John Thomson FRGS was a pioneering Scottish photographer, geographer, and traveller. He was one of the first photographers to travel to the Far East, documenting the people, landscapes and artefacts of eastern cultures. Upon returning home, his work among the street people of London cemented his reputation, and is regarded as a classic instance of social documentary which laid the foundations for photojournalism. He went on to become a portrait photographer of high society in Mayfair, gaining the royal warrant in 1881.
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Works in Collection
69 works
A Bride and Bridegroom
John Thomson
1873
A Bride and Bridegroom
John Thomson
1873
A Canton Boatwoman and Child
John Thomson
1873
A Canton Lady
John Thomson
1873
A Canton Pawn-Shop
John Thomson
1873
A Canton Trading Junk
John Thomson
1873
A Cantonese Gentleman
John Thomson
1873
A Cantonese Gentleman
John Thomson
1873
A Catamaran
John Thomson
1873
A Chinese Girl
John Thomson
1873
A Chinese School-Boy
John Thomson
1873
A Country Road Near Taiwanfu
John Thomson
1873
A Hong-Kong Artist
John Thomson
1873
A Hong-Kong Sedan Chair
John Thomson
1873
A Mendicant Priest
John Thomson
1873
A Pepohoan Dwelling
John Thomson
1873
A Street in Hong-Kong
John Thomson
1873
A Tea House, Canton
John Thomson
1873
A Tea-Tasting Room, Canton
John Thomson
1873
A Whiff of the Opium Pipe at Home
John Thomson
1873
After Dinner
John Thomson
1873
Bamboos at Baksa, Formosa
John Thomson
1873
Boat Girls
John Thomson
1873
Chain Pumps
John Thomson
1873