Eugene Clutterbuck Impey (1830 - 1904), was born in Paris and joined 5th Bengal Native Infantry 1851. He was a third-generation to serve the East India Company in India. He was a prolific and skilled photographer and member of the Committee of the Photographic Society of Bengal 1865. He was among some of the 19th … Continue reading Eugene Clutterbuck Impey
William J. Johnson (1820 to ?), arrived in Mumbai (Bombay) in the 1840s and served as clerk in the Bombay Civil Service from 1848 to 1861. He was an enthusiastic photographer who started his photographic career as a daguerreotypist in Bombay, India. He established and ran a Daguerreotype studio at Grant Road from 1852-1854. Under … Continue reading William J. Johnson
Robert Melville Clarke (1834 - 1878), arrived from London to Calcutta (Kolkata) in 1852 to join his posting at 2nd Bengal Cavalry. He was a keen explorer and self-taught photographer. Starting from 1850’s, photography was adopted as an important agent in civil and military exploration and reconnaissance. Officers in the British administrative, medical, and military establishment in … Continue reading Robert Melville Clarke
Harriet Christina Tytler and Robert Christopher Tytler Harriet Christina Tytler (1828 to 1907) was a British artist, writer, and a pioneer woman photographer. She was born in Sikraura, Bahraich, India, where her father was an officer in the 3rd Bengal Native Infantry. She was the second wife of Robert Christopher Tytler, a British soldier, naturalist … Continue reading Harriet Christina Tytler
Charles Shepherd (?–1912) was an English photographer and printer who worked in India during mid-to-late 19th century. He worked in a series of partnerships first with Arthur Robertson and started “Shepherd & Robertson" in Agra in 1862. "Howard, Bourne & Shepherd" was established in Shimla around 1863 by Samuel Bourne, Charles Shepherd, along with William … Continue reading Charles Shepherd
John Burke Posing the Afghan Amir Yaqub Khan, 1879. John Burke (1843 – 1900), landed in India as an Irish young boy from County Wicklow along with his father who had joined Royal Artillery in India. John Burke also joined Royal Artillery after some years as apothecary assistant and thereby learns chemistry skills. Burke had … Continue reading John Burke
Robert Gill (1804 - 1879) was a British military officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India. He joined the 44th Madras Native Infantry as a cadet in 1824 and became Captain in 1840; finally, he was promoted to Major. Robert Gill A skilled painter and draftsman, Gill was a member of The Royal Asiatic … Continue reading Robert Gill
Edmund David Lyon (1825 - 1891), retired Captain from British Army arrived in India from Dublin in 1862. On his arrival, he produced a series of views of Delhi, Agra, Cawnpore (Kanpur) and Lucknow in 1863-4. Lyon's photographs of northern India were relatively not popular with the public and not well marketed in North India. … Continue reading Edmund David Lyon
199-1920Hurrichund Chintamon_Early-Bombay-Photography Hurrichund Chintamon / Harishchandra Chintaman, was a pioneer of photography in India and who setup an early studio in Bombay (Mumbai) as early as 1860. Hurrichund Chintamon was a disciple of Dayanand and President of the Arya Samaj of Bombay in 1878.He attended the photography class at the Elphinstone Institution under the tuition of W.H.S. Crawford, in … Continue reading Hurrichund Chintamon
Fred Bremner / Frederick Bremner (1863–1941) was a Scottish photographer, born in Aberchirder, Scotland. He left school at the age of thirteen to join his father's studio and worked there for six years. In 1882, Bremner travelled to India to join the photographic business of his brother-in-law G.W. Lawrie in Lucknow. He opened and established … Continue reading Frederick Bremner
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