the photographic images beyond the ubiquitous status which is the end of the desire for reproduction in the world of vivid virtual reality.