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John Thomson is one of 19th century’s greatest photographers, a pioneer of photojournalism.

International touring exhibition packages available to museums and galleries.

These have travelled to 30 museums across 3 continents and seen by over 1 million visitors.

China: Through the Lens of John Thomson

Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson

These exhibitions cover a decade of Thomson’s photographic work in Asia from 1862 to 1872 and is curated from the renowned collection of glass negatives at the Wellcome Collection, London.

 

 

 

John Thomson Images from:

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