Biography: City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

Biography: City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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John Thomson (14 June 1837 – 29 September 1921) was a Scottish photographer. He was one of the pioneers of photojournalism, using his camera to record life on London’s streets in the 1870s. As a society photographer he also captured the rich and famous in the years before the First World War.

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson

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City Life / Documentary photographer John Thomson


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