Richard and Cherry Kearton taking a photograph of a bird's nest
Summary
Creator: Richard Kearton (1862 - 1928) and Cherry Kearton (1871 - 1940).Date: 1900.Material: Paper.Collection: The Royal Photographic Society Collection ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/Collection/Photography/RoyalPhotographicSociety.aspx ) at the National Media Museum.Inventory no: 2003-5001/2/20536.Blog post: Snappy 5th birthday Flickr Commons ( http://nationalmediamuseumblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/flickr-commons-is-five-years-old/ ) ..On our blog: Sir David Attenborough and Cherry Kearton ( http://nationalmediamuseumblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/david-attenborough-visits-museum-collection-to-film-60-years-in-the-wild/ ) . ..This photograph came from the Nature Conservancy Council Collection...Richard and Cherry Kearton introduced the 'hide' method of bird-watching and photography. Cherry stands on Richard's shoulders to take a picture. The brothers were pioneers of wildlife photography, producing their book 'With Nature and a Camera' illustrated with a 160 photographs in 1899. ..Richard Kearton (1862 - 1928) moved to London from Yorkshire in 1882 to work for Cassell's publishing house; worked with his brother Cherry Kearton, their book 'With Nature and a Camera', was published in London by Cassell & Co in 1899, written by Richard with photographs by Cherry...Cherry Kearton (1871 - 1940) was a photographer and documentary film maker of animals and nature; worked with his brother Richard Kearton, their book 'With Nature and a Camera', was published in London by Cassell & Co in 1899, written by Richard with photographs by Cherry; film director; set up his own film company producing natural history and expedition films...-----..We're happy for you to share this digital image within the spirit of The Commons, although certain restrictions apply. More about reproductions and image licensing ( http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/photography/copyright.asp ) ..For obtaining reproductions of selected images, please visit the Science and Society picture library ( http://www.scienceandsociety.co.uk/ ) , which represents the visual collections of the National Media Museum, the Science Museum and the National Railway Museum.
The National Photography Collection held at the Museum is one of the finest and most extensive anywhere in the world. It encompasses many significant groups of material, including the Science Museumís Photography Collection, The Royal Photographic Society Collection, the holdings of the former Kodak Museum and the picture library of the former Daily Herald newspaper.
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