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John Thomson FRGS (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) 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.
Legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921) set off for Asia in 1862 and over the next ten years he undertook numerous journeys photographing countries in Asia including Siam, Cambodia, Vietnam and many areas in China.
John Thomson (Edimburgo, 14 de junio de 1837 – 7 de octubre de 1921) fue un geógrafo y fotógrafo británico. Fue uno de los primeros fotógrafos en viajar al Lejano Oriente, documentando la gente, los paisajes y los objetos de las culturas orientales.
Edinburgh-born John Thomson (1837-1921) was one of the great names of early photography. His photographic legacy is one of astonishing quality and depth. Thomson's images of China and South-East Asia brought the land, culture, and people of the Far East alive for the 'armchair travellers' of Victorian Britain.
John Thomson FRGS (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) 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.
John Thomson (1837-1921) was born and brought up in Edinburgh. In 1862 he left Scotland to join his elder brother in Singapore. While in Singapore he began to take serious photographs. Travelling to what is now Thailand, he photographed the Siamese royal family.
The Scotsman and Londoner John THOMSON (1837-1921) is acclaimed in Martin Parr and Gerry Badger’s “The Photobook: A History” as “one of the best [foreign] photographers ever to set foot in China”.
