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Nicholas John Caire (1837-1918), Views of New South Wales, 45…
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Melbourne
Date:
20-Jun-2016
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Nicholas John Caire (1837-1918), Views of New South Wales, 45 photographs, from a set of 50, each 13.5 x 18.5 cm. Notes: Born in Guernsey, Channel Island in 1837, Nicholas John Caire was encouraged from a young age to pursue his passion for photography. After moving to Adelaide with his parents in 1860, Caire was mentored by American-born Townsend Duryea, a prominent photographer of the early South Australian colonies. In 1867 Caire opened his first studio in Adelaide before moving to Melbourne and establishing a second studio on Collins Street. With the development of the Dry Plate photography process in 1855, Caire shifted his focus from portrait to outdoor photography resulting in him venturing out of the city and into Melbourne's surrounding landscape. Many of the photographs taken on these trips were consequently used to boost tourism in these areas. When X-Ray photography arrived in Australia, Caire would shoot X-Ray photographs at the Melbourne General Hospital one day a week which he did willingly and unpaid. Many of Caire's photographs are held in the National Library of Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the National Gallery of Victoria
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