Through the Lens of John Thomson
Worldwide Photography Exhibition Tour
Art history fan My Phuong Lecocq talks to video blogger Yang-May Ooi about travel photographer John Thomson’s portraits of people in Old China, in particular his photos of women, which remind her of Annie Liebovitz’s portraits in our modern era….
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Founder of Thai publishing house Riverbooks and co-curator of the John Thomson Exhibition in London, Narisa Chakrabongse, sits down with video blogger Yang-May Ooi to talk about John Thomson’s photographs of Siam (Old Thailand). We are delighted to have had…
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East Asian Art history fan Ida Chow talks to multi-media blogger Yang-May Ooi on the John Thomson Exhibition Video Blog about the legacy of John Thomson’s photographs of Old China and Siam for modern audiences. Come to the John…
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Independent curator Katriana Hazell tallks to Yang-May Ooi on the John Thomson Exhibition Blog about John Thomson’s street photography in 1860s China – and why this new London exhibition of the legendary photographers work is so special. Katriana has curated…
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We were live at the Brunei Gallery as the exhibition team worked to install the photos ready for the opening next week. Videoblogger Yang-May Ooi talks to Narisa Chakrabongse and Paisarn Piammattawat about Thomson’s photos of Siam and chat to…
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What will you see at the John Thomson Exhibition in London? Here is a taster – check out this video trailer for some of the extra-ordinary photos taken by John Thomson on his travels across Old China and Siam in…
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Co-curator, Betty Yao, was smitten the moment she saw John Thomson’s photographs of Old China and Siam at the Wellcome Library in London. She knew she just had to put together an exhibition of his work for the world to…
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