Visitors to the new photography gallery at the Library of NSW in Sydney’s Macquarie Street will see a tiny portrait of Dr William Bland (1789-1868). Dating from 1844 0r 1845, it is believed to be the earliest existing photo taken in Australia. Dr Bland was the
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Thomas Nevin was a rather eccentric personality, which is probably why I like him so much. 😎 He was one of Tasmania’s earliest commercial photographers. When Alfred Bock advertised for an apprentice in 1863, young Nevin applied. A few years later Mr Bock moved to the mainland
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