As the photo booth turns 100, people share their best snapshots – including a private kiss and a chaotic proposal As the photo booth turns 100, people share their best snapshots – including a private kiss and a chaotic proposal 100 years ago, Anatol Marco Josepho, a Russian immigrant to the US, invented the world’s first fully automated, coin-operated photo booth. When it opened its doors near Times Square in New York City, the “photomaton” – which produced pictures from a carefully