Josiah Rowe (1809 – 1874) moved to India sometime before 1839 and began making daguerreotypes in the 1840s. Josiah Rowe was hailed as 'the father of photography in India' by Dr F. J. Mouat, a British surgeon, chemist and the first president of the Bengal Photographic Society. Apart from journal entries, there is no evidence … Continue reading Josiah Rowe
James Robertson (1813–88), was an English engraver, artist and photographer who was active from 1853 to 1867 in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), Crimea Palestine, Syria, Malta, Cairo and in India. Around 1852, inspired by the French engineer, Industrialist and photographer Ernest de Caranza, he took up photography, and for the next fifteen years devoted considerable time … Continue reading James Robertson
Richard Banner Oakeley (1834 – 1914), was an architectural writer and photographer, from England, travelled to Madras Presidency towards the close of 1856. He was one of the best photographers of archaeology in India during the 1850s. Near the end of 1856, advised by his friend Dr Andrew Charles Brisbane Neill, he visited the ruins … Continue reading Richard Banner Oakeley
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
John McCosh (1805-1885), a Scottish army surgeon and a photographer was, employed by the Indian Medical Service during 1831–56. He was considered to be one of the first war photographer and the first one to have worked in India. During his service as a Surgeon with the Bengal Army in the second Sikh War (1848-1849) … Continue reading John McCosh
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