Who is given credit as the first person to experiment with pinhole photography?

The first person credited with experimenting with pinhole Photography is the ancient Greek philosopher Mozi, who lived around the 5th century BCE. However, the concept of the pinhole camera was later formally described by Alhazen (Ibn al-Haytham) in the 11th century, who conducted significant studies on optics and light. His work laid the foundational principles for the development of photography.