[Emma Charlotte Dillwyn Llewelyn's Album]
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Public domain photograph by John Dillwyn Llewelyn, 19th-century Wales photography, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
John Dillwyn Llewelyn was a Welsh botanist, scientist, and early photographer. He was a pioneer of photography in Wales and one of the first photographers to experiment with the new medium in the 1840s. He used the daguerreotype process to produce portraits and landscapes. Llewelyn was also an avid botanist and made many photographs of plants and flowers. His photographs were known for their sharpness and clarity, and he was considered one of the most proficient photographers of his time. He was also a member of the Royal Society of Arts and the Photographic Society (later the Royal Photographic Society) in London.
Jane Martha St John was a pioneering female photographer in the early days of photography. Born in London in 1801, she was the daughter of a successful merchant and grew up in a wealthy family. She became interested in photography in the 1840s, when the new medium was still in its infancy. St John was one of the first women to take photography seriously and she quickly became adept at the art. She was particularly interested in portraiture and her photographs of children and young women were highly acclaimed. In 1847 St John became a member of the Photographic Society of London, one of the first photographic societies in the world. She exhibited her work at the Society's exhibitions and her photographs were praised for their technical excellence and artistic merit. St John continued to work as a photographer throughout her life and was highly respected in the photographic community. She died in London in 1882, leaving a legacy as one of the earliest and most talented women photographers.