Scottish Photographer John Thompson, born in 1837 and grew up in Edinburgh. His education was focused on Natural Philosophy. The majority of John Thomson’s photographic work was produced using what is known as the ‘wet-collodion’, glass plate negative process.
In 1862, Thomson moved to Singapore, where he lived with his brother, a watchmaker and photographer. He began his work documenting the destruction caused by recent cyclones in Ceylon and India.
John Thomson’s Street Life in London
THE REVOLUTIONISING AGENDA: JOHN THOMSON
Photographer John Thomson was born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, but for a decade in his 20s and 30s, from 1862 to 1872, he lived in East Asia.
John Thomson, born in Edinburgh, was the first Western photographer to travel widely through the length and breadth of China.
John Thomson, born in Edinburgh, was the first Western photographer to travel widely through the length and breadth of China.
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China, 1869 |
In clear, beautiful detail, the entire volumes of John Thomson's exquisite photographs of his trip to China with descriptions of each photograph free online
Illustrations of China and Its People/Volume 1
Illustrations of China and Its People/Volume 2
Illustrations of China and Its People/Volume 3
Illustrations of China and Its People/Volume 4
Siam by John Thomson
John Thomson, Wikipedia
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