|
Horatio Ross Photographer |
|
Early Photographer Horatio Ross was a keen amateur photographer. He was a daguerreotypist from 1847 and a calotypist from 1849. He was taught the calotype process by James Ross Horatio Ross helped to establish Photographic Society of Scotland, and became the Society's Vice President from its foundation in 1856. He led the case for the amateur photographers in the Society at the Special General Meeting in 1858 when there was rivalry between the amateur and professional members. Please click here to see Photographs in Exhibitions by Horatio Ross Mrs Horatio Ross was also an occasional contributor to PSS exhibitions, like her husband taking photographs of sporting scenes in the Scottish Highlands. |
|
Many of Horatio's photographs are now in the USA. There have been exhibitions at Yale University. [Alison Ramos, USA: May 2005: g-g-granddaughter of Horatio Ross] |
