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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicPhotography in colonial India

Topic: Photography in colonial India

How John Edward Sache photographed 19th-century India

In 1865, John Edward Sache began a partnership with photographer WF Westfield to set up a photographic studio named Sache & Westfield at Waterloo Street in Calcutta, which became a member of the Bengal Photographic Society.

On Camera

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