{"id":129797,"date":"2019-07-28T21:30:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T20:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amateurphotographer.co.uk\/?p=129797"},"modified":"2021-09-07T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T10:33:43","slug":"honouring-great-victorian-travel-photographer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/other.kelsey.host\/amateurphotographer\/latest\/photo-news\/honouring-great-victorian-travel-photographer\/","title":{"rendered":"Honouring a great Victorian travel photographer"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129801 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/thomson-at-work-407x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p>Although he was a product of his time, John Thomson, shown working in China above, treated his subjects with respect and dignity, regardless of their social status (which actually made him quite unusual for the time). AP deputy editor Geoff Harris, a proud member of the grave restoration committee, attended the ceremony along with Thomson\u2019s descendants and other committee members, including Dr. Michael Pritchard from the RPS, Asian photography expert Terry Bennett, Jamie Carstairs, who manages the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hpcbristol.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Historical Projects of China project<\/a>, and curator, Betty Yao MBE (below).<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129798 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/betty-601x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p>Betty, who organised the 2017 exhibition and helped published several new books on Thomson, has worked tirelessly to restore his profile. As she explains, the process of sorting out the grave was nearly as challenging as Thomson\u2019s epic journeys. \u201cUntil 2017 we had no idea where the grave was, as the family wasn\u2019t sure. It was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldasiaphotography.com\/publications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terry Bennett<\/a> who located it in the cemetery after a lot of research. It was in a sorry state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129799 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MG_9629-267x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>\nMaking a new headstone would have been expensive and complicated, but after a lot of bureaucratic wrangling and gaining the support of the Friends of Streatham Cemetery, Betty found a way to get the stone repaired at a reasonable cost. \u201cAfter the book and exhibition, I thought it was the least we could do to clean up the grave,\u201d she explains. \u201cThomson had a great affinity with the Chinese, and taking care of somebody\u2019s final resting place is very important in Chinese culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129802 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/boatwoman-299x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"400\" \/>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lambeth.gov.uk\/places\/streatham-cemetery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Streatham Cemetery<\/a> plot is at Lot 545, Block F, and Thomson\u2019s images, including this unforgettable image of a Cantonese boatwoman above, can be enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/wellcomecollection.org\/works?query=John%20Thomson\">here.\u00a0<\/a>Congratulations to everyone involved in the restoration, including the committee, John Thomson&#8217;s descendants and other well wishers keen to preserve the memory of this amazing photographer (shown below).<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-129800 size-large\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/group-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although he was a product of his time, John Thomson, shown working in China above, treated his subjects with respect and dignity, regardless of their social status (which actually made him quite unusual for the time). 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