photography has artistic influence, and another most important function is: recording. Maybe you are still "unknown" after taking a lot of photos now, but at a certain time, these photos will "glory", so documentary photographers must endure loneliness. . .
The following set of old photos we see records the towering and majestic posture of the late Qing Huang Crane Tower . It was taken in the winter at the turn of 1871 and 1872. The photographer was John Thomson . . . .
Thomson said that the day when the photo was taken was not good, and it was windy and heavy rain. He was taking photos under the Yellow Crane Tower, but there were too many onlookers there, so he had to move the camera to the wall of Hanyang Gate in Wuchang for shooting. . .
At this angle, the angle between the river is clearly visible
shooting on the wall of Hanyang Gate
The angle taken by John Thomson Assistant.
He recorded this: "The yard in front of the Yellow Crane Tower is as usual filled with those idle people who often see near the temple - beggars, fortune tellers , hawkers, gangsters, and children living on the streets.
In order to avoid these people, I had to retreat into the city wall. The city gate was closed at that time, but there were still some people trying to climb onto the city wall. They were very polite but they were indeed extremely curious to watch me take photos. When they saw me facing the camera to the other side of the city wall, some people were willing to I must think I plan to fire a gun into the city... .
can be seen through the photos. There are many people watching. In the current words, it is: the traffic is very high... .
can be seen through the photos. There are many people watching
This picture is a photo taken by the onlooker. The address is not in Wuhan
The people at that time were very curious about photography and were worried that their souls would be taken away...
