Samuel Bourne
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Samuel Bourne was a British photographer active in the late 19th century, known for his landscape and architectural documentation. He traveled extensively throughout India with a considerable amount of equipment, capturing images of the natural landscape and monuments. Bourne, along with other photographers like Francis Frith, John Thomson, and Maxime Du Camp, was part of a movement to record the domains of the British Empire. His work also included depictions of indigenous peoples in India. Bourne's photography contributed to the genre of documentary photography, which aimed to inform and persuade audiences about the subjects being recorded.12
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