Orrin Erastus Freeman (1830–1866) was an American professional photographer in China and Japan. Freeman worked in the ambrotype process.
For a short time, Freeman opened a photography studio in Shanghai in 1859 before leaving China for Japan.
Freeman established a studio in Yokohama in 1860. He is considered to have been the first Western professional photographer to establish a permanent residence in Japan.
He taught the elements of photography to Ukai Gyokusen who established the first photographer studio in Edo (Eishin-dō) in 1861. Gyokusen's camera, equipment and supplies were purchased from Freeman.
His death in 1866 was sudden. He is buried in Yokohama Foreigner's Cemetery (Gaijin Bochi).
Notes
- ^ Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography, Vol. 1, p. 554., p. 554, at Google Books
- Bennett, Terry. "American Ambrotypist," Old Japan, citing Rogers, G. W. "Early Recollections of Yokohama," Japan Weekly Mail. December 5, 1903.
- Hannavy, p. 770., p. 770, at Google Books
References
- Bennett, Terry. (2006). Photography in Japan, 1853-1912. Boston: Tuttle. ISBN 9780804836333; OCLC 476329765
- Hannavy, John. (2007). Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-century Photography. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780415972352; OCLC 137221556
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